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CHARTERHOUSE Pensioners Ct. Old Postcard Charles FlowerLondon / Surrey Art Drawn Postcard. Artist Signed by Charles F. Flower. The Pensioners Court. The Charterhouse, London. Birds, Pigeons. / The Charterhouse (French Chartreuse) was formerly a Carthusian monastery founded by Sir Walter Manny in 1371. It was dissolved by Henry VIII., and after various vicissitudes was bought in 1611 by Thomas Sutton to place there his hospital for 80 poor men and 40 poor boys. The School was moved to Godalming in 1872. The Pensioners' Court was built in 1825-30 for the accommodation of POOR BROTHERS.Publisher: Raphael Tuck & Sons OILETTE The Charterhouse London
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