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The beautiful and diverse buildings of St John's span the centuries from 1555 to the present. A survey of the key buildings of the College.
- The 20th Century
In a poll conducted by the Oxford Times in 2003, the Garden...
- The 15th to The 17th Centuries
The Canterbury Quadrangle, Archbishop Laud’s most generous...
- The 21st Century
Glimpses of the buildings from St Giles and Museum Road add...
- The 18th and 19th Centuries
The first owner of the house was Thomas Rowney, a lawyer and...
- Lodge Refurbishment
St John's College, St Giles, Oxford OX1 3JP Our website uses...
- The 20th Century
The buildings of St John's College include the chapel, the Hall, the old library, a more contemporary "new" library, a bar, and common rooms for fellows, graduates and undergraduates. There are also extensive gardens, lawns, a neighbouring sports ground, a College School and a boat house.
In a poll conducted by the Oxford Times in 2003, the Garden Quadrangle was voted the best building constructed in Oxford in the previous 75 years. You can see a virtual tour of some key College buildings here. The Dolphin Quadrangle, the Beehive, the Sir Thomas White Building and the Garden Quadrangle.
Take our 360-degree virtual tour of St John’s College and view the stunning architecture and facilities at one of Cambridge’s largest Colleges. As you tour through the historic Courts and buildings, look out for the red information markers for more detail about each location, and meet our student ambassadors.
Glimpses of the buildings from St Giles and Museum Road add to their streetscapes, tempting, tantalising and enlivening the spaces. The standard of design and craftsmanship sets the bar for 21st-century college architecture at the very highest level and is something of which all Oxford can be proud.’
Document title Map - College Plan. Document description. A plan of College identifying entrance routes and buildings. File SJC-Map-v9-lh.jpg (410.2 KB)
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St John's College, Oxford. St John's College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford. [2] Founded as a men's college in 1555, it has been coeducational since 1979. [3] Its founder, Sir Thomas White, intended to provide a source of educated Roman Catholic clerics to support the Counter-Reformation under Queen Mary.
