St John’s College, Oxford oxford

Good place, very big college. Nice to visit, but currently under construction

I have been involved with the current building works with Beards construction, and having only been there for one day so far, was blown away by the rich history intrenched even into the basic fabric of the building we are carrying out works in. I went home and researched the college further, as I was so enchanted with the little I saw that I couldn't resist. The 4 stained glass panels alone that I saw were the best I've ever seen, and when one is within those grounds you can't help but be slack jawed at the sheer brilliance of the architecture the stone work and the details within it. Perfectly presented, steeped in history, I am bessoted with the small bit I've seen. I wish there was a way to pay for a guided tour of the cathedral within the quadrants, and to be told of the tapestry of history in those grounds, and to be shown and told of the miniscule details of the college. I would pay so much, and I find it a great shame it is not open to the public let alone a lowly electrician.

Beautiful college full of history

Founded as a men's college in 1555, it has been coeducational since 1979. Its founder, Sir Thomas White, intended to provide a source of educated Roman Catholic clerics to support the Counter-Reformation under Queen Mary. It is amongst the most academic of all Oxford colleges.

This place make me feel at home .