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Services were originally held in the chapel of Durham House which, at the time, belonged to the Earl of Pembroke and which was situated between Adelphi Terrace and John Street. By 1649, the congregation had moved to the Savoy Palace and, in 1653, the British Parliament granted them the use of the chapel of Somerset House where they stayed for over ten years. However, in 1660 after the Restoration (ie. Civil War period), the Crown retook possession of the chapel. For a brief period after that, the congregation met in a private house in Covent Garden. Shortly after, a petition was presented to Charles II asking for a charter and, in 1662, Letters Patent were issued, granting the Huguenots the use of the "Little Chapel of the Savoy", providing that they conformed to a French translation of the Book of Common Prayer. The congregation then appears to have flourished for some time because the chapel was enlarged on two occasions. But it was eventually closed c1731 because it was considered to be structurally dangerous. </div> <div> Note that the Huguenot Society of London has published the following indexed transcriptions for this church a) Volume 22 of the Quarto series: Le Livre des Conversions et des Reconnoissances faites à l'Eglise française de la Savoye, 1684-1702 (ed. William Minet), also on LDS film # 928002. b) Volume 26 of the Quarto series: Registers of the French Church of the Savoy, 1684-1900 (ed. William Minet), also on LDS film # 928501. </div> <div> "L'Eglise de Leicester Fields" </div> <div> In 1687/88, a French Protestant chapel was established in Glasshouse Street, probably situated on the north side, near to the corner with Saville Row. It was known as "L'Eglise de Glasshouse Street" and "L'Eglise de Piccadilly". I am not sure why it was known by two names, and particularly as "L'Eglise de Picadilly" because there was a second church of the same name in London around the same time period. To confuse the matter still further, the congregation built their own chapel on Orange Street in 1693 and, upon moving there, became known as "L'Eglise de Leicester Fields". This chapel originally occupied a small piece of land at the corner of Long's Court and Orange Street but, as the congregation grew, a lease was obtained for a house at the corner of St.Martin's Street so that the building could be enlarged. The chapel continued to be used by the French congregation for almost one hundred years, until 1787, when it was converted into a Congregational chapel. </div> <div> Note that the Huguenot Society of London has published the following indexed transcription for this church -- </div> <div> a) Volume 29 of the Quarto series: Registers of the French churches of the Tabernacle, Glasshouse Street, and Leicester Fields, London, 1688-1783. This is also on LDS film # 928002. </div> <div> "L'Eglise de la Boucherie" </div> <div> In 1693, a congregation of Huguenots from Weld House at St. Giles In The Fields began using a room over Newport Market House as their chapel. It became known as L'Eglise de la Boucherie, remaining there until 1700 when the congregation moved to West Street. However, soon after the West Street chapel was opened, part of the congregation seceded, forming a second congregation in the Market House. They were then joined by another congregation under Monsieur DE LA PRADE and, in November of 1700, both congregations moved to Ryder's Court. The records of this church are to be found in the following -- </div> <div> a) Registers of the French Church at Rider Court, London, 1700-38, Volume 30 of the Quarto series published by the Huguenot Society of London, also on LDS film </div> <div> # 928002. </div> <div> b) Registers of the West Street Chapel (and several others) are in Volume 32 of the Quarto series, also on LDS # 928501. </div> <div> I could find no mention of any surviving records under the name of L'Eglise de la Boucherie. Can anyone provide this info? Maybe they are together with those of Rider Court and West Street. </div> <div> "Le Petit Charenton" </div> <div> In 1701, yet a third congregation arrived at Newport Market to join the one already at "L'Eglise de la Boucherie" (see above). They were known as "Le Petit Charenton". However, in April 1705, this congregation merged with that of the West Street chapel due to dwindling numbers. Records for this chapel are in the following -- </div> <div> a) Registers of the French Churches of Le Petit Charenton & West Street, London, Volume 32 of the Quarto series, also on LDS film # 928501. </div> <div> "La Pyramide de la Tremblade" </div> <div> This chapel was built in 1699-1700 on West Street which was on the edge of the Westminster and Holborn areas of the city. However, a small local community of Huguenots had used the site for at least two years before that. This fact is known through inscriptions on two chalices which belonged to the church. This chapel was used by the Huguenots for less than fifty years because they moved out in 1742. John Wesley then took over the chapel a year later. </div> <div> I do not know of any surviving registers for La Pyramide de la Tremblade. Does anyone have any further info about this? </div> <div> Black Eagle Street, in Spittle Fields, L. Here is an handsome Church, for the Use of the French Protestants. </div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>