Building record 10641/6 - Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary - King's School

The King’s School (a grammar school), was located in the former north monastic range of the abbey (CHER 10640/3). The refectory survived the Dissolution largely intact, and between 1570 and c1580 it was used as a grammar school (6). In c1580, it needed repair, and at that point the building was converted into a hall for chapter meetings. It returned to use as the King’s School in 1613, when it was re-roofed in slate and some additional partitions were inserted. It was vacated by the school in 1879, and restoration of the structure as part of the cathedral began. The windows are decorated and tracery of the east window was designed in 1913 by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, with 1920s glass by James Powell. Timber hammer beam roof by FH Crossley in 1939. From the early seventeenth century until 1876 the refectory was used by the King's School (4).

<1> Burne, R. V. H., 1962, The Monks of Chester. The History of St Werburgh's Abbey (Book). SCH3213.

<2> Pevsner N & Hubbard E, 1971, The Buildings of England: Cheshire, /147 (Book). SCH3078.

<3> Richards R, 1947, Old Cheshire Churches, Richards R 1972 /93-101 (Book). SCH2309.

<4> Harris, B.E., 1979, Bartholomew City Guides - Chester, /76 (Book). SCH394.

<5> Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Revised List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, City of Chester Intra Mural 1998/ 382 (Unpublished Report). SCH4570.

<6> Lewis C.P & Thacker A.T. (eds), 2005, Victoria County History - A History of the County of Chester: Volume Vii, The City of Chester - The City of Chester, Culture, Buildings, Institutions (Book). SCH6522.