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St John's College is one of the recognised colleges of Durham University. The college was established in 1909 as a Church of England theological college and became a full constituent college of the university in 1919. The college consists of John's Hall for students studying on any university course and Cranmer Hall (with its own master or ...
St John’s College is like no other Durham college. Founded in 1909 and set in a series of beautiful listed buildings in the heart of Durham city, our community enjoys stunning views of Durham Cathedral and boasts gardens and lawns stretching down to the River Wear.
- 175 (plus 40 postgraduates)
- 1909
- Fully catered
At St John’s we preserve collegiate traditions. Johnians matriculate in our 12th-century chapel, in addition to the Cathedral; we wear gowns for weekly formal dinners, and still say grace in Latin.
- The Eden Family Townhouse
- Bowes House : A Queen and A Queen of Hearts
- St Mary The Less
Among the most prominent of the Bailey buildings is the house formerly belonging to the Eden Family (3 South Bailey). It was built in the early eighteenth century by Sir Robert Eden, and stands out from other Bailey buildings, both because it is set back from the street, and because the ground floor is elevated. Another distinguishing feature is th...
4 South Bailey has two important figures associated with it. This early eighteenth century building was home to members of the Bowes Family, one of whom, Mary Eleanor Bowes, was an ancestor of the Queen Mother, Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (Born in 1900, died 2002, and Queen Consort 1936-1952.) The house was also owned by the great-great grandmother of Ali...
The church of St Mary the Less, currently the chapel of St John's College, is originally a Norman building, largely reconstructed in the 19th century. It was originally founded in 1140, by one of the Bulmer Family, who were the Lords of nearby Brancepeth. The church then passed on to the Neville Family of Raby, and then to the Crown. It is thought ...
St John’s College was founded in 1909 as a theological college for the training of Anglican ordinands. In 1919 we became a full constituent college of the University and expanded and flourished over the following decades.
St John's is Durham's second smallest college only to St Chad's. Being an independent college, St John's is financially and constitutionally independent of the university and has a greater degree of administrative independence than the other, "maintained", colleges.
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