http://www.kings-school.co.ukLatest content from kings_school.en-gbhttp://www.kings-school.co.uk/redirect.aspx?module=3&doc=1:29360&tid=rsshttp://www.kings-school.co.uk/redirect.aspx?module=3&doc=1:29360&tid=rssMon, 12 Jan 2009 14:57:36 GMT The Memorial Court was hollowed out and the war memorial erected after the First World War. It now commemorates the OKS who died during the two World Wars, and their names are listed in the undercroft beneath the Schoolroom. Full details can be seen at King's School Roll of Honour. The Remembrance Day service is held here. The Memorial Chapel, dedicated in 1936 and formerly a Porter's Lodge, a classroom, and the School tuck shop, is entered from the undercroft. On the far side of the courtyard we can see the Norman Staircase, one of the most painted, photographed and admired sites in Canterbury. As its name suggests it dates back to the beginning of the 12th century. Above the original Norman arches and accessed via the Norman Staircase, is the Old Schoolroom, built in the 1850s. It is a hall used for a variety of functions by staff and pupils.  Behind the...http://www.kings-school.co.uk/redirect.aspx?module=3&doc=1:29415&tid=rsshttp://www.kings-school.co.uk/redirect.aspx?module=3&doc=1:29415&tid=rsshttp://www.kings-school.co.uk/client_images/houses/X-CARL_002t.jpghttp://www.kings-school.co.uk/redirect.aspx?module=3&doc=1:29415&tid=rss200304Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:57:34 GMT Carlyon, a mixed day house, is the newest house. It opened in September 2005. The name commemorates the evacuation of the School to Cornwall during the Second World War, when it occupied the Carlyon Bay Hotel. It is entered through a door in the yard between the new Music School and the Shirley Hall. The buildings were formerly shops in Palace Street. Back | On to Parker's Gate http://www.kings-school.co.uk/redirect.aspx?module=3&doc=1:29176&tid=rsshttp://www.kings-school.co.uk/redirect.aspx?module=3&doc=1:29176&tid=rsshttp://www.kings-school.co.uk/client_images/tour/palace_court_tour.swfhttp://www.kings-school.co.uk/redirect.aspx?module=3&doc=1:29176&tid=rss250250Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:57:35 GMT The area from the Grange to Walpole was once occupied by the buildings of the medieval Archbishop's Palace. The entrance was through Parker's Gate. Two houses (Carlyon and Walpole) are in this area, as well as classrooms, the School Shop, the new Edred Wright Music School, and the Shirley Hall. The Grange, a boarding house until 2007, is undergoing redevelopment. http://www.kings-school.co.uk/redirect.aspx?module=3&doc=1:30549&tid=rsshttp://www.kings-school.co.uk/redirect.aspx?module=3&doc=1:30549&tid=rssMon, 12 Jan 2009 14:57:45 GMT St Alphege's Church is in Palace Street, opposite Walpole House. It is named after an Archbishop of Canterbury, who was stoned to death by Vikings in 1012. According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle: "they pelted him with bones and ox-heads, and one of them struck him on the head with the back of an axe." The church was rebuilt in the late twelfth century and has been much modified since. In recent years it has been the Canterbury Environment Centre. It has long been closely connected with the School. Many OKS were baptised or married there and some are buried in the churchyard. It was acquired by the School in 2007, and is used for musical and dramatic events, lectures and examinations. http://www.kings-school.co.uk/redirect.aspx?module=3&doc=1:29563&tid=rsshttp://www.kings-school.co.uk/redirect.aspx?module=3&doc=1:29563&tid=rssMon, 12 Jan 2009 14:57:43 GMT The Synagogue in King Street, designed in Egyptian style by Canterbury architect Hezekiah Marshall, was opened in 1848. It was built to replace the earlier synagogue in St Dunstan's, demolished for the building of the railway. It was acquired by the School in 1982, and is used for music lessons and small concerts. It is also occasionally available for the Canterbury Jewish community. Back | On to the CDT Centre http://www.kings-school.co.uk/redirect.aspx?module=3&doc=1:29410&tid=rsshttp://www.kings-school.co.uk/redirect.aspx?module=3&doc=1:29410&tid=rssMon, 12 Jan 2009 14:57:41 GMT The School Library moved to the St Augustine's site in 1990. The building was designed by William Butterfield as part of St Augustine's College. From the Library windows there are fine views of the ruins of St Augustine's Abbey. The Library undercroft is now a dining hall. Back | On to Bailey House http://www.kings-school.co.uk/redirect.aspx?module=3&doc=1:29418&tid=rsshttp://www.kings-school.co.uk/redirect.aspx?module=3&doc=1:29418&tid=rsshttp://www.kings-school.co.uk/client_images/mot.jpghttp://www.kings-school.co.uk/redirect.aspx?module=3&doc=1:29418&tid=rss200303Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:57:40 GMT Meister Omers, popularly known as MO, is a boys boarding house. It was built in the thirteenth century and has one of the widest fireplaces in England. Edward IV held a Parliament here in 1470. Cardinal Coligny died here in suspicious circumstances in 1568, and the arms of Queen Elizabeth in the hall mark her visit in 1583. Back | On to the Memorial Garden http://www.kings-school.co.uk/redirect.aspx?module=3&doc=1:29405&tid=rsshttp://www.kings-school.co.uk/redirect.aspx?module=3&doc=1:29405&tid=rssMon, 12 Jan 2009 14:57:35 GMT On the Cathedral side of the Green Court is Lardergate, rebuilt after the Second World War. (The arms of Australia and of the King’s School, Parramatta, unveiled in 1951, commemorate the many links between Canterbury and Australia.) On the left is the Admissions Office, and through the archway is the O.K.S. and Foundation Office. To the right of the gate is the entrance to offices of the Lower Master and the Registrar. Upstairs are classrooms used by the History Department. Back | On to Lattergate http://www.kings-school.co.uk/redirect.aspx?module=3&doc=1:29412&tid=rsshttp://www.kings-school.co.uk/redirect.aspx?module=3&doc=1:29412&tid=rssMon, 12 Jan 2009 14:57:34 GMT Beyond the Shirley Hall, and past the 'J' block of classrooms and the former Music School, is Walpole House, a girls boarding house. An eighteenth century building, it incorporates part of the medieval Archbishop's Palace. From 1879 to 1929 it housed the Junior School. The Archbishop's Palace (to the left) overlooks the Walpole lawn. Back | On to The Green Court