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a whole Guinness cake with frosted icing and a piece of Guiness cake on a wooden server next to the stone window sill of the Great Hall at the Charterhouse
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From Monastic Brews to Afternoon Tea: A Tale of Beer and Cake

While beer has been a staple at the Charterhouse since the middle ages, we think our Kitchen Team has found its finest use...

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The life of Carthusian monks in the Charterhouse
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28th September 2021

The life of Carthusian monks in the Charterhouse

Rosie Chan, a Museum Studies student at the University of Leicester, was recently here on a work placement, and immersed herself in our heritage. Here she looks more closely at the lives of the Carthusian...

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