Building    From 1348  To 1545

Charterhouse church

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A chapel was first built here soon after 1348 by Walter de Manny, alongside a burial ground for victims of the Black Death.  In 1371 when the Charterhouse Priory was built here the chapel was incorporated as the church.  Demolished by Sir Edward North soon after 1545.

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