Today a group of Company members met at a restaurant on
Bishopsgate for lunch before walking to 18, Folgate Street, just off Bishopsgate for a 3.00pm tour
round this wonderful 18th century house, and home of the late Denis Severs.
It was Denis Severs who bought the property and restored
it to a living "museum" of the Jervis family, the family of 18th
century Huguenot weavers who lived there for many generations.
The house is absolutely fascinating - after a brief
introduction, one walks round in silence, experiencing the candlelit tableaux
in each room, and the sounds and smells that are revealed in each room - all
conjuring up a remarkable re - creation of 18th century London life. It is as
if the Jervises are still living there, and have just left each room but a few
minutes ago.
When the tour was over, we walked in the gathering
November dusk into Spitalfields to find a warm cup of tea. An excellent
afternoon!
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