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Organist of the Charterhouse (1938)

2nd May 2017

Organist of the Charterhouse (1938)

The following article details the careers of a few notable musicians who have, at some time or other, been the organist of the Charterhouse. Originally published in the “Old Charterhouse Magazine” in December 1938, the article begins with Benjamin Cosyn, the first regularly appointed organist,... continue

Object of the Month April 2017

28th April 2017

Object of the Month April 2017

Deposition of Christ from the Cross is an oil on canvas painting by Royal Academician and former Brother of the Charterhouse Robert Medley. The work can be viewed in the chapel cloister to the left of the entrance to the chapel. The inspiration for this piece is The Descent from the Cross by Flemish... continue

Sketches of the Charterhouse (1939)

15th December 2015

Sketches of the Charterhouse (1939)

This post is devoted to series of sketches made in 1939. They were found in the Old Charterhouse Scrapbook, our archive of press clipping and images, and can be credited to two former Brothers of the Charterhouse, Bro. Ronald Gray and Bro. Mullard. Unfortunately, little is known of either Brother at... continue

William Makepeace Thackeray, Charterhouse Pupil and Novelist

27th May 2015

William Makepeace Thackeray, Charterhouse Pupil and Novelist

Thackeray spent his formative years at the Charterhouse, which he parodied in his later fiction as “Slaughterhouse”. William Makepeace Thackeray (18 July 1811 – 24 December 1863) was one of the great English novelists of the 19th century. He is best known for his satirical works, particularly... continue

Nikolaus Pevsner on the Charterhouse

9th January 2015

Nikolaus Pevsner on the Charterhouse

Nikolaus Pevsner was a German-born British scholar of history of art and, particularly, of history of architecture. He is best known for his 46-volume series of county-by-county guides The Buildings of England (1951–74), which includes London Volume Two: Except the Cities of London and Westminster.... continue

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