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Canon Ann Clarke in the Charterhouse Chapel
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Women’s History Month: Canon Ann Clarke

My journey to priesthood took thirty-seven-years, but what a journey it has been and continues to be. It started when I was...

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Object of the Month July 2018
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1st July 2018

Object of the Month July 2018

The Blitz in London began on 7 September 1940, and for 56 out of the following 57 days and nights the Luftwaffe launched attacks on major cities and industrial targets. The attacks continued into 1941,...

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Object of the Month June 2018
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9th June 2018

Object of the Month June 2018

This month’s object of the month will instead be looking at a specific area of Charterhouse’s history. To coincide with the start of the World Cup we will be looking at the Charterhouses links...

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Object of the Month May 2018
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12th May 2018

Object of the Month May 2018

This iron chest on display in our museum has been at the Charterhouse since the 17th century. It was made in Germany or the Netherlands by Jacobus Brebes and although its exact origins are not known it...

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Object of the Month April 2018
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14th April 2018

Object of the Month April 2018

The ceiling of the Great Chamber, created in the 16th century and destroyed almost entirely in the 20th century, has played a complex role in the changing hands of the Charterhouse. The Great Chamber was...

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SEND Learning at the Charterhouse (Part 1)
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19th January 2018

SEND Learning at the Charterhouse (Part 1)

Hi my name is Emily, and I am a Learning Volunteer at the Charterhouse. I am currently working with Cynthia, the Learning Programme Manager, on the development and delivery of a Special Education project...

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Queen Elizabeth I at the Charterhouse
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28th November 2017

Queen Elizabeth I at the Charterhouse

Research by Stephen Porter. When Queen Mary died on 17 November 1558 her half-sister Elizabeth was at Hatfield House. She had passed a perilous few years as the heir apparent and the hope and expectation...

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Creating a New Learning Programme
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20th November 2017

Creating a New Learning Programme

How do you create a Learning Programme from scratch? This is something I get asked a lot in my role as Learning Programme Manager at the Charterhouse. We opened our wonderful heritage site to the public...

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Central St Martin’s x Charterhouse
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10th November 2017

Central St Martin’s x Charterhouse

How do you interpret a place? Participating Students: MA Industrial Design: Bharat Chaudhary / Anlan Chen / Joao Carvalho MA Material Futures: Aileen Ling / Ingrid Rautemberg MA Furniture Design: Romen...

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Schubert Society of Britain at The Charterhouse
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2nd November 2017

Schubert Society of Britain at The Charterhouse

On Wednesday 1 November, we were delighted to welcome back the Schubert Society of Britain who celebrated their 60th anniversary. They marked the occasion here at the Charterhouse with a concert in the...

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Object of the Month October 2017
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11th October 2017

Object of the Month October 2017

This medieval plan, spanning four large sheets of vellum stitched together, charts the water system installed in the 1430s that served the Carthusian monks of the Charterhouse. It was a working document...

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