Survey of London: The Charterhouse Philip Temple

"The Survey of London" offers this fully illustrated, comprehensive record of London's medieval Charterhouse, including original research, new photography, and previously unpublished inventories. Founded as a Carthusian priory in the fourteenth century, the Charterhouse is a magnificent complex of historic buildings in the City of London. Since the Dissolution of the Monasteries, it has functioned as a private mansion, a hospital, a school, and an almshouse - a role it still fulfills today. Located within the area covered by the Clerkenwell volumes of the Survey, it is too substantial a historic topic for inclusion in the regular volumes, and so will be one of the occasional series of monographs that support the main series.

Philip Temple is a member of the Survey of London staff within English Heritage in London.

"This is an immaculate production, seamlessly combining historical and architectural evidence, all explained with the aid of clear plans, high quality photographs and some superb elevation drawings…This volume represents a major contribution to London scholarship and redounds…it will remain the authoritative work on the Charterhouse for decades to come."—Warwick Rodwell, Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain Newsletter

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