The Grade 2 listed Minster Yard is visibly layered with centuries of historic construction; from the medieval period onward. The new extension to the building along with comprehensive internal alterations was conceived to bring the site back into daily use while retaining the important evidential value of the building’s fabric. The process of construction revealed further intriguing characteristics of the building which had been hidden away by numerous past alterations. As discoveries were made the scheme evolved to solve new challenges in order to deliver an enjoyable, modernized building for the Minster School.