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Legacy and Law: The Founding of Sutton’s Hospital in Charterhouse

When Thomas Sutton bequeathed his vast fortune to establish the Charterhouse charity in 1611, his sudden death that year...

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The renaissance of the Great Chamber
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8th October 2020

The renaissance of the Great Chamber

Revealing the newly refurbished and renovated Great Chamber at the Charterhouse The Charterhouse, the seven-acre historic site on the edge of the City of London, is delighted to announce the completion...

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BlindAid workshop on Zoom
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24th September 2020

Community engagement with the Great Chamber

On Tuesday 8th September 2020 the Charterhouse Community Engagement team, including our two new Young Audiences Creators, Kat and Ruth – welcomed members of the BlindAid and North London Cares Charities...

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Over a hundred gloves…
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1st April 2020

Over a hundred gloves…

In the second of her two posts about the Charterhouse tapestries, our Museum, Collection and Learning Manager Gabriella Swaffield describes the work of the conservator… Back at the studio, Marilyn...

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A stitch in time: Conservator vs tapestries
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23rd March 2020

A stitch in time: Conservator vs tapestries

Gabby Swaffield, our Museum, Collection and Learning Manager is finding out everything you need to know before you embark on the voyage of conserving 17th century tapestries; be prepared for the unusual...

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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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