Magdalen College was founded in 1458 by Bishop Waynflete, LordChancellor of England, for the study of theology and philosophy. The site was originally occupied by the Hospital of St. John the Baptist, parts of which are incorporated in the college buildings. St. John’s Quad is named after this hospital. The original approach to the college was via the Gravel Walk and through a gateway into an open forecourt which became St John’s Quad. The quad, recently re-paved, provides access to the President’s Lodgings, the Grammar Hall and the Founder’s Tower.