Mount Grace Priory Carthusian monastery

A charterhouse is a monastery of the Carthusians. The order was founded in the 11th century, the first houses in England being established in the 12th or 13th century. It is a settlement planned to provide a community of contemplative monks with facilities for worship, accommodation and, to some extent, subsistence. Carthusian life was centred on solitude and favoured meditation over communal meeting. In taking this approach to monastic life the Carthusians were unique amongst orders in the West. In contrast to other monastic establishments the components of the charterhouse were devoted to individual accommodation in preference to communal buildings. Most notable were the individual cells and gardens built for each monk, these being ranged around a great cloister. see: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1013019 https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1013019 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carthusians#Charterhouse Source: Objaverse 1.0 / Sketchfab