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Charterhouse Square is a garden square, a pentagonal space, in Farringdon, in the London Borough of Islington, and close to the former Smithfield Meat Market. The square is the largest courtyard or yard associated with the London Charterhouse, mostly formed of Tudor and Stuart architecture restored after the London Blitz. The square adjoins other buildings including a small school. It lies between Charterhouse Street, Carthusian Street and the main Charterhouse complex of buildings south of Clerkenwell Road. The complex includes a Chapel, Tudor Great Hall, Great Chamber, the Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry and a 40-resident almshouse.

The 2-acre (0.8 ha) square roughly covers a large 14th-century plague pit, discovered by deep excavations for Crossrail near which, within the main site, the history of the Charterhouse is exhibited in a branch of the Museum of London. The southern end of the square forms the southern boundary of the London Borough of Islington, where it meets the City of London.

History[edit]

In 1371 a Carthusian monastery was founded by Walter de Manny on what is now the north side of the square. It was established near a 1348 plague pit,^[1] which formed the largest mass grave in London during the Black Death, and tens of thousands of bodies were buried there. The common name for Carthusian monasteries, Charterhouse, was an Anglicisation of La Grande Chartreuse, whose order founded the monastery.^[2]

The Charterhouse was dissolved as a monastery in 1537, and in 1545 was purchased by Sir Edward (later Lord) North (c. 1496–1564) and transformed into a mansion house. Following North's death, the property was bought by Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, who was imprisoned there in 1570 after scheming to marry Mary, Queen of Scots. Later, Thomas Sutton bought the Charterhouse, and on his death in 1611, endowed a hospital (almshouse) and school there, which opened in 1614, supporting 80 pensioners (known as 'brothers'). The boys' school coexisted with the home for pensioners until 1872 when Charterhouse School moved to Godalming in Surrey. Following this, the Merchant Taylors' School occupied the buildings until 1933. One side is partially occupied by Charterhouse Square School, a small independent primary school.

In July 2011, English Heritage granted Grade II listed status to the "setted" road surface in the square, which was laid down in the 1860s.^[3]

Administrative history[edit]

The west of the square is within the former civil parish of St Sepulchre Middlesex, with the east in the former Liberty of Glasshouse Yard, with the former Liberty of Charterhouse just to the north. These three units were, with nearby Clerkenwell, part of the former Finsbury Division. They later became part of the Metropolitan Borough of Finsbury, formed in 1900. In 1965 the Metropolitan Boroughs of Finsbury and Islington merged to form the new London Borough of Islington.^[4]

Plague burials[edit]

In 2014 evidence of the large burial pit for plague victims dating from 1348 to 1350, the time of the Black death, was discovered under the square by workers building the Crossrail project.^[5] Subsequent analysis of DNA and isotopes from the skeletons of those buried revealed data about Londoners who fell victim to the pandemic, such as their birthplace, diet, and the fact that there were actually three periods of plague burials, from 1348, 1361 and the early 15th century as outbreaks recurred.^[6]

Current uses[edit]

Almshouse, chapel, care home and let premises[edit]

Charterhouse gives accommodation as an Almshouse to over forty single pensioners aged over sixty many of whom retain the tradition of having been "military men, schoolmasters, clergy, artists, musicians, writers and businessmen",^[7] who are in financial, housing and social need but not in significant debt and keen to contribute to the community.^[8] Additionally it has the Queen Elizabeth II Infirmary Care Home and private tenants in 9 commercial units, 13 flats and 3 houses.^[9] The complex is open for pre-booked guided tours.^[10] The chapel can be viewed as part of the annual Open House London event. The site extends far back from the north side of the square in restored buildings and garden courtyards of the old monastery/school.

