Trinity was founded in 1555, in the buildings of the former Durham College, which was abandoned during the Dissolution. Set back off Broad Street, behind gardens, the chapel houses the «adorable cherub» and woodcarvings by Grinling Gibbons. The 17 ..

Founded in 1264, its buildings are the oldest and most surprising in Oxford. The oldest quad, Mob Quad , is 14 C, a perfect square opening onto the library (1371-1378), the first in the kingdom to display books on shelves. The adjoining chapel (..

Founded by William of Wykeham in 1379, three years before he founded Winchester College , it still has some of its original buildings. The Main Quad is the epitome of English Perpendicular style. The hall is the oldest in Oxford. The large 15 C c..

Founded around 1220, it is the last medieval hall. Although the oldest remaining parts only date back to the mid 17 C, St Edmund Hall has retained its small dimensions, and its very English charm. St Peter's Church, to the east, is today the college ..

These gardens created in 1621 are the oldest in England. They have good views of the spires and towers of the colleges, and also of the Cherwell, where punts abound in the summer months. The gates date from c. 1630 and were designed by Nicholas Stone..

St Mary the Virgin Church is built in Perpendicular Gothic (late 15 C) and has a 13 C Decorated Gothic tower. From the tower, admire the view of the city's dreaming spires, domes, quads, and the surrounding hills. It has a charming and unusual Baroqu..

It was founded in 1714 from the medieval foundations of Gloucester College. The original foundations are still present under the five monastic houses to the south of the main quad. The other Classical buildings are 18 C, except for the chapel with it..

Founded in 1249, it has retained its curved Jacobean façade. The vaulted and decorated gate-house to the west leads to a vast mid 17 C quad bordered by the hall and the chapel (notice the 17 C windows painted by Van Linge), whereas the east gate le..

Founded in 1870 by William Butterfield in the purest Victorian neo-Gothic, Keble is a red brick monument to the Oxford movement and the Gothic revival. The chapel fittings are the highest expression of this, and the Holman Hunt painting The Light of..