Professor Lady Sue Black, College President. 'What Lies in the St John's Crypt?'

The chapel of St John’s was rededicated to Saint John the Baptist in 1557 and, late in the 17th century, a small mortuary chapel was added to the north of the chancel. It was built by the Revd Richard Baylie and it carries his name and is home to his rather resplendent tomb where he is seen reclining on a stack of books. The Revd Baylie was twice President of the College, twice Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University, Archdeacon of Nottingham, and Dean of Salisbury Cathedral. He was responsible for building the Baylie Chapel and under the carpet in the north-west corner is a very well concealed stone stairway that leads down to a crypt. In this presentation Professor Lady Sue Black, President of St John's, looks at the history of the crypt and its contents.