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Kings Mews, St. Johns Place, CANTERBURY, CT1 1RB

A contemporary mews courtyard on a side street off Northgate, Canterbury.

Planning permission has been granted by Canterbury City Council under application number CA//16/01249 for the “conversion of St John's Hall to dwelling with replacement annexe to side, and erection of 3 two-storey terraced dwellings with rooms in the roof space”.

St John's Hall, St John's Place, was originally a Methodist chapel, built in 1839. Converted into a boys' school in 1875, the school closed in 2008. Now a private residence. Constructed of buff brick with ashlar dressings. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1241918 Canterbury is a small historic city on the River Stour in Kent, some 54 miles southeast of London. Occupied since prehistoric times, it became an important Roman city. In 672, the see of Canterbury gained authority over the entire English Church. After the murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket at the cathedral in 1170, pilgrims from all parts of Christendom came to visit his shrine until the Dissolution. Today, Canterbury is a popular tourist destination and one of the most-visited cities in the United Kingdom. The city has a substantial student population, with four university campuses.

This building on St John's Place, bears the inscription "St John's Board School 1876". Presumably it was superseded by the adjacent Kingsmead School. It appeared unoccupied as of 2010, though an access ramp had been built in recent years.

Number 10 St John's Place is an early 19th century house. Constructed of red brick under a tile roof. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1260240 Canterbury is a small historic city on the River Stour in Kent, some 54 miles southeast of London. Occupied since prehistoric times, it became an important Roman city. In 672, the see of Canterbury gained authority over the entire English Church. After the murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket at the cathedral in 1170, pilgrims from all parts of Christendom came to visit his shrine until the Dissolution. Today, Canterbury is a popular tourist destination and one of the most-visited cities in the United Kingdom. The city has a substantial student population, with four university campuses.

For some reason an area of tarmac has been excavated and the area surrounded by a wire fence.

Seen from Northgate.

The building is in the grounds of Kingsmead School (the photo was taken from the entrance to the school car park) and bears a date stone 1900, but its original function was not apparent.

Number 58 Northgate and number 11 St John's Place were built in the early 19th century of painted brick. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1241062 Canterbury is a small historic city on the River Stour in Kent, some 54 miles southeast of London. Occupied since prehistoric times, it became an important Roman city. In 672, the see of Canterbury gained authority over the entire English Church. After the murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket at the cathedral in 1170, pilgrims from all parts of Christendom came to visit his shrine until the Dissolution. Today, Canterbury is a popular tourist destination and one of the most-visited cities in the United Kingdom. The city has a substantial student population, with four university campuses.