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Pencil drawing of the Norfolk Cloister
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Inspiring Interiors: Drawing Masterclasses

In Autumn of 2023, we invited our almshouse residents, or Brothers as they are known here, and staff to join members of Islington...

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Life as usual
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6th May 2020

Life as usual

This is the second in our series of thoughts, stories and reflections by the Brothers in times of lockdown. When staff return to the Charterhouse after a weekend, they often ask Brothers, ‘have you had...

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Brother Walter’s thoughts on lockdown
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1st May 2020

Brother Walter’s thoughts on lockdown

Master of the Charterhouse, Ann Kenrick, lives on the site, and although everyone now is keeping at a safe distance she still sees and chats with the Brothers as they exercise and come down to pick up...

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Dr William Frankland 1912 – 2020
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2nd April 2020

Dr William Frankland 1912 – 2020

We are deeply saddened by the death this week of Dr Bill Frankland – a private resident here in the care home at the Charterhouse for the last two years. Dr Bill, as we knew him, was an extraordinary...

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Detail from the Thomas Sutton monument in the Charterhouse Chapel
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13th December 2018

The right kind of poor for the Charterhouse?

Robin Isherwood, the Preacher at the Charterhouse, yesterday remembered the charity’s founder Thomas Sutton in our annual short memorial service, and pondered the different attitudes to the poor, and...

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Blog by a new Brother
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6th July 2017

Blog by a new Brother

Thirty days of learning by a new Brother, Rakesh Mathur When I think of my time here, these words come to mind: Inspiring, Caring, Humanity and History. Before I moved into the Charterhouse, I visited...

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Profile of a Brother: Stephen McGhee
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11th April 2017

Profile of a Brother: Stephen McGhee

Stephen McGhee (centre), a Brother of the Charterhouse who loves opera, travel, poetry and art. “No day is exactly the same for me,” explains Brother Stephen McGhee, who is chatting to me in his flat...

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