Campus of Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry[edit]

The Charterhouse Square campus of Queen Mary University of London starts at the north-east corner of the square and then spreads out; close to a café and few narrow houses fronting that side, it occupies new buildings and some of the former school buildings. It comprises student accommodation and departments of Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry: Barts Cancer Institute (BCI),^[11] the Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine^[12] and the William Harvey Research Institute (WHRI).^[13] The BCI and the Centre for Cancer Prevention (CCP) within the Wolfson Institute also make up the Cancer Research UK Barts Centre of Excellence, together with Barts and the London NHS Trust.^[14] In 2018, the School received a £6.5 million grant from the Barts Charity to redevelop the campus.^[15]

Smaller sites on the square[edit]

Florin Court

Florin Court, a residential building in the Art Deco style built in 1936 by Guy Morgan and Partners, is on the east side. The building has a concave façade, roof garden and basement swimming pool.^[16]

Charterhouse Square School

Charterhouse Square School is on the south side of the square; it is a co-educational, independent^[17] school for ages 3 to 11, with a small roll of pupils.^[18] Smithfield Market is to the south-west along Charterhouse Street.

Transport links[edit]

The nearest station to the square is Barbican tube station, 80 metres away on the A1. The station is served by the Circle, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan lines.
The next nearest, Farringdon, is served by the same tube lines, as well as Thameslink and the Elizabeth line.

In fiction[edit]

Florin Court was used as the fictional residence of Hercule Poirot, Whitehaven Mansions, in the 1980s TV series Agatha Christie's Poirot based on Agatha Christie's crime novels.^[19]

Notes and references[edit]

References

^ Palmer, Jason (15 March 2013). "'Black Death pit' unearthed by Crossrail project". BBC News. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
^ Charterhouse history Archived 22 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine accessed 19 June 2007
^ "English Heritage grant protection to three Islington landmarks". Islington Tribune. 22 July 2011. Archived from the original on 18 January 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
^ Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Frederic A Youngs Jr, Volume 1: Southern England, ISBN 0-901050-67-9, Published by the Royal Historical Society – Publication describes the evolution of these units.
^ Black Death skeletons unearthed by Crossrail project By James Morgan, BBC News. 30 March 2014
^ "London skeletons reveal secrets of the Black Death". Washington Post. 30 March 2014. Archived from the original on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
^ Subsection: Sutton's Hospital Archived 14 April 2018 at the Wayback Machine Charterhouse main website focussed on the school division (In Section "About Us"), Retrieved 13 April 2018
^ Joining the Community - Almshouse, The Charterhouse (Sutton's Hospital division), Retrieved 13 April 2018
^ Joining the Community (options including commercial premises for rent) The Charterhouse (Sutton's Hospital division), Retrieved 13 April 2018
^ Home Page, The Charterhouse (Sutton's Hospital division), Retrieved 13 April 2018
^ "Barts Cancer Institute". Retrieved 11 March 2014.
^ "Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine". Retrieved 11 March 2014.
^ "William Harvey Research Institute".
^ "Barts Cancer Research UK Centre". Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
^ "£6.5m to enhance Charterhouse Square research campus". Barts Charity. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
^ Art Deco London accessed 19 June 2007
^ Charterhouse Square School Independent Schools Inspectorate Retrieved 13 April 2018
^ Admissions Process Charterhouse Square School. Retrieved 13 April 2018
^ Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989-) Screen online accessed 19 June 2007

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[1] Palmer, Jason (15 March 2013). "'Black Death pit' unearthed by Crossrail project". BBC News. Retrieved 15 March 2013.

[Charterhouse-2] Charterhouse history Archived 22 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine accessed 19 June 2007

[3] "English Heritage grant protection to three Islington landmarks". Islington Tribune. 22 July 2011. Archived from the original on 18 January 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2012.

[4] Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Frederic A Youngs Jr, Volume 1: Southern England, ISBN 0-901050-67-9, Published by the Royal Historical Society – Publication describes the evolution of these units.

[5] Black Death skeletons unearthed by Crossrail project By James Morgan, BBC News. 30 March 2014

[6] "London skeletons reveal secrets of the Black Death". Washington Post. 30 March 2014. Archived from the original on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014.

