Godalming Town Council
Municipal Buildings
Bridge Street
Godalming
Surrey
GU7 1HR

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On a hill above the town of Godalming are the buildings of this celebrated public school. In 1611 Thomas Sutton founded a boys’ school and a hospital for aged men in London.

This school was removed to Godalming in 1872, but the equally notable hospital still remains at Charterhouse in London.

The Charterhouse buildings form an imposing group in Gothic style with the Founder’s Tower rising 150 feet, shown here with the founder, and probably occupies as fine a position as any public school in the country.

Various additions have been made, of which the most notable is the impressive and most dignified chapel completed in 1927 from designs by Sir Giles Scott as a memorial to old boys who gave their lives in the 1914-18 war.

In front of the South African Cloisters is a statue of William Haig-Brown, who was responsible for moving the school to Godalming and was arguably the most outstanding headmaster of Charterhouse.