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'....the greatest and noblest gift that ever was given for charity, by any one man, public or private, in this nation.'

Daniel Defoe, 1722

 

Charterhouse is a former Carthusian monastery in London, to the north of what is now Charterhouse Square.

The building is formally known as Sutton's Hospital in Charterhouse, and is a registered charity.

Since the dissolution of the monasteries in the 16th century the house has served as private mansion, a boys' school and an almshouse, which it remains to this day.