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Historic London: Inside The Charterhouse Museum & Chapel!

A visit to The Charterhouse in London, today we visit the small museum and historic chapel (It's also possible to book a guided tour of the wider complex, but sadly, i didn't have time to do so during my visit)! The London Charterhouse is a historic complex of buildings in Clerkenwell, London, dating from the 14th century. It occupies land to the north of Charterhouse Square, and lies within the London Borough of Islington. It was originally built (and takes its name from) a Carthusian priory, founded in 1371 on the site of a Black Death burial ground. Following the priory's dissolution in 1537, it was rebuilt from 1545 onwards to become one of the great courtyard houses of Tudor London. In 1611, the property was bought by Thomas Sutton, a businessman and "the wealthiest commoner in England", who established a school for the young and an almshouse for the old. The almshouse remains in occupation today, while the school was re-located in 1872 to Godalming, Surrey. Although substantial fragments survive from the monastic period, most of the standing buildings date from the Tudor era. Thus, today the complex "conveys a vivid impression of the type of large rambling 16th-century mansion that once existed all round London" For more videos in this series, be sure to check out the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvLB9ZXER7spEcWoiMRJagbYKZVwb_iHC Vermigram: http://www.instagram.com/vermigram Be sure also, to subscribe for more content 😊 #THECHARTERHOUSE #CHARTERHOUSE #LONDON #HISTORICLONDON #OLDLONDON