Library of King's School is a Grade II listed building in the Canterbury local planning authority area, England. Library. 8 related planning applications.

Library of King's School

WRENN ID
kindled-porch-hazel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Canterbury
Constituency
Canterbury MP: Rosie Duffield (Ind)
Country
England
Type
Library
Address
Library of King's School, the Cathedral Precincts
OS grid reference
TR 151 581
Coordinates
51.28155, 1.0834
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Library of King's School is a 19th-century building located within the Cathedral Precincts. It has two storeys and is constructed of flint and reused ashlar, featuring two parallel ranges. The façade includes two double round-headed arches supported by pilasters in the Norman style. The library is part of a group that includes Nos 20 to 29A, the Pilgrim's or Pentise entry attached to No 29, a wall in the garden of No 29, wall and gatepiers between Nos 28 and 29, a gateway from Green Court, and an adjoining building to the left. The King's School Library and the Norman staircase contribute to this cohesive architectural group.

Local climate

Library of King's School sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 90% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 52% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 14 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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  1. Norman Staircase Grade I 12 m
  2. War memorial cross at The King's School, Canterbury Grade II 28 m
  3. Buildings on West, North and East Sides of Mint Yard Grade II 49 m
  4. 27 and 28, The Cathedral Precincts Grade I 52 m
  5. 85 and 86, Broad Street Grade II 56 m
  6. 88, Broad Street Grade II 56 m
  7. 87, Broad Street Grade II 56 m
  8. Wall and Gatepiers Between Nos 28 and 29 Grade II 57 m
  9. Wall and Archway Between King's School and No 29 Palace Street Grade II 58 m
  10. 84, Broad Street Grade II 58 m