TQ3181 : Charterhouse Square

taken 2 months ago, near to City of London, The City of London, England

This is 1 of 24 images, with title Charterhouse Square in this square
Charterhouse Square
Charterhouse Square
The Charterhouse near Smithfield was originally a Carthusian monastery established in 1370. At the Dissolution of the Monasteries the then Prior, John Houghton, invited Thomas Cromwell to the Charterhouse to ‘discuss’ the issue of Henry VIII’s supremacy over the church in England. Cromwell responded by sending Houghton to the Tower before he was taken with several of his fellow monks to Tyburn where they were hanged, drawn and quartered. One of Houghton’s arms was then nailed to the gates as a warning to others.

This view is from Charterhouse Square where thousands of victims of the Black Death were buried in a plague pit.

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TQ3181, 4509 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Marathon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 19 January, 2026   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 2 February, 2026
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 3193 8195 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:31.2641N 0:5.9900W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 3194 8193
View Direction
North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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