Charterhouse, Kingston upon Hull
Carthusian monastery and almshouse in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Charterhouse (Hull Charterhouse) was a Carthusian monastery and almshouse in Kingston upon Hull, England, built just outside the town's walls. The hospital building survived the Dissolution of the Monasteries; the priory was destroyed in 1538. The structure of the hospital was destroyed before the first siege of Hull during the English Civil War. A replacement was built in 1645, which was replaced again in 1780; the buildings function as an almshouse with an attached chapel, and remain in use to the present day (2012).
Monastery information | |
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Full name | Hull Charterhouse |
Order | Carthusian |
Established | 1377 |
Disestablished | 1538 |
Dedicated to | Saint Michael |
Site | |
Location | Kingston upon Hull, England |
The 1.65 hectares (4.1 acres) area around and including the Charterhouse was designated a conservation area in 1975, which includes a Victorian board school – Charterhouse School – and an 18th-century burial ground.[1]