Settlement on the marriage of John Purchas with Miss Elizabeth Sharpe.
The power to appoint the Master was invested in the Visitor of the College until 2012. Following an amendment to the College statutes, which was approved by the Queen in Council in February 2012, the Master is now appointed by the Governing Body of the College.
The Master usually serves until reaching the statutory fellowship retirement age of 67. Exceptionally this period may be extended until the Master in question reaches 70 as occurred in the case of Duncan Robinson.
16th Century
Robert Evans (1544 – 1546, resigned)
Richard Carr (1546 – 1559, deprived)
Roger Kelke (1559 – 1576, died)
Richard Howland (1576 – 1577, elected Master of St John’s College)
Degory Nicholls (1577 – 1582, resigned)
Thomas Neville (1582 – 1593, appointed Master of Trinity College)
Richard Clayton (1593 – 1595, elected Master of St John’s College)
17th Century
John Palmer (1595 – 1604, resigned)
Barnabe Goche (1604 – 1626, died)
Henry Smyth (1626 – 1642, died)
Edward Rainbow (1642 – 1650, ejected)
John Sadler (1650 – 1660, ejected)
Edward Rainbow (restored in 1660 – 1664, resigned)
John Howorth (1664 – 1668, died)
James Duport (1668 – 1679)
John Peachell (1679 – 1690, died)
18th Century
Gabriel Quadring (1690 – 1713, died)
Daniel Waterland (1713 – 1740, died)
Edward Abbott (1740 – 1746, died)
Thomas Chapman (1746 – 1760, died)
George Sandby (1760 – 1774, resigned)
Barton Wallop (1774 – 1781, died)
Peter Peckard (1781 – 1797, died)
19th Century
William Gretton (1797 – 1813, died)
George Neville Grenville (1813 – 1853, resigned)
Latimer Neville (1853 – 1904, died)
20th Century
Stuart Alexander Donaldson (1904 – 1915)
Arthur Christopher Benson (1915 – 1925, died)
Alan Beville Ramsay (1925 – 1947, retired)
Henry Urmston Willinck (1948 – 1966, retired)
Walter Hamilton (1967 – 1978, retired)
Sir Derman Guy Christopherson (1979 – 1985, retired)
Sir David Charles Calcutt (1986 – 1994, resigned)
21st Century
Sir John Gurdon (1995 – 2002, retired)
Duncan Robinson (2002 – 2012, retired)
Rowan Williams, Baron Williams of Oystermouth (2013 – 2020, retired)
Sir Christopher John Greenwood (2020 – present)
This book covers the Mastership of A. C. Benson and is a record of College Meetings, apparently originating as agenda notes, together with notes on entrance candidates.
Volume entitled "Books taken of Library by Dr Peckard & Others" and lists classmarks and dates borrowed [Masters only were allowed to borrow books from the Pepys Library].
Masters Lodge: plan, elevation and sections.
Drawing No: MC2
Scale: 1" = 1', and 1/4 full size
Masters Lodge: plan, elevation, and section showing alterations to the kitchen in the Masters Lodge.
Drawing No: UMM/14
Scale: 1/2" scale
Masters Lodge: Elevations to all four bathrooms.
Drawing No. 35/28 (A)
Scale: 1" to 1'
Masters Lodge:
- elevation of ventilating windows to bathrooms
- section (position of door for bathroom 4)
- elevation of door onto roof
- section
- plans
Drawing No. 35/15
Scale: 1" to 1' and ¼" full size
Undated
Masters Lodge: Details of the fittings details in bedroom 5 and the dressing room.
Drawing No. 35/25 (A)
Scale: 1" to 1'
Masters Lodge: plan, elevation, and sections for the cloakroom.
Drawing No. 35/46B
Scale: 1" = 1'
Masters Lodge: plan at high level, plan at low level, elevation, and sections showing the cooking unit in the kitchen.
Drawing No: 35/44C
Scale: 1" = 1'
Masters Lodge: coping details:
(1) coping to 11" parapet wall
(2) plan of concrete flue capping to 1" scale
(3) coping to 1" wall - tank room roof
(4) coping to 9" balcony wall
(5) coping to 9" wall
Drawing No. 35/33 (B)
Scale: 1" = 1' and 1/4 full size
Masters Lodge: plan, elevation to stair wall, and full size detail of the handrail on the main staircase.
Drawing No. 35/37 (B)
Scale: 1/2" = 1' and full size
Masters Lodge: door interior and exterior elevations; 1/4 full size section, and 1/4 full size plan.
Drawing No. 35/11
Scale: 1" = 1' and 1/4 full size
Masters Lodge - door frame details with revisions.
Drawing No. 35/22 (A)
Scale: Full scale
Masters Lodge - door schedule showing door types and frame types and the schedule for fitting the doors, frames, and ironmongery.
Drawing No. 35/21 (C)
Scale: ¼" to 1'
Drawing of the entrance hall and stairs in the Masters Lodge.
No drawing number or scale.
Masters Lodge: plan and section of the drying room
Drawing No. 35/34
Scale: 1/2" = 1' and 1" = 1'
Masters Lodge: elevation to drawing 23 and sections and elevation of garage door details.
Drawing No. 35/29 (D)
Scale: 1/2, 1" = 1' and 1/4 full size
Masters Lodge - South east and north west elevations amended to include the glazing schedule.
Drawing No. 35/4 (B)
Scale: ¼" to 1'
Masters Lodge - South west and north east elevations amended to include the glazing schedule.
Drawing No. 35/5 (B)
Scale: ¼" to 1'
Masters Lodge: fireplace elevations to the study and sitting rooms, plan and sections.
Drawing No. 35/36
Scale: 1" = 1'
Masters Lodge - first floor plan electrical layout with revisions.
Drawing No. 35/20 (C)
Scale: ¼" to 1'
Masters Lodge - first floor plan showing seven bedrooms, four bathrooms, a dressing room, trunk room, linen room, and the service stairs.
Drawing No. 35/2 (D)
Scale: ¼" to 1'
Masters Lodge: elevation section and plan of the first floor window balustrade.
Drawing No: 35/38
Scale: 1" = 1'
Masters Lodge - ground floor plan electrical layout with revisions.
Drawing No. 35/19 (G)
Scale: ¼" to 1'
Masters Lodge - ground floor plan showing the study, sitting room, drawing room, dining room, secretary's room, cloak room, service stairs, utility room, kitchen, garage, playroom, and garden store. With notes and revisions.
Drawing No. 35/1 (J)
Scale: ¼" to 1'
Masters Lodge: plan, elevation, and sections showing the larder and the storage unit in the kitchen.
Drawing No: 35/41
Scale: 1" = 1'