The Old Weavers House was built in 1507 by Huguenot Weavers who had fled from France to escape religious persecution and were welcomed to England by Elizabeth I who gave them the right to trade in Canterbury. ~~ La Old Weavers House, vieille maison des tisserands, a été construite en 1507 par des Huguenots fuyant les persécutions religieuses en France et à qui Elisabeth I avait donné le droit d’exercer leur art à Canterbury.