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{{Short description|constituent college of Durham University}}
{{Short description|Recognised college of Durham University}}
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{{Infobox residential college
{{Infobox residential college
|university = [[University of Durham]]
|university = [[Durham University]]
|name = St John's College
|name = St John's College
|latin_name = Collegium Sancti Ioannis
|photo = [[File:Haughton House, North Bailey, Durham.jpg|290px]]
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|caption = Haughton House, St John's College
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|shield_caption = [[Coat of arms|Arms]] of St John's College
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|motto = {{lang-la|Fides nostra victoria}}
|blazon = Quarterly argent and azure, in the first and fourth a cross formy quadrate gules, in the second·an eagle wings elevated and inverted Or, in the third a lion rampant crowned with an ancient crown of the last; all within a bordure quarterly of the second and gold.
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|motto = {{langx|la|Fides nostra victoria}}
|motto_English = Our faith is our victory
|motto_English = Our faith is our victory
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|namesake = [[St John the Evangelist]]
|namesake = [[St John the Evangelist]]
|established = 1909
|established = {{Start date and age|1909}}
|principal = [[David Wilkinson (theologian)|David Wilkinson]]
|principal = Jolyon Mitchell
|warden = [[Philip Plyming]]
|dean_label = [[Cranmer Hall, Durham|Warden]]
|dean = Nicholas Moore
|senior_tutor = Rebecca Bouveng
|senior_tutor = Rebecca Bouveng
|mascot = Olav III (an alligator)
|mascot = Olav III (an alligator)
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|Part_of = [[Durham Castle and Cathedral]]
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'''St John's College''' is one of the [[Colleges of Durham University#Types of College|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, Durham|Cranmer Hall]] (with its own master or warden), an [[Anglican]] [[theological college]] in the [[open evangelical]] tradition. All part time and distance learning postgraduate students reading for theology are automatically assigned to St John's.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.durham.ac.uk/colleges-and-student-experience/colleges/your-college---postgraduate/the-allocation-process---postgraduate/#d.en.467548|title=The Allocation Process - Postgraduates|date=2024|website=Durham University|access-date=21 March 2024}}</ref> Started as a [[men's college]], it was the first Church of England theological college to train men and women together, where it subsequently became [[Mixed-sex education|mixed]].
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'''St John's College''' is a [[University of Durham#Colleges|college]] of the [[University of Durham]], United Kingdom. It is one of only two "recognised colleges" of the university, the other being [[St Chad's College|St Chad's]]. This means that it is financially and constitutionally independent of the university and has a greater degree of administrative independence than the other, "maintained", colleges. However, to maintain its status as a recognised college, the university council must approve the appointment of its principal and be notified of changes to its constitution.<ref>http://www.dur.ac.uk/resources/university.calendar/volumei/statute.colleges_and_societies.pdf</ref>


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St John's is Durham's second smallest college only to [[St Chad's College|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. However, to maintain its status as a recognised college, the university council must approve the appointment of its principal and be notified of changes to its constitution.<ref>http://www.dur.ac.uk/resources/university.calendar/volumei/statute.colleges_and_societies.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>
St John's is Durham's second smallest college and comprises John's Hall for undergraduate and postgraduate students studying any university course and [[Cranmer Hall, Durham|Cranmer Hall]] (named after [[Thomas Cranmer]] and with its own master or Warden), an [[Anglican]] [[theological college]] in the [[open evangelical]] tradition.


The college has a reputation for being religious due to it being the only college in Durham authorised to train people to priesthood. The college is also strictly traditional and Johnians held their own [[matriculation|matriculation ceremony]] in their 12th-century chapel, in addition to the university wide matriculation at the [[Durham Cathedral|Cathedral]]; members of St John's are also required to wear [[Academic dress of Durham University|gowns]] for weekly [[Formal (university)|formal dinners]], and still say [[Grace (prayer)|grace]] in [[Latin language|Latin]]. St John's is the only college in Durham to not charge its students with laundry cleaning and made the attendance of formals free of charge.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.durham.ac.uk/colleges-and-student-experience/colleges/st-johns/college-life/formals/|title=St John's College - Formals|date=2024|website=Durham University|access-date=22 March 2024}}</ref> The college chapel (Church of St Mary the Less) is also the final resting place of Dame Elizabeth Bowes. She had ten children and [[Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother]] was descended from her third son, [[George Bowes (MP for County Durham)|George Bowes]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.durham.ac.uk/colleges-and-student-experience/colleges/st-johns/about/history/|title=St John's College - History|date=2024|website=Durham University|access-date=22 March 2024}}</ref>
The college's chapel choir has flourished in recent years due to the college's commitment to supporting choral scholarships.


