An Heraldic History of Charterhouse

1  Edward III 1327-1377
2  Henry VIII 1509-1547
3  James I 1603-1625
4  Elizabeth II 1952 to date Royal Governor of Charterhouse
5  Walter de Mauny 1310-1372, 1st Baron Mauney Purchased site 1349; Co-founder of the Carthusian Priory 1371
6  Carthusian Order Founded by St Bruno in 1084
7  Thomas Sutton 1532-1611 Founder of School and Almshouse in 1611
8  HRH The Prince Philip Royal Governor of Charterhouse
9  HRH The Prince of Wales Royal Governor of Charterhouse
10  Ralph de Stratford Bishop of London 1340-1355; laid foundation stone of first church on the site 1349
11  Michael de Northborough Bishop of London 1355-1362; Co-founder of the Carthusian Priory 1371
12  Edward North 1496-1564, 1st Baron North Treasurer of the Court of Augmentations; Owner 1545-1565
13  Thomas Howard 1536-1572, 4th Duke of Norfolk Owner  1565-1572 (then known as Howard House)
14  Thomas Howard 1561-1626, 1st Earl of Suffolk Owner 1601-1611
15  Diocesan Arms of Canterbury The Archbishop of Canterbury is the Archiepiscopal Governor
16  Diocesan Arms of London The Bishop of London is a Governor of Charterhouse
17  The Worshipful Company of Mercers Members of the Company endowed the Carthusian Priory
18  The Worshipful Company of Grocers Members of the Company endowed the Carthusian Priory
19  The Worshipful Company of Fishmongers Members of the Company endowed the Carthusian Priory
20  The City of Lincoln Thomas Sutton was born in Knaith, Lincolnshire in 1532
21  The Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors Merchant Taylors' School occupied the east of the site (1873) 1875-1933
22  The Medical College of St Bartholomew's Hospital The Medical College occupied the site (1933) 1935-1995
23  Queen Mary College, University of London Barts ond The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, QMUL 1995 to date
    site owned by The Medical College of St Bartholomew's Hospital Trust