9th May 2025
Stepping onto the grounds of the Charterhouse, it quickly becomes evident that women have been present on the site throughout...
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Stepping onto the grounds of the Charterhouse, it quickly becomes evident that women have been present on the site throughout its history. A portrait of Queen Elizabeth I hangs proudly in The Great Chamber,...
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Although we know that Eccles cakes are traditionally made in Lancashire, our Head Chef Mauricio makes a strong contender here in London. In fact, they are so popular at the Charterhouse that they were...
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In a bid to help define the lush Norfolk Garden Justin Dennis, Head of Horticulture at the Charterhouse, contacted me to help with a design challenge. Set against the backdrop of a Tudor brick wall, onto...
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Lucianna Cartwright and Yidan Xu completed a micro-internship with the Oxford University Heritage Network and the London Charterhouse in Michaelmas term 2024. They were tasked with researching design and...
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“Along the way I have made friends, laughed, learned and been inspired. Thank you.” We were delighted to have had the opportunity to deliver a new series of masterclasses, Neighbouring Histories, in Autumn/Winter...
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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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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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Vincent Keaveny will be our new Chair of Governors; his term will begin when our current Chair Major General Andrew Ritchie CBE steps down in November. Vincent is a Senior Adviser at international law...
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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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