== History ==
== History ==
Founded as a [[Church of England]] theological college in 1909, it became a full constituent college of the university in 1919. In 1958 it was divided into Cranmer Hall theological college and the non-theological John's Hall. The halls have always held to a broadly evangelical tradition.
Founded as a [[Church of England]] theological college in 1909, the members of the initial College Council were:


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In 1973 St John's became the first Durham undergraduate male college to admit female students, though Cranmer Hall had been admitting women ordinands since 1966.<ref>{{Cite news|title= The Rev Canon John Cockerton – obituary|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/12110739/The-Rev-Canon-John-Cockerton-obituary.html|access-date=25 May 2016|date=2016-01-20}}</ref>
* Very Rev. [[Henry Wace (priest)|Henry Wace]], Dean of Canterbury
* [[Robert Armitage (politician)|Robert Armitage]], MP for Leeds Central
* [[William Cruddas]]
* [[William Joynson-Hicks, 1st Viscount Brentford|William Joynson-Hicks]], Viscount Brentford
* Godfrey Allan Solly
* [[Percy John Heawood]], Vice-chancellor of Durham University & Professor of Mathematics
* John Price Hargreaves
* Rev. Professor [[Dawson Dawson-Walker]], First Principal & [[Van Mildert Professor of Divinity]]
* Rev. John Alfred Lightfoot
* Rev. Dr [[Albert Greenup|Albert William Greenup]], Principal of [[London College of Divinity]]
* Rev. [[Guy Warman|Frederick Sumpter Guy Warman]], Principal of [[St Aidan's College, Birkenhead]]
* Rev. [[Cyril Bardsley|Cyril Charles Bowman Bardsley]], [[Bishop of Leicester]]
* Rev. [[Charles Lisle Carr]], [[Bishop of Coventry]]
* Rev. [[Theodore Woods|Frank Theodore Woods]], [[ Bishop of Peterborough]]
* Rev. [[James Inskip|James Theodore Inskip]], [[Bishop of Barking]]
* Rev. John Hall How
* Rev. [[John Edwin Watts Ditchfield]], [[Bishop of Chelmsford]]
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The college became a full constituent college of the university in 1919. In 1958 it was divided into Cranmer Hall theological college and the non-theological John's Hall. The halls have always held to a broadly evangelical tradition.


St John's was the first Church of England theological college to have both a lay person and a woman as principal ([[Ruth Etchells]]).<ref>{{cite web|last=Tallentire|first=Mark|title=Tributes to college principal Dr Ruth Etchells|url=http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/9873217.Tributes_to_college_principal_Dr_Ruth_Etchells/|access-date=3 January 2013}}</ref>
In 1973 St John's became the first Durham undergraduate male college to admit female students, though Cranmer Hall had been admitting women for theological education since 1966.<ref>{{Cite news|title= The Rev Canon John Cockerton – obituary|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/12110739/The-Rev-Canon-John-Cockerton-obituary.html|access-date=25 May 2016|date=2016-01-20}}</ref> St John's was the first Church of England theological college to have both a lay person and a woman as principal ([[Ruth Etchells]]).<ref>{{cite web|last=Tallentire|first=Mark|title=Tributes to college principal Dr Ruth Etchells|date=15 August 2012 |url=http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/9873217.Tributes_to_college_principal_Dr_Ruth_Etchells/|access-date=3 January 2013}}</ref>


The college has an [[advowson]] (a right to appoint clergy to a parish) over four [[benefice]]s: Chester-le-Street and [[Stranton]] in the [[Diocese of Durham]] and jointly with other avowees the benefices of Doddington with Benwick and Wimblington, and St Mark with St Paul, Darlington. Previously, the patron had complete power to appoint the new priest, however that power is now exercised jointly with the local bishop and parish.
The college has an [[advowson]] (a right to appoint clergy to a parish) over four [[benefice]]s: Chester-le-Street and [[Stranton]] in the [[Diocese of Durham]] and jointly with other avowees the benefices of Doddington with Benwick and Wimblington, and St Mark with St Paul, Darlington. Previously, the patron had complete power to appoint the new priest, however that power is now exercised jointly with the local bishop and parish.


