Founded by Thomas Sutton in 1611, the year of his death. An ex-Carthusian priory near Smithfield was used for the school - thus pupils are known as Carthusians. Sutton was buried in the chapel.
The school sold its London site to Merchant Taylors' and moved near Godalming in 1872.
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Charterhouse School
The Great Cloister of The London Charterhouse, 1371 - 1538, once occupied thi...
Architect was J.P. Gandy Deering. The British Museum's drawing is from 1832....
Established by . From AIM: The Polytechnic Institution was opened in August...
75th anniversary of the UCL Institute of Archaeology in 2012. From the pictur...