[7] Subsection: Sutton's Hospital Archived 14 April 2018 at the Wayback Machine Charterhouse main website focussed on the school division (In Section "About Us"), Retrieved 13 April 2018

[8] Joining the Community - Almshouse, The Charterhouse (Sutton's Hospital division), Retrieved 13 April 2018

[9] Joining the Community (options including commercial premises for rent) The Charterhouse (Sutton's Hospital division), Retrieved 13 April 2018

[10] Home Page, The Charterhouse (Sutton's Hospital division), Retrieved 13 April 2018

[Barts_Cancer_Institute-11] "Barts Cancer Institute". Retrieved 11 March 2014.

[Wolfson_Institute_of_Preventive_Medicine-12] "Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine". Retrieved 11 March 2014.

[William_Harvey_Research_Institute-13] "William Harvey Research Institute".

[Barts_Cancer_Research_UK_Centre-14] "Barts Cancer Research UK Centre". Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.

[15] "£6.5m to enhance Charterhouse Square research campus". Barts Charity. Retrieved 15 May 2019.

[16] Art Deco London accessed 19 June 2007

[17] Charterhouse Square School Independent Schools Inspectorate Retrieved 13 April 2018

[18] Admissions Process Charterhouse Square School. Retrieved 13 April 2018

[19] Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989-) Screen online accessed 19 June 2007

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+[[File:Charterhouse Square.jpg|thumb|200px|Charterhouse Square garden]]
-[[Image:Batl-chs01.jpg|thumb|200px|The Charterhouse Square's student accommodation and departments of [[Barts and The London, Queen Mary's School of Medicine and Dentistry|Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry]], [[Queen Mary University of London]]]]
-'''Charterhouse Square''' is a [[garden square]], a [[pentagon]]al space, in [[Smithfield, London|Smithfield]], [[central London]] and is the largest courtyard or yard associated with [[London Charterhouse]], mostly formed of Tudor and Stuart architecture restored after the [[London Blitz]]. The Square adjoins other buildings including a small school. It lies between [[Charterhouse Street]], Carthusian Street and the main Charterhouse complex of buildings south of [[Clerkenwell Road]]. The complex includes a Chapel, Tudor Great Hall, Great Chamber, the [[Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry]] and a 40-residents [[almshouse]].
+[[Image:Batl-chs01.jpg|thumb|200px|Charterhouse Square: parts of [[Barts and The London, Queen Mary's School of Medicine and Dentistry|Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry]]]]
+'''Charterhouse Square''' is a [[garden square]], a [[pentagon]]al space, in [[Farringdon, London|Farringdon]], in the [[London Borough of Islington]], and close to the former [[Smithfield, London|Smithfield Meat Market]]. The square is the largest courtyard or yard associated with the [[London Charterhouse]], mostly formed of Tudor and Stuart architecture restored after the [[London Blitz]]. The square adjoins other buildings including a small school. It lies between [[Charterhouse Street]], Carthusian Street and the main Charterhouse complex of buildings south of [[Clerkenwell Road]]. The complex includes a Chapel, Tudor Great Hall, Great Chamber, the [[Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry]] and a 40-resident [[almshouse]].
-The {{convert|2|acre|adj=on}} square roughly covers a large 14th century [[plague pit]], discovered by deep excavations of [[Crossrail]] near which, within the main site, the history of the Charterhouse is exhibited in a branch of the [[Museum of London]]. The centre of one of its roads forms the boundary between the extreme south of the [[London Borough of Islington]] and the [[City of London]].
+The {{convert|2|acre|1|adj=on}} square roughly covers a large 14th-century [[plague pit]], discovered by deep excavations for [[Crossrail]] near which, within the main site, the history of the Charterhouse is exhibited in a branch of the [[Museum of London]]. The southern end of the square forms the southern boundary of the [[London Borough of Islington]], where it meets the [[City of London]].
 ==History==
 {{main|London Charterhouse|Carthusian order}}
-[[Image:Charterhouse Hospital, engraved by Toms, c.1770..jpg|thumb|200px|Charterhouse Hospital circa 1770]]
+[[Image:Charterhouse Hospital, engraved by Toms, c.1770..jpg|thumb|Colour engraving circa 1770]]
+[[Image:Insurance Plan of London Vol. VI; sheet 134 (BL 150424).tiff|thumb|Map for fire risk, 1887]]
-In 1371 a [[Carthusian]] monastery was founded by [[Walter de Manny]] on what is now the north side of the square. It was established near a 1348 plague pit,<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21784141 | title='Black Death pit' unearthed by Crossrail project | date=15 March 2013 | accessdate=15 March 2013 | author=Palmer, Jason | work=BBC News}}</ref> which formed the largest mass grave in London during the [[Black Death]], and tens of thousands of bodies were buried there. The name of the monastery, Charterhouse, was derived as an Anglicisation of ''La Grande Chartreuse'', whose order founded the monastery.<ref name=Charterhouse>[http://www.charterhouse.org.uk/Other/SuttonsHospital/suttons_hospital.asp Charterhouse history] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070722000000/http://www.charterhouse.org.uk/Other/SuttonsHospital/suttons_hospital.asp |date=22 July 2007 }} accessed 19 June 2007</ref>
+In 1371 a [[Carthusian]] monastery was founded by [[Walter de Manny]] on what is now the north side of the square. It was established near a 1348 plague pit,<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21784141 | title='Black Death pit' unearthed by Crossrail project | date=15 March 2013 | accessdate=15 March 2013 | author=Palmer, Jason | work=BBC News}}</ref> which formed the largest mass grave in London during the [[Black Death]], and tens of thousands of bodies were buried there. The common name for Carthusian monasteries, Charterhouse, was an Anglicisation of ''La Grande Chartreuse'', whose order founded the monastery.<ref name=Charterhouse>[http://www.charterhouse.org.uk/Other/SuttonsHospital/suttons_hospital.asp Charterhouse history] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070722073321/http://www.charterhouse.org.uk/Other/SuttonsHospital/suttons_hospital.asp |date=22 July 2007 }} accessed 19 June 2007</ref>
