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John Anthony Morrison was born on 11 March 1938 in London, the son of Maj. L. Claude Morrison, and was educated at Haileybury School from 1951-1956. He matriculated to Jesus in 1957, reading Classics, and took an active part in the Boat Club as a cox, ultimately coxing the 1st Boat during 1960. Towards the end of his time in College, Morrison developed a desire to seek Orders, and began reading for the Theological Tripos. He received his B.A. in 1960, and M.A. in 1964. After leaving Jesus, Morrison attended Chichester Theological College, and was ordained deacon in 1964 and priest the following year by the Diocese of Birmingham. He acted as Curate of St. Peter's, Birmingham from 1964-1968; St. Michaels, Oxford from 1968-1974; Chaplain of Lincoln College, Oxford from 1968-1974; Vicar of Basildon, Berkshire from 1974; Rural Dean of Bradfield, Berkshire from 1989-90; Vicar of Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire from 1982-1989; Archdeacon of Buckingham from 1990-1998; and Archdeacon of Oxford from 1998-2005.

Born in Nottingham and educated at Nottingham High School. Came up to read Classics at Jesus College Cambridge in 1943. His first year rooms were C1 and he subsequently realised that as an obviously quiet lad he was chosen as a tenant unlikely to cause any trouble to the illustrious inhabitant of C3 immediately above, namely “Q” – Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch. In his first term he and “Q” went out into the court having been roused by the especially loud racket of anti-aircraft gunfire directed against German bombers overhead. To Ron’s consternation “Q” insisted on pointing his flashlight to the skies with gay abandon as though providing a target marker for the bombers! After first year went into the army and was commissioned into the 3rd Royal Tank Regiment. Demobilised back to Cambridge in l947 to complete his degree. Rowed in his first year, but did not resume this until his final term. His career in his native Nottingham, involved working for Boots and in computer systems design. He retired in 1991 and travelled in many parts of the world, taking particular pleasure in exploring Roman and Greek classical sites. He supported many Jesuan students to make similar trips with the only proviso being they sent him a postcard from their destination. In 1954 he married June Mary Taylor and they had one son and two daughters

Percy Richard Morley Horder (18 November 1870 – 7 October 1944) was an English architect who early in his career worked from offices in Stroud and later in London. His early work was in the Arts and Crafts style, but after the First World War his buildings were increasingly in the Neo-Georgian fashion. His work included public houses for the Godsell Brewery and designing new country houses or partially rebuilding existing houses. He also designed country-house gardens and is noted for laying out Highfields Park, Nottingham together with the adjacent Nottingham University Campus. He undertook architectural work in many parts of the British Isles including Ireland. He is probably best remembered for the Trent Building in the University of Nottingham and for design of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. His work at Upton House, Warwickshire for Viscount Bearsted is notable, but it is his work for Jesse Boot, both the Boots the Chemists stores, but most importantly the Trent Building and the laying out the campuses of the University of Nottingham, which influenced design at other English universities, for which he must take the greatest credit.