St John's College, North buildings
George Gilbert Scott junior built the right-hand section of the above New Building (including the gate tower) in 1880 (indicated by the date MCMCCCLXXX over the gate). It forms the St Giles front of the New Quadrangle. There is a statue of St John the Baptist above the gateway (left).
The left-hand section of the above photograph was completed in 1900 by E.P. Warren, and forms the St Giles front of the North Quadrangle
Four old houses were demolished to make way for this development. Nos 5 and 6 were demolished in 1880 ready for Phase 1 to the south. Nos. 7 and 8 were acquired from Oriel College in 1881 but not demolished until 1899, when the St John's building was completed.
| Buildings formerly on this site | |||||
| Date | No. 5 | No. 6 | No. 7 | No. 8 | |
| 1841 | George Cox | Jonathan
Cox Manciple of St John's |
Robert Drewitt Confectioner |
Thomas Tustin (Butcher) | |
| 1846 | Thomas Whitlock | John Archer | Samuel Calcutt Tustin (Butcher) | ||
| 1851–2 | James Colcutt College Brewer |
Richard Castell Pastry cook |
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| 1861–7 | James Merritt Cook |
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| 1869 | Thomas Lucas | William Simmonds & Son (Coal merchants) |
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| 1875–6 | S.T. Hughes Clerk, St John's |
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| 1880–4 | Demolished to make way for first section of St John's new building |
John Payne Boot & shoemaker |
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| 1887 | W.A. Harris Bootmaker |
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| 1889–99 | Mrs H. Smith Milliner |
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| 1900 | Demolished
for second section |
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