-The Charterhouse was [[dissolution of the monasteries|dissolved as a monastery]] in 1537, and in 1545 was purchased by [[Edward North, 1st Baron North|Sir Edward (later Lord) North]] (c. 1496–1564) and transformed into a mansion house. Following North's death, the property was bought by [[Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk]], who was imprisoned there in 1570 after scheming to marry [[Mary, Queen of Scots]]. Later, [[Thomas Sutton]] bought the Charterhouse, and on his death in 1611, endowed a hospital ([[almshouse]]) and school on the site, which opened in 1614, supporting 80 pensioners (known as 'brothers'). The school for boys coexisted with the home for pensioners until 1872 when [[Charterhouse School]] moved to [[Godalming]] in [[Surrey]]. Following this, the [[Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood|Merchant Taylors' School]] occupied the buildings until 1933. One side is partially occupied by [[Charterhouse Square School]] a much smaller school and which is at primary level, a preparatory school (teaching to age 13).
+The Charterhouse was [[dissolution of the monasteries|dissolved as a monastery]] in 1537, and in 1545 was purchased by [[Edward North, 1st Baron North|Sir Edward (later Lord) North]] (c. 1496–1564) and transformed into a mansion house. Following North's death, the property was bought by [[Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk]], who was imprisoned there in 1570 after scheming to marry [[Mary, Queen of Scots]]. Later, [[Thomas Sutton]] bought the Charterhouse, and on his death in 1611, endowed a hospital ([[almshouse]]) and school there, which opened in 1614, supporting 80 pensioners (known as 'brothers'). The boys' school coexisted with the home for pensioners until 1872 when [[Charterhouse School]] moved to [[Godalming]] in [[Surrey]]. Following this, the [[Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood|Merchant Taylors' School]] occupied the buildings until 1933. One side is partially occupied by [[Charterhouse Square School]], a small independent primary school.
-In July 2011, English Heritage granted Grade II listed status to the "[[Sett (paving)|setted]]" road surface in the Square, which was laid down in the 1860s.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.islingtontribune.com/news/2011/jul/english-heritage-grant-protection-three-islington-landmarks|title=English Heritage grant protection to three Islington landmarks|accessdate=10 January 2012|publisher=Islington Tribune|date=22 July 2011}}</ref>
+In July 2011, English Heritage granted Grade II listed status to the "[[Sett (paving)|setted]]" road surface in the square, which was laid down in the 1860s.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.islingtontribune.com/news/2011/jul/english-heritage-grant-protection-three-islington-landmarks|title=English Heritage grant protection to three Islington landmarks|accessdate=10 January 2012|publisher=Islington Tribune|date=22 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160118224112/http://www.islingtontribune.com/news/2011/jul/english-heritage-grant-protection-three-islington-landmarks|archive-date=18 January 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
+==Administrative history==
+The west of the square is within the former civil parish of [[St Sepulchre (parish)|St Sepulchre Middlesex]], with the east in the former [[Glasshouse Yard|Liberty of Glasshouse Yard]], with the former [[London Charterhouse|Liberty of Charterhouse]] just to the north. These three units were, with nearby [[Clerkenwell]], part of the former [[Finsbury division|Finsbury Division]]. They later became part of the [[Metropolitan Borough of Finsbury]], formed in 1900. In 1965 the Metropolitan Boroughs of Finsbury and [[Metropolitan Borough of Islington|Islington]] merged to form the new [[London Borough of Islington]].<ref>Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Frederic A Youngs Jr, Volume 1: Southern England, {{ISBN|0-901050-67-9}}, Published by the Royal Historical Society – Publication describes the evolution of these units.</ref>
 ==Plague burials==
-In 2014 evidence of the large burial pit for plague victims dating from 1348–50, the time of the [[Black death]], was discovered under the square by workers building the [[Crossrail]] project.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-26770334 Black Death skeletons unearthed by Crossrail project] By James Morgan, BBC News. 30 March 2014</ref>  Subsequent analysis of [[DNA]] and [[isotopes]] from the skeletons of those buried revealed data about Londoners who fell victim to the pandemic, such as their birthplace, diet, and the fact that there were actually three periods of plague burials, from 1348, 1361 and the early 15th century as outbreaks recurred.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/london-skeletons-reveal-secrets-of-the-black-death/2014/03/29/f52ecb02-b79e-11e3-9eb3-c254bdb4414d_story.html?tid=pm_world_pop|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330204528/http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/london-skeletons-reveal-secrets-of-the-black-death/2014/03/29/f52ecb02-b79e-11e3-9eb3-c254bdb4414d_story.html?tid=pm_world_pop|archive-date=30 March 2014|title=London skeletons reveal secrets of the Black Death|accessdate=30 March 2014|publisher=Washington Post|date=30 March 2014|deadurl=yes}} </ref>
