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...
Originally an association of fur traders, it is now an educational and charit...
Part of the Whitgift Foundation, founded by John Whitgift. Formerly known as ...
Established in South Kensington on the site now occupied by the V&A Museum.
