The Hull Charterhouse
Stories from the history of God's House in Hull
Saturday, 24 December 2022
The puzzle of the Cluderay family
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It is not uncommon to find people following one or both of their parents in becoming residents of the Charterhouse. Researching one family...
Wednesday, 14 December 2022
Picturing the 1780 Charterhouse
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The first pictures we have of the 1789 Charterhouse building are, of course, not photographs but drawings. This one seems to commemorate ...
Friday, 25 November 2022
Just ordinary people
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Most of the people who ended their days in the Charterhouse will remain unknown or be just names on a list. Public records may tell us the...
Sunday, 11 September 2022
John, Mary, William, Ann
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There are just shy of 1,600 names on my database of Charterhouse residents through the centuries. Inevitably the bulk of them are from the...
Tuesday, 26 July 2022
Edward Southwick - the Zoo Keeper
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The most exotic occupation of a future Charterhouse resident must be that of Edward Southwick who was a zoo keeper. The zoo in Hull began a...
Monday, 17 January 2022
Song of the Men of Hull
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The Victorians loved a good ceremony. All sorts of events provided an excuse; visiting royalty, the opening of a new housing scheme, even ...
Friday, 7 January 2022
Celebrations
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On 5 January 1950, reported the Hull Daily Mail , the Charterhouse held its first ever Christmas party. The writer is careful; "as far ...
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