Editing The King's School, Canterbury (section)

==Facilities==
[[File:Mint Yard Canterbury.jpg|thumb|The inner of Mint Yard, with the Parry Block on the centre, built in 1881]]
*'''The Beerling Hall''': Music and Drama Facility, part of [[Blackfriars, Canterbury|the 13th-century friary]], endowed by the late Donald Beerling and the Cantiacorum Trust
*'''Birleys Playing Fields''': The School's sports grounds, located near the main site. A new pavilion was opened by David Gower on 17 September 2005
*'''Blackfriars''': [[Fred Cleary|The Cleary Foundation]] donated the refectory of [[Blackfriars, Canterbury|the 13th-century friary]] by the [[Marlowe Theatre]] as an art school and gallery.
*'''DT Centre''': Design Technology & Engineering
*'''Edred Wright Music School''': Music
*'''Field Classrooms''': English and Mathematics
*'''Grange Classrooms''': Mathematics, Religious Studies
*'''Harvey Science Block''' or '''Parry Hall''': Biology, Chemistry
*'''J Block''': Geography
*'''Lardergate''': History and OKS Foundation
*'''Lattergate''': Religious Studies and Headmaster's office[[File:The Shirley Hall.jpg|thumb|The Shirley Hall was built on the site of the tennis courts and opened by the Queen Mother in 1957. Assemblies, plays, concerts and public examinations all take place here. Underneath the Hall is the Pupils' Social Centre]]
*'''The Malthouse''': Victorian malthouse building now converted into a theatre, dance studio, dining hall, classrooms and rehearsal spaces
*'''Maugham Library''': Named in honour of dramatist [[W. Somerset Maugham]] (OKS), whose ashes were scattered on the lawn nearby.
*'''Maurice Milner Memorial Hall''': Fencing, Drama and Examination Hall
*'''Mint Yard Classrooms''': Mathematics, ICT
*'''The Grange Yard Classrooms''':  three new classrooms built in 2017 in front of '''Shirley Hall'''. They are temporary buildings situated in a previously open space.
*'''The [[Old Synagogue at Canterbury]]''': Music, Jewish Prayers. Built as a synagogue in 1847–8 by architect Hezekiah Marshall, the "Old Synagogue" is used as a recital hall by the music department and also used to host "Jewish Society". It is considered one of the finest buildings of the 19th century [[Egyptian Revival]] style.<ref>{{cite journal| title=Constructing Identity: Anglo-Jewry and Synagogue Architecture | first=Sharman | last=Kadish | journal=[[Architectural History (journal)|Architectural History]] | volume=45 | year=2002 | pages=386–408 | publisher=[[SAHGB Publications]] | jstor=1568790 | doi=10.2307/1568790}}</ref>
*'''Palace Block''': a medieval building containing the Modern Languages Department
*'''Physics Block''': Physics, Geology
*'''Pottery Room''': Pottery 
*'''Priory Block''': Classics, English, Politics, Economics
*'''The Pupils' Social Centre''': under Shirley Hall with a tuckshop, cafe, stationery Shop and Careers Centre
*'''The Recreation Centre''': Gym, Hockey Pitches, Swimming Pool, etc. It is open to the general public on a membership basis.
*'''The School Library''': contains over 25,000 volumes and offers access to the School Intranet
*'''Shirley Hall''': School Assemblies and Examination Hall; formerly known as the Great Hall, renamed after the former headmaster, [[Fred Shirley]]
*'''St. Mary's Hall''': Drama, Theatre Studies
*'''The Westbere Lakes''': Sailing and Rowing

[[File:Norman staircase and schoolhouse in The King's School, Canterbury.jpg|thumb|View of the Schoolhouse and The Norman Staircase]]
The school's Norman staircase is one of the most painted, photographed and admired sites in Canterbury. As its name suggests it dates back to the 12th century. For formal occasions, the School traditionally gathered here. Archbishops of Canterbury addressed the School from the Staircase during Visitations. King George VI, accompanied by Queen Elizabeth and Princess Elizabeth, presented the School's Royal Charter to the Dean on 11 July 1946.