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historic buildings of wash-house court at the Charterhouse including early Tudor redbrick monastic building
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Saving the Charterhouse: How 19th-Century Newspapers Fought to Save an Ancient Landmark

In 1885, the Governors of the Charterhouse applied to parliament for the right to sell – for probable demolition –...

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Kate’s lockdown diary no 5
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28th July 2020

Kate’s lockdown diary no 5

Welcome to the fifth in our 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...

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Kate’s lockdown diary no 4
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28th July 2020

Kate’s lockdown diary no 4

Welcome to the fourth in our 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...

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Kate’s lockdown diary no. 3
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28th July 2020

Kate’s lockdown diary no. 3

Welcome to the third in our 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...

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Kate Robinson’s lockdown diary no. 2
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21st July 2020

Kate Robinson’s lockdown diary no. 2

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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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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