Our name remembers the embroidered mark left on the city by its talented inhabitants of the past, the French Huguenots, who in the 17^th Century fled from persecution. Whilst they brought a range of skills from clock-working to fan-making, it was their talents with wool and silk weaving that would go on to make the East End the very centre of London’s textile trade.

Penny Squares is a private dining and event space in Canopy by Hilton London City.