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a medieval map on parchment from a birds-eye perspective of the Charterhouse and the surrounding area

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10th December 2025

Rare Survivors: Engineering a Water Supply for the London Charterhouse

The Charterhouse Water Maps are four illustrated manuscripts that depict the water system that was built c.1450 to provide...

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20th March 2015

London Antiques by Washington Irving

Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 – November 28, 1859) was an American writer who is perhaps best remembered for his short stories, particularly “Rip Van Winkle” (1819) and “The Legend...

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20th January 2015

Ian Nairn on the Charterhouse

Ian Douglas Nairn (24 August 1930 – 14 August 1983) was a British architectural critic and topographer. In 1955, he established his reputation with a special issue of the Architectural Review called...