== Buildings ==
== Buildings ==
[[File:Doorway to St John's College, Durham.jpg|thumb|Entrance to Haughton House]]
[[File:Doorway to St John's College, Durham.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Entrance to Haughton House]]
[[File:St John's College Durham.jpg|thumb|Cranmer Hall, South Bailey, Durham]]
[[File:St John's College Durham.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Cranmer Hall, South Bailey, Durham]]
The college is formed from a number of Georgian houses on [[the Bailey]] between [[Durham Cathedral]] and the [[River Wear]]. The main house is Haughton House, named after [[Haughton Castle]], the seat of the family of William Donaldson Cruddas who were early benefactors of the college and other Christian churches and charities in the north east of England.<ref>{{cite web|title= Guardian from London, on February 20, 1895 · Page 7|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/34379768/|access-date=26 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=St John's College Record|url=https://www.dur.ac.uk/resources/johns/media/CR10web.pdf|work=2010 Edition, page 9|access-date=26 May 2014}}{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The houses which make up Cranmer Hall were once owned by the [[Bowes-Lyon]] family (the late [[Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother|Queen Elizabeth]]'s family).
The college is formed from a number of Georgian houses on [[the Bailey]] between [[Durham Cathedral]] and the [[River Wear]]. The main house is Haughton House, named after [[Haughton Castle]] in Northumberland, the seat of the family of William Donaldson Cruddas who were early benefactors of the college and other Christian churches and charities in the north east of England.<ref>{{cite web|title= Guardian from London, on February 20, 1895 · Page 7|work=The Guardian|date=20 February 1895 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/34379768/|access-date=26 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=St John's College Record|url=https://www.dur.ac.uk/resources/johns/media/CR10web.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527212928/https://www.dur.ac.uk/resources/johns/media/CR10web.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 May 2014|work=2010 Edition, page 9|access-date=26 May 2014}}</ref> The houses which make up Cranmer Hall were once owned by the [[Bowes-Lyon]] family (the late [[Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother]]'s family).
The majority of the college buildings are [[listed building|grade II listed]], with parts of 3 and 4 South Bailey grade II* listed.<ref>{{cite web|title=English Heritage list|url=http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/results.aspx?Where=South%20Bailey|access-date=26 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140621010653/http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/results.aspx?Where=South%20Bailey|archive-date=21 June 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Before coming into the possession of St John's, Linton House, no 1 South Bailey, was the main property of St. Chad's College. It is said{{who|date=September 2014}} to have much earlier origins, with the frontage seen today added to an existing timber framed building after the Restoration of the Monarchy.{{citation needed|date=December 2012}}
The majority of the college buildings are [[listed building|grade II listed]], with parts of 3 and 4 South Bailey grade II* listed.<ref>{{cite web|title=English Heritage list|url=http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/results.aspx?Where=South%20Bailey|access-date=26 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140621010653/http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/results.aspx?Where=South%20Bailey|archive-date=21 June 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Before coming into the possession of St John's, Linton House, no 1 South Bailey, was the main property of St. Chad's College. It is said to have much earlier origins, with the frontage seen today added to an existing timber-framed building after the [[Stuart Restoration|Restoration of the Monarchy]] in 1660.


No 2 South Bailey has distinctive circular "blind" windows which were revealed during a re-rendering in the 1980s. This enabled Martin Roberts, then Durham City's conservation officer, to date the building precisely to the late 17th century.
No 2 South Bailey has distinctive circular "blind" windows which were revealed during a re-rendering in the 1980s. This enabled Martin Roberts, then Durham City's conservation officer, to date the building precisely to the late 17th century.
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The illogically interconnected nature of many of the college buildings regularly results in visitors becoming lost. The similarly unusual nature of college stairways, one of which disappears into a solid wall, adds an element of [[:File:Escher's Relativity.jpg|Escher]] to the architecture.
The illogically interconnected nature of many of the college buildings regularly results in visitors becoming lost. The similarly unusual nature of college stairways, one of which disappears into a solid wall, adds an element of [[:File:Escher's Relativity.jpg|Escher]] to the architecture.


