16th September 2025
“My aim is to bring new voices into the narrative” As I outlined in my previous blog, I am undertaking a DPhil, another...
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This will be my fourth Christmas as a Charterhouse Brother and it began in July with the question, ‘Do we want another amateur entertainment for the Christmas party?’ The Ayes had it. Attendance at...
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‘Rude and irregular’ is how a 1761 surveyor described the Charterhouse’s buildings, when the site had already been an almshouse providing accommodation for pensioners, known as Brothers, for over...
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Communal dining is essential for the residents of the Charterhouse, an almshouse established in the early 17th century still existing to this day, and has been ever since its foundation. We were lucky...
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The Charterhouse suffered extensive damage during the Blitz of May 1941. The air raid on the night of May 10-11 left much of Master’s Court, Washhouse Court, the Great Staircase, the Great Hall and the...
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Each day at the Charterhouse afternoon tea is laid out, usually in the Old Library, so our residents can have a cup of tea or coffee and a chat. The Kitchen team always make sure there are sandwiches and...
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Over the past month, I’ve proudly introduced myself as “the intern at The Charterhouse”. Doing an internship is part of my undergraduate degree at the University of Gothenburg, where I study preservation...
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A highlight of the weekly menu the Kitchen team plan for the residents is the pudding at lunchtime. Queen of Puddings is a regular favourite, and although it sounds very grand it is a simple comfort...
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From the days of the medieval monastery until 2017, when women were first admitted, the Charterhouse was a predominantly male community. Many of the Brothers who found a haven in the almshouse from the...
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In Autumn of 2023, we invited our almshouse residents, or Brothers as they are known here, and staff to join members of Islington based charity The Stuart Low Trust for a series of 10 drawing masterclasses...
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From the Kitchen: Spanakopita Now that it’s officially Springtime and we can look ahead to warmer weather, the kitchen team are revising the menu planning to reflect the change in season. They work hard...
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My journey to priesthood took thirty-seven-years, but what a journey it has been and continues to be. It started when I was still a child, and I vividly remember a conversation between my fourteen-year-old...
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We are sad to announce that Graham Matthews died on the 18th February 2024. Graham was a Brother of the Charterhouse for nearly 20 years, after joining on us on 1st September 2004. He made an enormous...
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