by the Board of Management for Methodist Residential Schools. Buildings forming a quadrangle were subsequently erected to the rear of the main building and the chapel. In 1945, the school became a direct grant grammar school. An increase in the number of pupils through the twentieth century, attributable in part to the admittance of girls, necessitated the construction of, among other buildings, three boarding houses. BuildingsMain Building, Chapel and School House: The Main Building, which accommodates School House, and the School Room, which was converted for use as a chapel in 1936, were constructed in two stages in 1887 and 1900. The stained-glass windows in the chapel depict things incorporated in the school's badge. In 1938 a fire, which broke out when the master on duty was at the cinema in Canterbury, caused substantial damage to the Main Building; the central spire collapsed and was not replaced during reconstruction.Prickett Building: Named after John Prickett, a former headmaster. The building was used for the Kent College Junior School. It is recorded in the "Kent College Centenary Book" that during the construction of the Prickett Building, difficulties arose because of the presence of an underground spring.Science Block: The Science Block was constructed in 1958 by the school, financed by parents, friends and Old Canterburians in addition to a contribution from the Industrial Fund."Glasshouse" classrooms: The "Glasshouse classrooms", at the north side of the Quad., were opened by James Chuter-Ede, Baron Chuter-Ede of Epsom (Home Secretary in Clement Attlee's Labour Government), and have been refurbished to accommodate the Sixth Form Centre.Centenary Building: The foundation stone of the Centenary Building was laid by John Prickett. The building contained the school Library until the Library was relocated in 2005 to the first floor of the Main Building; the Music Department occupies the Centenary Building today.Wesley House: Named to recall the ethos of Kent College, the boarding house for girls was opened by David and Olive Norfolk in 1978.Norfolk Building: Named after David Norfolk, a former headmaster, who opened the building (constructed on the site of the open-air swimming pool).Guilford House: Named for the Earl of Guilford; the Countess of Guilford opened the boys' boarding house on Speech Day in 1964.Moat House (no longer in Kent College's possession): Moat House was acquired as part of the Moat Estate (the acquisition of which came about through the donations of Old Canterburians in the face of a refusal