Sugar Bakers Lutherans Germans of Whitechapel (not Huguenots)

The Huguenots of Spitalfields have had a consistent lobby for many years championing the historic significance of that community and area. However the German community lived the other side of Whitechapel High Street, on the same side as St Mary's (the white chapel). Unlike the huguenot community, the German Catholic and Lutheran faith communities still operate churches, even though they have long dispersed throughout London and Beyond. The Germans played a particular role in "Sugar Baking" (making sugar). An exhibition and events at the Lutheran Church will highlight their role in local landscape character

From http://www.mawer.clara.net/eastend.html
WHITECHAPEL  &  ST. GEORGE IN THE EAST.

For an interactive map with details of Sugar Bakers families go to http://www.mawer.clara.net/eastend.html

The length of this map represents 0.8ml / 1.25km.

see http://www.panoramio.com/photo/76991412 for location

Friday 19th July 6.00pm to 8.00pm    -Exhibition to mark the 250th  Anniversary of the opening of the church and of the history of the German community in East London.

Saturday 20th July Midday to 5pm     Exhibition Open. 

Monday 22nd July 6.30pm.  Tony Tucker will give a talk about The origins of the German sugar bakers in East London - tickets £5 on the door

St Boniface German Catholic church (the original was bombed by Hitler)_http://www.flickr.com/photos/76315200@N02/8182208665/

Whitechapel Bell Foundry - last of its type in the east End of London

Whitechapel Bell Foundry, a set on Flickr.

The Whitechapel Bell Foundry (Britain's oldest manufacturing company) is the last example in the area of a once typical industry. The City of London pushed out its smellier industries to the east, as the prevailing winds were form the west. Brass-founding, gun-founding and bell-founding all congregated in the Aldgate and Whitechapel area. The Whitechapel Bell Foundry is one of two bell foundries working in Britain. it employs about 30 people and hangs bells as well as cast and tunes them. Click on thumbnails above for details of the process  ,  for an archaeological investigation of  "copper-alloy founding" on a nearby site see Sygrave, pages 77-98 on http://www.lamas.org.uk/archives/transactions-archive/Vol%2056.pdf 

more of the history and technique from their website  http://www.whitechapelbellfoundry.co.uk/


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