Fournier Street Conservation Area

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Fournier Street Conservation Area is a protected historic district in London’s East End, noted for its well-preserved 18th-century townhouses and rich Huguenot and immigrant heritage.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf conservation area
designated heritage asset
historic district
associatedWithEthnicGroup Bangladeshi community
Huguenots
Jewish immigrants
containsBuilding 18th-century townhouses
containsStreet Fournier Street
Princelet Street
Wilkes Street
country United Kingdom
developmentControlledBy local planning authority
governedBy London Borough of Tower Hamlets Council
hasArchitecturalStyle Georgian architecture
hasBuildingMaterial brick
hasConservationObjective control of alterations to buildings
preservation of historic fabric
hasCulturalSignificance history of immigration in the East End
history of religious refugees in London
hasHeritageStatus protected historic district
hasHeritageTheme Huguenot silk-weaving history
multi-ethnic settlement patterns
hasPeriod 18th century
hasPrimaryLandUse residential
hasSecondaryLandUse commercial
hasTownscapeCharacter historic shopfronts
narrow streets
terraced houses
hasUrbanForm 18th-century street pattern
locatedIn East End of London
London
linked to: London, England

London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Spitalfields
namedAfter Fournier Street
near Brick Lane
Christ Church Spitalfields
Commercial Street
notedFor Huguenot heritage
immigrant heritage
well-preserved 18th-century townhouses
partOf Spitalfields conservation areas
historic Spitalfields area
protectedFor architectural interest
cultural interest
historic interest
subjectTo conservation area planning controls

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Commercial Street hasNearbyConservationArea Fournier Street Conservation Area
Spitalfields hasConservationArea Fournier Street and Brick Lane Conservation Area
linked to: Fournier Street Conservation Area