Sujet

Charterhouse - Washhouse Court, c1880. Creator: Henry Dixon & Son.

Légende

Charterhouse - Washhouse Court, c1880. The London Charterhouse is a historic complex of buildings in Clerkenwell, London, dating from the 14th century. It was originally built as (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, while the school was re-located in 1872 to Godalming, Surrey.

Date

1880

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Royal Academy of Arts

Notre référence

HRM26A45_288

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

56.3Mo (8.6Mo) / 42.0cm x 33.6cm / 4960 x 3970 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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