Spitalfields: Princelet Street
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Spitalfields: Princelet Street
Image: © John Sutton Taken: 19 Oct 2013
Fine houses built c 1720, once the homes of Huguenot silk weavers and later divided into tenements and occupied by others fleeing intolerance and poverty elsewhere in Europe. The Spitalfields Centre at No 19 contains a synagogue and a permanent exhibition telling the stories of many peoples and cultures.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.51972
Longitude
-0.072359