Collections

The Charterhouse has a significant archive collection, as well as a collection of objects, prints and paintings acquired over the course of its 660 year history.

Collections

About the collection

The Charterhouse collections help tell our story which stretches over seven centuries. While the archive records for Sutton's Hospital in Charterhouse are held with The London Archive, we care for a collection of 2000 objects at the Charterhouse.

Historic water maps of The Charterhouse

Historic water maps

Discover our unique collection of four illustrated manuscripts showing the historic supply of water to the Charterhouse.

Collections

Thackeray collection

William Makepeace Thackeray started as a pupil at Charterhouse school in 1822, and visited the almshouse later in life. Explore our collection of books and journals, sketches and letters by the author and his eldest daughter Anne Thackeray Ritchie.

A man standing in front of a medieval gateway and wall looking at a horse and cart

Family history

The Charterhouse has been home to monks, nobility, staff, schoolboys, and almshouse residents for over 650 years. Do you have a Charterhouse connection in your family tree…?

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