2nd December 2018
Blog by volunteer Steve W. Thomas Sutton before his death established the Charterhouse and by Act of Parliament there were to be 16 Governors and a Master responsible for daily business. The foundation was greatly admired and as well as the Monarch Governors were drawn from the great and powerful including... continue
21st September 2018
My name is Flo and I have just finished my 8-week placement at the Charterhouse, as part of my MA course in Museum Studies at the University of Leicester. When I first began thinking about my placement I had the vague idea that I was interested in collections, but I was aware that I had little ... continue
11th August 2018
This painting represents an imaginary scene of the Carthusian martyrs at Tyburn on 4 May 1535. It depicts John Houghton, Prior of the London Charterhouse together with Robert Lawrence, Prior of Beauvale, Augustine Webster, Prior of Axholme and Richard Reynolds, a monk from Syon Abbey. They had been convicted... continue
1st July 2018
The Blitz in London began on 7 September 1940, and for 56 out of the following 57 days and nights the Luftwaffe launched attacks on major cities and industrial targets. The attacks continued into 1941, and on the evening of May 10th/11th the Charterhouse was hit by an incendiary bomb. Extensive damage... continue