The college chapel, dedicated to St Mary and known as St Mary the Less, is of [[Normans|Norman]] origin and was rebuilt in the 1840s and re-ordered at the turn of the 21st century. It became the college chapel in 1919,<ref>{{cite web|last=Mackay and Taylor|title=The Parish of St Mary-the-less|url=http://www.dur.ac.uk/parish.stmary/index.htm|publisher=Durham University|access-date=3 January 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026094448/http://www.dur.ac.uk/parish.stmary/index.htm|archive-date=26 October 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> before which it had been the [[parish church]] of the South Bailey. It is still a [[chapel of ease]] in the [[Parish (Church of England)|Parish]] of [[Oswald of Northumbria|St Oswald]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Parish Finder|url=http://www.achurchnearyou.com/parishfinder.php?dh1+3rj|work=A Church Near You|publisher=Church of England|access-date=18 January 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019102232/http://www.achurchnearyou.com/parishfinder.php?dh1+3rj|archive-date=19 October 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The chapel is also used by the local Greek Orthodox congregation.
The college chapel, dedicated to St Mary and known as St Mary the Less, is of [[Normans|Norman]] origin and was rebuilt in the 1840s and re-ordered at the turn of the 21st century. It became the college chapel in 1919,<ref>{{cite web|last=Mackay and Taylor|title=The Parish of St Mary-the-less|url=http://www.dur.ac.uk/parish.stmary/index.htm|publisher=Durham University|access-date=3 January 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026094448/http://www.dur.ac.uk/parish.stmary/index.htm|archive-date=26 October 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> before which it had been the [[parish church]] of the South Bailey. It is still a [[chapel of ease]] in the [[Parish (Church of England)|Parish]] of [[Oswald of Northumbria|St Oswald]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Parish Finder|url=http://www.achurchnearyou.com/parishfinder.php?dh1+3rj|work=A Church Near You|publisher=Church of England|access-date=18 January 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019102232/http://www.achurchnearyou.com/parishfinder.php?dh1+3rj|archive-date=19 October 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The chapel is also used by the local Greek Orthodox congregation.


== Student life ==
== Student life ==
Owing to its small population, Johnians tend to know one another regardless of year, course or accommodation (all first years and the majority of finalists live in college, with the second years required to find their own accommodation). Elected Freshers Reps are generally well known throughout college thereby giving new Johnians more opportunities for one-on-one interaction, providing a more solid foundation in their first few weeks than in the larger colleges.
Owing to its small population, Johnians tend to know one another regardless of year, course or accommodation (all of the first years and the majority of finalists live in college; the second years are required to find their own accommodation). Elected Freshers Reps are generally well known throughout college thereby giving new Johnians more opportunities for one-on-one interaction, providing a more solid foundation in their first few weeks than in the larger colleges.


St John's participates in a number of sports such as cross country running, mixed lacrosse, rowing, men's football, badminton, hockey and rugby among others. [[St John's College Boat Club (Durham)|St John's College Boat Club]] was founded in 1910 and operates out of two boathouses on the [[River Wear]]. The college's theatre company, Bailey Theatre Company, is ratified by [[Durham Student Theatre]] and is open to any member of the university. Their 2019 performance of [[Alan Ayckbourn]]'s "Family Circles", produced in collaboration with [[St Chad's College, Durham|St. Chad's]], featured a cast and production team formed entirely from first-year students. Other performances include [[Sarah Kane]]'s ''[[4.48 Psychosis]]'' in the Epiphany term of 2009 and [[Arthur Miller]]'s ''[[The Crucible]]'' in the Michaelmas term of 2008. The company also puts on an annual Shakespeare performance after university examinations in the summer. This traditionally involves an outdoor performance on Library Lawn, though the college's newly refurbished amphitheatre was used in 2019. In 2008, the society's performance of [[Christopher Marlowe]]'s ''[[Doctor Faustus (play)|Doctor Faustus]]'' won the Durham Student Theatre Award for Best Play.{{citation needed|date=December 2012}}
St John's participates in a number of sports such as cross country running, mixed lacrosse, rowing, men's football, badminton, hockey and rugby among others. [[St John's College Boat Club (Durham)|St John's College Boat Club]] was founded in 1910 and operates out of two boathouses on the [[River Wear]]. The college's theatre company, Bailey Theatre Company, is ratified by [[Durham Student Theatre]] and is open to any member of the university. Their 2019 performance of [[Alan Ayckbourn]]'s "Family Circles", produced in collaboration with [[St Chad's College, Durham|St. Chad's]], featured a cast and production team formed entirely from first-year students.


Other performances include [[Sarah Kane]]'s ''[[4.48 Psychosis]]'' in the Epiphany term of 2009 and [[Arthur Miller]]'s ''[[The Crucible]]'' in the Michaelmas term of 2008. The company also puts on an annual Shakespeare performance after university examinations in the summer. This traditionally involves an outdoor performance on Library Lawn, though the college's newly refurbished amphitheatre was used in 2019. In 2008, the society's performance of [[Christopher Marlowe]]'s ''[[Doctor Faustus (play)|Doctor Faustus]]'' won the Durham Student Theatre Award for Best Play.{{citation needed|date=December 2012}}
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John's Music Society<!-- IT IS NOT "St" SEE JOHN'S MUSIC SOCIETY LINK IN EXT LINKS -->, founded in 2012, is the governing body for music within college. It regularly puts on large-scale concerts and helps students set up new musical ensembles as well as organising socials and concert trips for its members. The society is also responsible for organising popular open mic nights and the annual JMS BBQ.


