▁by ▁Samuel ▁Taylor ▁Col er idge ▁during ▁his ▁time ▁as ▁a ▁student . ▁ ▁Jesus ▁College ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁colleg es ▁to ▁allow ▁anyone ▁to ▁walk ▁on ▁the ▁la wn s ▁of ▁its ▁courts , ▁with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁First ▁Court , ▁Clo ister ▁Court ▁and ▁those ▁that ▁are ▁bur ial ▁sites ▁for ▁dece ased ▁n uns ▁from ▁the ▁original ▁n unn ery . ▁In ▁common ▁with ▁other ▁Cambridge ▁colleg es , ▁this ▁privile ge ▁is ▁only ▁extended ▁during ▁E aster ▁term . ▁ ▁Chap el ▁and ▁Ch oir ▁ ▁Jesus ▁College ▁Chap el ▁▁ ▁The ▁College ▁Chap el ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 1 5 7 ▁and ▁took ▁until ▁ 1 2 4 5 ▁to ▁complete , ▁and ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁oldest ▁university ▁building ▁in ▁Cambridge ▁still ▁in ▁use . ▁Origin ally ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁Bened ict ine ▁Con vent ▁of ▁St ▁Mary ▁and ▁St ▁R ade g und , ▁which ▁was ▁dissol ved ▁by ▁Bishop ▁John ▁Al cock . ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁structure ▁of ▁the ▁chap el ▁was ▁cru c iform ▁in ▁shape ▁and ▁the ▁nave ▁had ▁both ▁north ▁and ▁south ▁a is les . ▁A ▁high , ▁pitch ed ▁roof ▁was ▁sur mount ed ▁by ▁a ▁b elf ry ