Canal House

Canal House, built between 1827 and 1829, was designed by architect Richard Tawney and is currently used by St Peter's College, a role it has held since 1949. The building features three storeys on its south west and north west sides, constructed from Headington ashlar with a rusticated ground floor. It has Doric pilasters and a moulded cornice above the top storey, topped with a hipped roof made of Welsh slate. The south west side has five sash windows set in plain stone reveals. On the north west side, there is a tetrastyle Doric portico with a pediment. Above this portico is a relief sculpted in Coade stone, depicting Britannia holding a shield that displays the arms of the University alongside those of the City. The background features the church of St Mary the Virgin and the Radcliffe Camera, while a barge is shown in front of the Radcliffe Camera, either on a canal or at a wharf.