Milner Court

Milner Court, formerly known as Sturry Court, is a house built in 1583 by Thomas Smythe. It is a three-storey structure made of red brick with a tiled roof. The east front features three windows, three hipped dormers, and a gable with an attic window at the south end. There are two chimney breasts, a mix of casement and sash windows with intact glazing bars. The south front is L-shaped with two windows. The west window bay projects and has a blocked doorway on the ground floor, which is flanked by pilasters and has a stone inscription above reading "1583 T A S" (for Thomas and Ann Smythe), topped with a double cornice and a circular recess. The original first-floor window above this doorway is blocked, replaced by a smaller window. The west front has been repointed and features three gables, a projection at the north end, irregular window placement, and a modern gabled projection in the center of the ground and first floors. The north front has two chimney breasts. Viscount Milner lived in the house from 1921 to 1925, and after his death, Lady Milner donated it to King's School, Canterbury, where it has been part of the Junior School since 1928. The interior is said to contain a 16th-century wall painting in a cupboard.