+In 2014 evidence of the large burial pit for plague victims dating from 1348 to 1350, the time of the [[Black death]], was discovered under the square by workers building the [[Crossrail]] project.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-26770334 Black Death skeletons unearthed by Crossrail project] By James Morgan, BBC News. 30 March 2014</ref>  Subsequent analysis of [[DNA]] and [[isotopes]] from the skeletons of those buried revealed data about Londoners who fell victim to the pandemic, such as their birthplace, diet, and the fact that there were actually three periods of plague burials, from 1348, 1361 and the early 15th century as outbreaks recurred.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/london-skeletons-reveal-secrets-of-the-black-death/2014/03/29/f52ecb02-b79e-11e3-9eb3-c254bdb4414d_story.html?tid=pm_world_pop|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330204528/http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/london-skeletons-reveal-secrets-of-the-black-death/2014/03/29/f52ecb02-b79e-11e3-9eb3-c254bdb4414d_story.html?tid=pm_world_pop|archive-date=30 March 2014|title=London skeletons reveal secrets of the Black Death|accessdate=30 March 2014|work=Washington Post|date=30 March 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
-==Current use==
+==Current uses==
+[[File:Snow in Charterhouse square.jpg|thumb|Snow in Charterhouse Square]]
-[[Image:CharterhouseEC1.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Tudor style architecture|Tudor]] buildings of the [[London Charterhouse|Charterhouse]]]]
+[[Image:CharterhouseEC1.jpg|thumb|[[Tudor architecture|Tudor]] buildings of the [[London Charterhouse|Charterhouse]]]]
-The part of the [[London Charterhouse|Charterhouse]] which is an [[almshouse]] for forty retired men over the age of 60, is on the north side of the Square on the old monastery site.
+===Almshouse, chapel, care home and let premises===
-The Charterhouse Square campus of [[Queen Mary University of London]] starts at the north-east corner of the Square and then spreads out (close to a café and few narrow houses fronting that side it occupies new buildings and some of the former school buildings). It comprises student accommodation and departments of [[Barts and The London, Queen Mary's School of Medicine and Dentistry|Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry]]: Barts Cancer Institute (BCI),<ref name="Barts Cancer Institute">{{cite web|title=Barts Cancer Institute|url=http://bci.qmul.ac.uk|accessdate=11 March 2014}}</ref> the Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine<ref name="Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine">{{cite web|title=Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine|url=http://www.wolfson.qmul.ac.uk/|accessdate=11 March 2014}}</ref> and the William Harvey Research Institute (WHRI).<ref name="William Harvey Research Institute">{{cite web|title=William Harvey Research Institute|url=http://www.whri.qmul.ac.uk/}}</ref> The '''BCI''' and the Centre for Cancer Prevention ('''CCP''') within the Wolfson Institute also make up the [[Cancer Research UK]] Barts Centre of Excellence, together with [[Barts and The London NHS Trust|Barts and the London NHS Trust]].<ref name="Barts Cancer Research UK Centre">{{cite web|title=Barts Cancer Research UK Centre |url=http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-us/what-we-do/research/research-near-you/london-cruk-centres/barts/ |accessdate=11 March 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311150844/http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-us/what-we-do/research/research-near-you/london-cruk-centres/barts/ |archivedate=11 March 2014 |df= }}</ref> [[The City of London Migraine Clinic]] is on the south-west side of the Square.
+Charterhouse gives accommodation as an Almshouse to over forty single pensioners aged over sixty many of whom retain the tradition of having been "military men, schoolmasters, clergy, artists, musicians, writers and businessmen",<ref>[http://www.charterhouse.org.uk/about-us/suttons-hospital Subsection: Sutton's Hospital] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180414091615/https://www.charterhouse.org.uk/about-us/suttons-hospital |date=14 April 2018 }} Charterhouse main website focussed on the school division (In Section "About Us"), Retrieved 13 April 2018</ref> who are in financial, housing and social need but not in significant debt and keen to contribute to the community.<ref>[http://www.thecharterhouse.org/joining-the-community/almshouse/ Joining the Community - Almshouse], The Charterhouse (Sutton's Hospital division), Retrieved 13 April 2018</ref> Additionally it has the Queen Elizabeth II Infirmary Care Home and private tenants in 9 commercial units, 13 flats and 3 houses.<ref>[http://www.thecharterhouse.org/joining-the-community/ Joining the Community] (options including commercial premises for rent) The Charterhouse (Sutton's Hospital division), Retrieved 13 April 2018</ref> The complex is open for pre-booked guided tours.<ref>[http://www.thecharterhouse.org/ Home Page], The Charterhouse (Sutton's Hospital division), Retrieved 13 April 2018</ref> The chapel can be viewed as part of the annual [[Open House London]] event. The site extends far back from the north side of the square in restored buildings and garden courtyards of the old monastery/school.
+===Campus of Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry===
