Gloucester College, Oxford
Gloucester College, Oxford, was a Benedictine institution of the University of Oxford in Oxford, England, from the late 13th century until the dissolution of the monasteries in the 16th century. It was never a typical college of the University; in that there was an internal division in the college, by staircase units, into parts where the monasteries sending monks had effective authority. The overall head was a Prior, later changed to a Prior Studentium, and finally a Principal.
| Gloucester College | |
|---|---|
| University of Oxford | |
Gloucester Hall in 1675 | |
| Location | Present day Worcester Street |
| Coordinates | 51.75497°N 1.26370°W |
| Established | 1283 |
| Closed | 1542 (annexed to St John's) 1714 (refounded as Worcester College) |
| Named for | St. Peter Abbey, Gloucester |
| Previous names | Gloucester College (1283-1542) Gloucester Hall (1542-1714) |
| Map | |
Location in Oxford city centre | |
It later became Gloucester Hall, an academic hall and annexe of St John's College and was again refounded in 1714 as Worcester College by Sir Thomas Cookes.
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