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John's Music Society<!-- IT IS NOT "St" SEE JOHN'S MUSIC SOCIETY LINK IN EXT LINKS -->, founded in 2012, is the governing body for music within college. It regularly puts on large-scale concerts and helps students set up new musical ensembles as well as organising socials and concert trips for its members. The society is also responsible for organising popular open mic nights and the annual JMS barbecue.
== Senior college figures ==


=== List of principals ===
== List of principals ==
{{see also|Category:Principals of St John's College, Durham}}
{{see also|Category:Principals of St John's College, Durham}}


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* 1978–1988 [[Ruth Etchells]]
* 1978–1988 [[Ruth Etchells]]
* 1988–1992 [[Anthony Thiselton]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|title=University News|date=1 October 1992|work=The Times}}</ref>
* 1988–1992 [[Anthony Thiselton]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|title=University News|date=1 October 1992|work=The Times}}</ref>
* 1992–1999 [[David V. Day]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://spckpublishing.co.uk/blog/spck-author/david-day/|title=SPCK " David Day|website=spckpublishing.co.uk|access-date=8 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309114432/http://spckpublishing.co.uk/blog/spck-author/david-day/|archive-date=9 March 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name=":0" />
* 1992–1999 [[David V. Day]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://spckpublishing.co.uk/blog/spck-author/david-day/|title=SPCK " David Day|website=spckpublishing.co.uk|access-date=8 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309114432/http://spckpublishing.co.uk/blog/spck-author/david-day/|archive-date=9 March 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name=":0" />
* 1999–2006 [[Stephen Sykes]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11149292/The-Right-Reverend-Stephen-Sykes-obituary.html|title=The Right Reverend Stephen Sykes – obituary|website=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=8 March 2016|date=2014-10-08}}</ref>
* 1999–2006 [[Stephen Sykes]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11149292/The-Right-Reverend-Stephen-Sykes-obituary.html|title=The Right Reverend Stephen Sykes – obituary|website=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=8 March 2016|date=2014-10-08}}</ref>
* 2006–present [[David Wilkinson (theologian)|David Wilkinson]]<ref>{{Cite news|title=Church News|date=18 February 2006|work=The Times}}</ref>
* 2006–2023 [[David Wilkinson (theologian)|David Wilkinson]]<ref>{{Cite news|title=Church News|date=18 February 2006|work=The Times}}</ref>
* 2023–present Jolyon Mitchell<ref>{{cite web |title=Professor Jolyon Mitchell appointed new Principal of St John's College |url=https://www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/latest-news/2023/05/professor-jolyon-mitchell-appointed-new-principal-of-st-johns-college/ |website=Durham University |access-date=30 May 2023 |language=en-gb |date=23 May 2023}}</ref>

=== List of wardens ===
* 1968–1970: [[John Cockerton|John C.P. Cockerton]]<ref>{{Crockford| fornames = John Clifford Penn | surname =Cockerton | id =36458 | accessed = 18 June 2016}}</ref> (formerly Chaplain to Cranmer Hall)<ref>{{Cite news|title=Ecclesiastical News: Church Appointments|date=8 April 1960|work=The Times}}</ref>
* 1971–1979: [[Timothy Yeats|Tim Yeats]]
* 1979–1983: [[Christopher Byworth]]
* 1983–1992: [[Ian Cundy]]<ref>{{cite news|last1=Townley|first1=Peter|title=The Right Rev Ian Cundy|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/may/28/obituary-right-rev-ian-cundy|access-date=17 November 2014|work=The Guardian|date=28 May 2009}}</ref>
* 1993–1996: [[John Pritchard (bishop)|John Pritchard]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Church of England Bishops: John Pritchard|url=http://www.layanglicana.org/blog/2012/10/16/church-of-england-bishops-john-pritchard/|publisher=Lay Anglicana|access-date=17 November 2014}}</ref>
* 1996–2004: [[Steven Croft (bishop)|Steven Croft]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Cranmer Consolidation|url=https://www.dur.ac.uk/news/newsitem/?itemno=3647&rehref=%2Fnews%2Farchive%2F&resubj=%20Headlines|website=News|publisher=Durham University|access-date=5 November 2014|date=28 May 2004}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Church News|date=13 September 1996|work=The Times}}</ref>
* 2005–2011: [[Anne Dyer]]<ref>{{cite web|title=New Warden of Cranmer Hall takes up her post|url=https://www.dur.ac.uk/news/newsitem/?itemno=3796|website=News|publisher=Durham University|access-date=5 November 2014|date=20 January 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=New leaders at town churches|url=http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/haddington/articles/2011/05/05/413025-new-leaders-at-town-churches-/|access-date=5 November 2014|work=East Lothian Courier|date=5 May 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141105142106/http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/haddington/articles/2011/05/05/413025-new-leaders-at-town-churches-/|archive-date=5 November 2014}}</ref>
* 2011–2016: [[Mark Tanner]]<ref>{{cite news|title=College post for Rev Mark|url=http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/local/northdurham/9314941.print/|access-date=5 November 2014|work=Northern Echo|date=19 October 2011}}</ref>
* 2017–present: [[Philip Plyming]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Revd Dr Philip Plyming appointed Warden of Cranmer Hall|url=https://www.dur.ac.uk/st-johns.college/news/?itemno=30015|website=St John's College|publisher=Durham University|access-date=9 January 2017|date=21 December 2016}}</ref>


