The Queen's Hall (Headmaster's House)

The Queen's Hall, also known as the Headmaster's House, was built by Prior Crauden around 1330 and is believed to have been constructed for entertaining Queen Philippa, the wife of Edward III. It currently serves as the Headmaster's House of the King's School. The building retains its original vaulted undercroft, featuring ribbed vaulting supported by plain columns without capitals. The south and east fronts showcase 14th-century pointed arched windows with curvilinear tracery.

Constructed from Carr stone rubble with stone dressings of Barnack or similar stone, the hall has undergone some brick patching. It consists of four bays, which have been subdivided to create a dwelling house, and is buttressed on the east front, with small corner wings or towers at the south end. The steeply pitched tiled roof that is present today replaced an earlier flat leaded roof, and the outline of the original roof can still be seen on the south gable. Despite numerous alterations, the interior preserves 14th-century features, including corbels carved in the shape of crouching figures that support the roof principals, as well as a 14th-century corbelled chimney stack on the west side, which has ogee arches springing from carved heads. This chimney stack was originally an external feature but is now enclosed by later buildings.

The Queen's Hall is part of a group of historically significant structures, including the Great Hall (Bishop's residence), the wall to the garden of the Bishop's residence, the Guest Quarters of the Monastery, and several others that collectively contribute to the historical context of the area surrounding the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity.