PCPT Architects’ £10m restoration of the grade I-listed Carthusian Priory of St Anne in Coventry has opened to the public after a decade-long drive to preserve the building for future generations.

Known as Coventry Charterhouse, the building dates back to 1385 when it was founded as a Carthusian monastery by Richard II. The building features three conserved wall paintings of national importance, and is the only Carthusian monastery in the country with surviving interiors.

Over the past six centuries, the Charterhouse and its grounds have undergone several changes of use, including as a garden growing exotic plants and a private house.

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