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Visit to see historic Charterhouse records at The London Archives

The Charterhouse historic archives, or the Sutton’s Hospital, Charterhouse archives as they are called, are deposited with...

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29th January 2025

Neighbouring Histories Community Engagement Project

“Along the way I have made friends, laughed, learned and been inspired. Thank you.”  We were delighted to have had the opportunity to deliver a new series of masterclasses, Neighbouring Histories, in Autumn/Winter...

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Pencil drawing of the Norfolk Cloister
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8th April 2024

Inspiring Interiors: Drawing Masterclasses

In Autumn of 2023, we invited our almshouse residents, or Brothers as they are known here, and staff to join members of Islington based charity The Stuart Low Trust for a series of 10 drawing masterclasses...

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Deborah Henry-Pollard in front of a window, with yellow soft furnishings
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21st February 2024

Time for Kindness

I am an Ambassador for Time for Kindness, an initiative which aims to amplify the kindness which exists in the world. As an Ambassador, I have committed to seeing an act of kindness every day, sharing...

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Cover of first and second ever Charterhouse news pamphlet.
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14th February 2023

Uncovering more of the Charterhouse’s past

The current cataloguing with the old back copies of the Old Charterhouse Magazine is moving ahead at a steady pace. Already we have been astounded with the amount of stories from the past lives of the...

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Brother Stephen goes loop de loop
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5th May 2021

Brother Stephen goes loop de loop

Brother Stephen McGhee, a resident here at the almshouse, tells how, over a number of months, he completed the London Loop. Covid restrictions permitting, I recently completed the London Loop or to give...

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