Hallway Atmosphere

 

This is one of the hallways at University College at U of Toronto. The whole college reminds me of the interiors that we see in British shows. I was lucky to find it empty.

Outside of Cloister

I thought that I would show you the outside of the cloister that I showed you on Sunday. I love all the detail work and carvings on the wooden supports. There are so many lovely wood carvings at University College.

 

A Cloister

 

While wandering around University College I headed out into one of the quadrangles which was full of new students so I quickly went along this cloister and away from the crowds. I love the details. 

A Dragon

 

This wonderfully carved dragon was spotted in the University College building which I showed you yesterday. It is probably the best of all the beautiful carvings found throughout the building. Once again I have no live creature for Saturday's Critters.

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University College

 

This is the main entrance to University College (UC) which is the oldest college at U of Toronto (U of T) and probably the most lovely. There has been scaffolding up around the entrance when I have passed by for the last long time while some restoration work was done. It was nice to see it back to normal.

Contrast

 

This gate is found at one of the entrances to University College at U of Toronto. It is actually the route from the playing field which I showed a couple of days ago. I love the contrast between the wonderful 1960s gate and the 1890s cloister of UC.

An Archway

 I loved this archway which was spotted at University College at the U of Toronto. Its only purpose is to frame the route leading to that lovely door in the background.

Grand Hinges

 I love the hinges on this door found at University College at U of Toronto. This is a side door into the college but still has been wonderfully decorated with columns and carving. You can see all the dirt of the ages on the walls of this old building.

Welcome

I love the intricate metalwork on this fence leading into Whitney Hall which is one of the residences belonging to University College at U of Toronto. You can walk right through that archway out to St George St.

A Cloister

I did a bit of a wander through the U of Toronto campus on my way to somewhere else and stopped to admire the cloister in the inner quadrangle of University College which is the oldest college at U of T. It is a grand old building and a great place to poke around in but I'm not sure what the free access is like since the pandemic. So many places seem to have changed their rules.

Rooftop View

During the Doors Open event here a couple of weeks ago I toured a few buildings at U of Toronto and one of them was the Lassonde Mining Building on College St. The building has recently had an addition put onto its attic space and this pic was taken from there looking across the front campus towards the long University College on the right and the green copper dome of Convocation Hall on the left. All of the buildings visible in this shot are part of the university and I just liked the view! The white tent visible on the grass in the middle is set up for the graduation ceremonies taking place now.

A PanAm Fence

This is yet another pic of the back campus of University College at U of Toronto, where the field hockey events of the PanAm Games will take place starting in mid July. The lower fence is the normal fence surrounding the playing field while the tall fence has been installed for security during the games. I'm impressed that it actually has a bit of decorative detail to it. That is the Soldiers' Tower beside Hart House visible across the field and the small white tents are for the games.
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University College

When walking through the U of Toronto campus a couple of weeks ago (before the trees leafed out) I was struck by the dramatic sky behind University College. This Romanesque Revival beauty was built in 1859 and is the oldest college at U of T. I've posted many pics of it before which you can see if you click the University College label below.

Through The Door

This is the view from the entrance hall of Whitney Hall, a residence at University College at U of Toronto. The hall was built in 1931 and here we are looking from the door on St George St through to the door looking out to the back campus which I showed you last Tuesday - where the field hockey will take place during the PanAm Games in July.

Through the Tunnel

Not really a tunnel but actually a walkway through University College from the inner quadrangle to the outside of the building, there is a certain feel of mystery to it don't you think. University College is the oldest college at U of Toronto and arguably the most beautiful too! You can click on the label below to see more pics of it.

University Door

This is one of the side doors at University College which is the oldest college at U of Toronto. The whole college building has wonderful carvings all over it and even this small door has columns each of which is unique. And check out those hinges!

Croft Details

When University College was constructed a large number of quirky carvings were included scattered about the exterior - many are of animals or weird creatures but there are also some showing portraits of the workers themselves. Here you can see some of the little pieces found under the eaves Of Croft House which I showed you yesterday. It's great fun wandering around the building looking for more of them.

In The Round

This wonderful round building is Croft House, part of University College at U of Toronto. University College was built in 1859 and was the first college of the university and this round building was the first chemistry lab of the university but it is now used mostly for meetings. I've shown it before but never when the flowers and leaves were still around as they were when I took this pic a month ago. Tomorrow I'll show you a bit of detail of the carvings found under the eaves. 

Jewel at UC

I will end this tour of University College with this wonderful window located on the landing of a particularly dark and moody staircase at the west end of the building. It was a bright , sunny day outside when I was there so this window looked spectacular especially in its dark surroundings!

Up in the Turret

While wandering around in University College, I discovered this lovely little staircase that goes up into the turret at the east end of the building. After climbing to the top all I found was a locked door with a number on it! Beautiful stained glass and carved wood along the way though!