Central · Founded 1929
St Peter's College
An intimate, central college with an unusual patchwork of reused historic buildings tucked just off the main shopping streets, easy to fold into a city-centre walk.
Official site ↗Founded 1929. Founded as St Peter's Hall by Francis James Chavasse, former Bishop of Liverpool, and his son Christopher; it received a royal charter as a full college in 1961.
A compact central campus of repurposed Georgian and Victorian buildings around New Inn Hall Street, including the former Hannington Hall and a Georgian rectory, with the neoclassical chapel occupying the former church of St Peter-le-Bailey.
Don’t miss
- Chapel in the former St Peter-le-Bailey church
- Early-Victorian Hannington Hall
- Georgian buildings on quiet New Inn Hall Street
- Central yet secluded setting
Notable names
Ken Loach (film director) · Wilbert Awdry (creator of Thomas the Tank Engine) · Mark Carney (economist and Prime Minister of Canada) · Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall (chef and broadcaster)
Visiting
A working central college rather than a major tourist stop; casual visitor access is limited and depends on the college's current policy, so check before arriving.
Opening hours, admission and current access change often — check the official site before you go.