Over the last 20 years or so, your author has had some of his best holidays in cottages, castles, follies and forts owned by the Landmark Trust, a national charity which takes on buildings with interesting stories and makes them available for holiday lets. To celebrate their 50th anniversary, the Trust are this weekend opening 25 of their buildings around the country to the public for a pair of open days. In London, 13 Princelet Street - an 18th century Huguenot silk weaver's house in Spitalfields - has been chosen to open.
Admission is free, and leaflets are available on the building's history. It's a great chance to get inside this hidden east London gem, as normally you would almost certainly have to part with a thousand pounds or more to do so.
For more, see
http://www.landmarktrust.org.uk/news-and-events/upcoming-events/princelet-open-day113/
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The Huguenots were amazing immigrants, in silk and silver in particular. I went on a tour of Huguenot centres of excellence a few years ago and loved Spitalfields and Canterbury in particular. Great choice for the Open Day.
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