Charterhouse. Food-Hatch and Doorway of a Monk's Cell, in the Cloister', 1925. The London Charterhouse is a historic complex of buildings in Smithfield, London, dating back to the 14th century. It occupies land to the north of Charterhouse Square, and lies within the London Borough of Islington. From The History of the London Charterhouse, by Sir William St. John Hope. [Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, London, 1925]