Monument record TR 15 NE 81 - Kings School

Summary

The King's School was founded by Henry VIII and located in the buildings on the east side of Mint Yard. It was afterwards transferred to the Chapel of the Almonry on the south side of Mint Yard. The school currently occupies a number of buildings both old and modern throughout the Cathedral Precincts. Walpole House, Meister Omers, Luxmore are all boarding houses of the school. Mitchinsons, built 1980-1 is for day boys and the whole of the north side of Green Court comprising the bakehouse, brewhouse and granary of Christchurch Priory are now the classrooms of the school. The Great Hall of King's School was built 1955-7 and the library occupies the site of the Aula Nova.

Location

Grid reference TR 1511 5812 (point) FCE
Map sheet TR15NE
County KENT
District CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

<1> OS 6" 1962 (OS Card Reference). SKE48371.

<2> Arch Cant 7 1868 152 (R Willis) (OS Card Reference). SKE35459.

<3> OS 1:10000 1979 (OS Card Reference). SKE48165.

<4> BOE NE & E Kent 1983 224-226 (J Newman) (OS Card Reference). SKE38204.

<5> Historic England, Archive material associated with King's School, Canterbury, Listed Buildings (Archive). SKE54613.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1962.
  • <2>XY OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 7 1868 152 (R Willis). [Mapped feature: #43421 school, ]
  • <3> OS Card Reference: OS 1:10000 1979.
  • <4> OS Card Reference: BOE NE & E Kent 1983 224-226 (J Newman).
  • <5> Archive: Historic England. Archive material associated with King's School, Canterbury, Listed Buildings.

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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Dec 20 2021 1:23PM