== Notable alumni ==
== Notable alumni ==
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* [[Mark Bryant (bishop)|Mark Bryant]], [[Bishop of Jarrow]]
* [[Mark Bryant (bishop)|Mark Bryant]], [[Bishop of Jarrow]]
* [[Douglas Davies]], theologian<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dur.ac.uk/theology.religion/staff/?id=663|title=Professor DJ Davies – Durham University}}</ref>
* [[Douglas Davies]], theologian<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dur.ac.uk/theology.religion/staff/?id=663|title=Professor DJ Davies – Durham University}}</ref>
* [[Gavin Hewitt]] – special correspondent for [[BBC News]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.durhamtimes.co.uk/news/4147053.Centenary_for_college_where_ideas_were_born/|title=Centenary for college where ideas were born|work=Durham Advertiser|access-date=10 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218222924/http://www.durhamtimes.co.uk/news/4147053.Centenary_for_college_where_ideas_were_born/|archive-date=18 February 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* [[Gavin Hewitt]] - special correspondent for [[BBC News]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.durhamtimes.co.uk/news/4147053.Centenary_for_college_where_ideas_were_born/|title=Centenary for college where ideas were born|work=Durham Advertiser|access-date=10 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218222924/http://www.durhamtimes.co.uk/news/4147053.Centenary_for_college_where_ideas_were_born/|archive-date=18 February 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* [[Ben Howlett (politician)|Ben Howlett]] - Conservative MP for [[Bath (UK Parliament constituency)]] 2015 - 2017
* [[Andrew Macrae (judge)]] - Vice President of the [[Court of Appeal (Hong Kong)|Court of Appeal of Hong Kong]]
* [[Alice Oseman]] - author (''[[Heartstopper (graphic novel)|Heartstopper]]'', ''Solitaire'')
* [[Jack Plumley]], [[Sir Herbert Thompson Professor of Egyptology]], Cambridge; trained for ordination at St John's college before the theological college was split off into Cranmer Hall
* [[Jack Plumley]], [[Sir Herbert Thompson Professor of Egyptology]], Cambridge; trained for ordination at St John's college before the theological college was split off into Cranmer Hall
* [[Nick Ramsay]] [[Member of the National Assembly for Wales|AM]], Conservative [[National Assembly for Wales|Assembly Member]] for Monmouth and Shadow Finance Minister
* [[Nick Ramsay]] [[Member of the Senedd|MS]], Conservative former [[Senedd|Senedd Member]] for [[Monmouth (Senedd constituency)|Monmouth]] and Shadow Finance Minister
* [[Rachel Schofield]] – journalist and [[BBC News]] presenter
* [[Rachel Schofield]] – journalist and [[BBC News]] presenter


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=== Both ===
=== Both ===
* [[Michael Beasley (bishop)|Michael Beasley]], Bishop of Hertford
* [[Michael Beasley (bishop)|Michael Beasley]], Bishop of Bath and Wells
* [[Chris Edmondson]], former Bishop of Bolton
* [[Chris Edmondson]], former Bishop of Bolton
* [[Robert Paterson (bishop)|Robert Paterson]], former [[Bishop of Sodor and Man]]
* [[Robert Paterson (bishop)|Robert Paterson]], former [[Bishop of Sodor and Man]]
* [[Geoff Pearson]], [[Anglican Bishop of Lancaster|Bishop of Lancaster]]
* [[Geoff Pearson]], [[Anglican Bishop of Lancaster|Bishop of Lancaster]]
* [[John Saxbee]], former [[Bishop of Lincoln]]
* [[John Saxbee]], former [[Bishop of Lincoln]]
* [[Richard Turnbull]], Principal of [[Wycliffe Hall, Oxford]]
* [[Richard Turnbull (theologian)|Richard Turnbull]], Principal of [[Wycliffe Hall, Oxford]]
* [[Justin Welby]], [[Archbishop of Canterbury]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/9662546/Bishop-of-Durham-to-be-Archbishop-of-Canterbury.html|title=Justin Welby to be new Archbishop of Canterbury – Telegraph|date=7 November 2012|work=The Daily Telegraph|last1=Bingham|first1=John}}</ref>
* [[Justin Welby]], [[Archbishop of Canterbury]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/9662546/Bishop-of-Durham-to-be-Archbishop-of-Canterbury.html|archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20121108044534/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/9662546/Bishop-of-Durham-to-be-Archbishop-of-Canterbury.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 November 2012|title=Justin Welby to be new Archbishop of Canterbury – Telegraph|date=7 November 2012|work=The Daily Telegraph|last1=Bingham|first1=John|access-date=3 April 2018}}</ref>


