Editing St John's College, Oxford (section)

===North Quadrangle===
The North Quadrangle was not designed as a whole, but is the irregular product of a series of buildings constructed since the college's foundation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=North Buildings, St John's College, St Giles, Oxford |url=http://www.oxfordhistory.org.uk/stgiles/tour/east/stjohns_3_north.html |access-date=2022-03-06 |website=www.oxfordhistory.org.uk}}</ref>

In 1612 the college’s cook, Thomas Clarke, was given permission to build a college kitchen, with residential rooms above. The college bought this building, just north of the hall, from Clarke in 1620 and expanded it during 1642–1643 to produce the current Cook's Building.<ref name="history-county"/>

In 1676 the first part of today's Senior Common Room was constructed,<ref name="history-county"/> just north of the chapel. Its ceiling, completed in 1742, features the craftsmanship of Thomas Roberts, who also worked on the [[Radcliffe Camera]] and the [[Codrington Library]].<ref>Tyack, Geoffrey (1998) ''Oxford: An Architectural Guide''. Oxford University Press, 1998 {{ISBN|0-19-817423-3}}</ref> Various additions and renovations took place in 1826, 1900, 1936<ref name="history-county"/> and 2004–2005. The latest renovation and extension to the Grade I listed building was by [[MJP Architects]] and received two awards in 1996, the Design Partnership Award from the National Association of Shopfitters, and the other from the [[Royal Institute of British Architects]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mjparchitects.co.uk/projects/senior-common-room/ |website=MJP Architects |title= Senior Common Room, St John's College |access-date=24 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.architecture.com/Awards/RIBAAwards/Winners2006/South/SeniorCommonRoomStJohnsCollegeO.aspx |publisher=[[Royal Institute of British Architects]] |title=Senior common room, St Johns College, Oxford |access-date=24 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225062512/http://www.architecture.com/Awards/RIBAAwards/Winners2006/South/SeniorCommonRoomStJohnsCollegeO.aspx |archive-date=25 December 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

In 1742 property was bought from Exeter College and between 1794 and 1880 was used for college purposes, known as the Wood Buildings. It was replaced when in 1880 the construction of today's [[St Giles', Oxford|St Giles']] range began. What is today thought of as a single building was constructed as several distinct sections. The first part (1880–1881) consisted of the gate tower and the rooms between it and Cook's building to the south. The second part to be constructed (1899–1900) forms the northern half of the St Giles' range. Finally the Rawlinson Building (1909) formed the northern side of the quadrangle. More rooms were added by Edward Maufe in 1933.<ref name="history-county"/>

With completion of the "Beehive" (1958–1960), made up of irregular hexagonal rooms, the quadrangle took on its current appearance. The Beehive was designed by Michael Powers of the [[Architects' Co-Partnership]] and is clad in [[Portland stone]].<ref>{{National Heritage List for England |num=1278860 |desc=ST JOHNS COLLEGE, THE BEEHIVES |access-date=3 April 2015}}</ref> This Eastern part of the quadrangle previously held the old Fellows' Stables.<ref name="history-county"/>