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effigy of a Tudor man with a beard, white ruff and black fur-trimmed cloak lying on a red patterned pillow wiht his hands held in prayer
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The Charterhouse, Thomas Sutton and his forgotten son

This first report from the summer internships in partnership with the Oxford University Careers Service Micro-internship...

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Kate Robinson’s lockdown diary no.1
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21st July 2020

Kate Robinson’s lockdown diary no.1

Welcome to a series of video diaries from our Head Gardener Kate Robinson – where she shows us around the gardens of the Charterhouse, looking at the different planting schemes and including tips...

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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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