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==

Latest revision as of 20:09, 26 October 2024

St John's College
Durham University
Haughton House, St John's College
Arms of St John's College
Arms: Quarterly argent and azure, in the first and fourth a cross formy quadrate gules, in the second·an eagle wings elevated and inverted Or, in the third a lion rampant crowned with an ancient crown of the last; all within a bordure quarterly of the second and gold.
                        
Coordinates54°46′19″N 1°34′33″W / 54.7718825°N 1.5757305°W / 54.7718825; -1.5757305
Latin nameCollegium Sancti Ioannis
MottoLatin: Fides nostra victoria
Motto in EnglishOur faith is our victory
Established1909; 115 years ago (1909)
NamesakeSt John the Evangelist
PrincipalJolyon Mitchell
WardenNicholas Moore
Undergraduates392
Postgraduates160
Senior tutorRebecca Bouveng
MascotOlav III (an alligator)
Website
Map
St John's College, Durham is located in Durham, England
St John's College, Durham
Location in Durham, England
Part ofDurham Castle and Cathedral
CriteriaCultural: ii, iv, vi
Reference370
Inscription1986 (10th Session)

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 warden), an Anglican theological college in the open evangelical tradition. All part time and distance learning postgraduate students reading for theology are automatically assigned to St John's.[1] Started as a men's college, it was the first Church of England theological college to train men and women together, where it subsequently became mixed.

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. However, to maintain its status as a recognised college, the university council must approve the appointment of its principal and be notified of changes to its constitution.[2]

The college has a reputation for being religious due to it being the only college in Durham authorised to train people to priesthood. The college is also strictly traditional and Johnians held their own matriculation ceremony in their 12th-century chapel, in addition to the university wide matriculation at the Cathedral; members of St John's are also required to wear gowns for weekly formal dinners, and still say grace in Latin. St John's is the only college in Durham to not charge its students with laundry cleaning and made the attendance of formals free of charge.[3] The college chapel (Church of St Mary the Less) is also the final resting place of Dame Elizabeth Bowes. She had ten children and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother was descended from her third son, George Bowes.[4]

History

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Founded as a Church of England theological college in 1909, the members of the initial College Council were:

The college became a full constituent college of the university in 1919. In 1958 it was divided into Cranmer Hall theological college and the non-theological John's Hall. The halls have always held to a broadly evangelical tradition.

In 1973 St John's became the first Durham undergraduate male college to admit female students, though Cranmer Hall had been admitting women for theological education since 1966.[5] St John's was the first Church of England theological college to have both a lay person and a woman as principal (Ruth Etchells).[6]

The college has an advowson (a right to appoint clergy to a parish) over four benefices: Chester-le-Street and Stranton in the Diocese of Durham and jointly with other avowees the benefices of Doddington with Benwick and Wimblington, and St Mark with St Paul, Darlington. Previously, the patron had complete power to appoint the new priest, however that power is now exercised jointly with the local bishop and parish.

Buildings

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Entrance to Haughton House
Cranmer Hall, South Bailey, Durham

The college is formed from a number of Georgian houses on the Bailey between Durham Cathedral and the River Wear. The main house is Haughton House, named after Haughton Castle in Northumberland, the seat of the family of William Donaldson Cruddas who were early benefactors of the college and other Christian churches and charities in the north east of England.[7][8] The houses which make up Cranmer Hall were once owned by the Bowes-Lyon family (the late Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother's family). The majority of the college buildings are grade II listed, with parts of 3 and 4 South Bailey grade II* listed.[9] Before coming into the possession of St John's, Linton House, no 1 South Bailey, was the main property of St. Chad's College. It is said to have much earlier origins, with the frontage seen today added to an existing timber-framed building after the Restoration of the Monarchy in 1660.

