Charterhouse: Tour (4)

Our tour brings us to the Museum which contains items associated with the history of Charterhouse

19th-century property mark taken from a building owned by Charterhouse.
Matthew Bible (1549). One of the first English translations
A 17th-century chest used for storing valuables – Found at Charterhouse
15th-century-floor tiles from the monastery

Having finished our tour we emerge into the memorial garden.

The Memorial garden
The tomb of Sir William Manny, who built the first chapel on the site in 1349. In 1371 this chapel would become part of the Charterhouse monastery.
Memorial to the Carthusian monks from Charterhouse who were executed or died during the dissolution of the monastery

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