1511 St John's College Gatehouse

St John's College Gatehouse comprises three storeys. On each corner, and slightly taller than the rest of the tower, are stone-quoined angle turrets. Each of the upper floors has two windows facing the street and one facing the Court.

Like the somewhat earlier gatehouse of Jesus, and even more similarly to that of its sister foundation, Christ's, it has four-centred entrance arches with ogee canopies. On the street side, to the left and right of the ogee with its finial, there is a display of heraldic carving described by Pevsner as gorgeous. The animals are yales, which of course have goat heads, antelope bodies and elephant tails.

There is a figure of St John above the entrance. This was replaced in 1662. The ground floor is fan vaulted, and the heavy door has heavy linenfold panelling.

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