No 2 South Bailey has distinctive circular "blind" windows which were revealed during a re-rendering in the 1980s. This enabled Martin Roberts, then Durham City's conservation officer, to date the building precisely to the late 17th century.

The illogically interconnected nature of many of the college buildings regularly results in visitors becoming lost. The similarly unusual nature of college stairways, one of which disappears into a solid wall, adds an element of Escher to the architecture.

The college chapel, dedicated to St Mary and known as St Mary the Less, is of Norman origin and was rebuilt in the 1840s and re-ordered at the turn of the 21st century. It became the college chapel in 1919,[10] before which it had been the parish church of the South Bailey. It is still a chapel of ease in the Parish of St Oswald.[11] The chapel is also used by the local Greek Orthodox congregation.

Student life

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Owing to its small population, Johnians tend to know one another regardless of year, course or accommodation (all of the first years and the majority of finalists live in college; the second years are required to find their own accommodation). Elected Freshers Reps are generally well known throughout college thereby giving new Johnians more opportunities for one-on-one interaction, providing a more solid foundation in their first few weeks than in the larger colleges.

St John's participates in a number of sports such as cross country running, mixed lacrosse, rowing, men's football, badminton, hockey and rugby among others. St John's College Boat Club was founded in 1910 and operates out of two boathouses on the River Wear. The college's theatre company, Bailey Theatre Company, is ratified by Durham Student Theatre and is open to any member of the university. Their 2019 performance of Alan Ayckbourn's "Family Circles", produced in collaboration with St. Chad's, featured a cast and production team formed entirely from first-year students.

Other performances include Sarah Kane's 4.48 Psychosis in the Epiphany term of 2009 and Arthur Miller's The Crucible in the Michaelmas term of 2008. The company also puts on an annual Shakespeare performance after university examinations in the summer. This traditionally involves an outdoor performance on Library Lawn, though the college's newly refurbished amphitheatre was used in 2019. In 2008, the society's performance of Christopher Marlowe's Doctor Faustus won the Durham Student Theatre Award for Best Play.[citation needed]

John's Music Society, founded in 2012, is the governing body for music within college. It regularly puts on large-scale concerts and helps students set up new musical ensembles as well as organising socials and concert trips for its members. The society is also responsible for organising popular open mic nights and the annual JMS barbecue.

List of principals

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See also: Category:Principals of St John's College, Durham

Notable alumni

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See also: Category:Alumni of St John's College, Durham

John's Hall

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Cranmer Hall

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Main article: Cranmer Hall, Durham § Notable alumni

Both

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  • Haughton House
    Haughton House
  • St. Mary the Less college chapel
    St. Mary the Less college chapel
  • St. John's viewed from the South Bailey
    St. John's viewed from the South Bailey
  • St. John's College Boat Club racing
    St. John's College Boat Club racing

References

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  1. ^ "The Allocation Process - Postgraduates". Durham University. 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ http://www.dur.ac.uk/resources/university.calendar/volumei/statute.colleges_and_societies.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  3. ^ "St John's College - Formals". Durham University. 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  4. ^ "St John's College - History". Durham University. 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  5. ^ "The Rev Canon John Cockerton – obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  6. ^ Tallentire, Mark (15 August 2012). "Tributes to college principal Dr Ruth Etchells". Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  7. ^ "Guardian from London, on February 20, 1895 · Page 7". The Guardian. 20 February 1895. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  8. ^ "St John's College Record" (PDF). 2010 Edition, page 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  9. ^ "English Heritage list". Archived from the original on 21 June 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  10. ^ Mackay and Taylor. "The Parish of St Mary-the-less". Durham University. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  11. ^ "Parish Finder". A Church Near You. Church of England. Archived from the original on 19 October 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  12. ^ "Church News". The Times. 9 October 1969.
  13. ^ a b "University News". The Times. 1 October 1992.
  14. ^ "SPCK " David Day". spckpublishing.co.uk. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  15. ^ "The Right Reverend Stephen Sykes – obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  16. ^ "Church News". The Times. 18 February 2006.
  17. ^ "Professor Jolyon Mitchell appointed new Principal of St John's College". Durham University. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  18. ^ "Professor DJ Davies – Durham University".
  19. ^ "Centenary for college where ideas were born". Durham Advertiser. Archived from the original on 18 February 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  20. ^ Bingham, John (7 November 2012). "Justin Welby to be new Archbishop of Canterbury – Telegraph". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2018.

Further reading

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  • Craig, Amabel. (2009) Fides Nostra Victoria: A Portrait of St John's College, Durham, Third Millennium Publishing
  • Yates, T.E. (2001) A College Remembered (second edition). Spennymoor, County Durham: MacDonald Press Ltd.
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