| AdminHistory | The church begun in Hungerford Market in 1688 and moved into Castle Street, St Martin's Lane in 1700-1701. For the union in 1690-1691, with Le Quarré, St James's Square, and Jewin Street, see the documents of Le Quarré (J/10-24). In the years 1726-1762, the joint ministry of the two chapels of Castle Street and Berwick Street (Le Quarré) benefited under the will of Mme Julie Judith de la Barre otherwise de la Taille. Meetings of the joint consistories up to 1762 concerned with matters relevant to this legacy appear to have been held sometimes in Castle Street and sometimes in Berwick Street. The two manuscripts recording the proceedings are J/11-12. The congregation of Castle Street was absorbed by Le Quarré on 4 June 1762 (J/12, p. 81) and the church plate was sold on 7 November 1762 (J/12, p. 84, and a note at the beginning of the ms.). On the history of the church see G B Beeman, 'Notes on the sites and history of the French Churches in London', in Proceedings of the Huguenot Society, vol. VIII (1909), pp. 13-59, Fernand de Schickler, 'Les Eglises Françaises de Londres aprés la Révocation' Proceedings of the Huguenot Society, vol. I (1885), pp. 91-115 and William and Susan Minet, eds., 'Register of the Church of Hungerford Market later Castle Street', Huguenot Society Quarto Series, vol. XXXI (London , 1928). |