Last Tuesday, having walked from Cannon Street, after a slight detour the other side of Smithfield Market we finally found our way to The Charterhouse, a little corner (7 acres) of tranquillity in the heart of the city. Dating from the Black Death in the 1380s the buildings have variously been a monastery, a private residence, a school (Charterhouse school was founded here in 1611 before moving to its present Godalming site in the late 19th century) and Alms houses.