-[[Florin Court]], a residential building in the [[Art Deco]] style built in 1936 by [[Guy Morgan and Partners]], is on the east side. The building has a concave [[façade]], roof garden and basement swimming pool.<ref>[http://www.artdecolondon.com/ex4.html Art Deco London] accessed 19 June 2007</ref>
+{{main|Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry}}
+The Charterhouse Square campus of [[Queen Mary University of London]] starts at the north-east corner of the square and then spreads out; close to a café and few narrow houses fronting that side, it occupies new buildings and some of the former school buildings. It comprises student accommodation and departments of [[Barts and The London, Queen Mary's School of Medicine and Dentistry|Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry]]: Barts Cancer Institute (BCI),<ref name="Barts Cancer Institute">{{cite web|title=Barts Cancer Institute|url=http://bci.qmul.ac.uk|accessdate=11 March 2014}}</ref> the Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine<ref name="Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine">{{cite web|title=Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine|url=http://www.wolfson.qmul.ac.uk/|accessdate=11 March 2014}}</ref> and the William Harvey Research Institute (WHRI).<ref name="William Harvey Research Institute">{{cite web|title=William Harvey Research Institute|url=http://www.whri.qmul.ac.uk/}}</ref> The BCI and the Centre for Cancer Prevention (CCP) within the Wolfson Institute also make up the [[Cancer Research UK]] Barts Centre of Excellence, together with [[Barts and The London NHS Trust|Barts and the London NHS Trust]].<ref name="Barts Cancer Research UK Centre">{{cite web|title=Barts Cancer Research UK Centre |url=http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-us/what-we-do/research/research-near-you/london-cruk-centres/barts/ |accessdate=11 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311150844/http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-us/what-we-do/research/research-near-you/london-cruk-centres/barts/ |archivedate=11 March 2014 }}</ref> In 2018, the School received a £6.5 million grant from the Barts Charity to redevelop the campus.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bartscharity.org.uk/news/charterhouse-square/|title=£6.5m to enhance Charterhouse Square research campus|website=Barts Charity|language=en|access-date=2019-05-15}}</ref>
+===Smaller sites on the square===
-The independent preparatory Charterhouse Square School is on the south side of the square. [[Smithfield Market]] is to the south-west along [[Charterhouse Street]].
+;Florin Court
+[[Florin Court]], a residential building in the [[Art Deco]] style built in 1936 by Guy Morgan and Partners, is on the east side. The building has a concave [[façade]], roof garden and basement swimming pool.<ref>[http://www.artdecolondon.com/ex4.html Art Deco London] accessed 19 June 2007</ref>
+;Charterhouse Square School
+[[Charterhouse Square School]] is on the south side of the square; it is a co-educational, independent<ref>[http://www.isi.net/school/charterhouse-square-school-9229?results=true Charterhouse Square School] Independent Schools Inspectorate Retrieved 13 April 2018</ref> school for ages 3 to 11, with a small roll of pupils.<ref>[https://www.charterhousesquareschool.co.uk/admissions-fees/admissions-process/ Admissions Process] Charterhouse Square School. Retrieved 13 April 2018</ref> [[Smithfield Market]] is to the south-west along [[Charterhouse Street]].
 ==Transport links==
-The nearest underground station to the Square is [[Barbican tube station|Barbican]] to the south-east. The Barbican bus stop is also near by.
+* The nearest station to the square is [[Barbican tube station]], 80 metres away on the [[A1 road (Great Britain)|A1]]. The station is served by the [[Circle line (London Underground)|Circle]], [[Hammersmith & City line|Hammersmith & City]] and [[Metropolitan line]]s.
+* The next nearest, [[Farringdon station|Farringdon]], is served by the same tube lines, as well as [[Thameslink (route)|Thameslink]] and the [[Elizabeth line]].
 ==In fiction==
 [[Florin Court]] was used as the fictional residence of [[Hercule Poirot]], ''Whitehaven Mansions'', in the 1980s TV series ''[[Agatha Christie's Poirot]]'' based on [[Agatha Christie]]'s crime novels.<ref>[http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/976390/index.html ''Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989-)'' Screen online] accessed 19 June 2007</ref>
-[[File:Charterhouse Square.jpg|thumb|Charterhouse Square garden]]
-[[File:Snow in Charterhouse square.jpg|thumb|left|Snow in Charterhouse square]]
 [[File:Florin Court (2).jpg|thumb|[[Florin Court]] viewed from the Charterhouse Square garden]]
+==See also==
+*[[Clerkenwell]]
+*[[Barbican Estate]]
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 == External links ==
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 * [http://www.londontown.com/LondonStreets/charterhouse_square_757.html LondonTown.com information]
-* [http://www.thecharterhousesquareschool.co.uk/ The Charterhouse Square School website]
+* [http://www.charterhousesquareschool.co.uk/ The Charterhouse Square School website]
 * [http://www.qmul.ac.uk/about/campus/charterhouse/ Charterhouse Square campus at Queen Mary University of London]
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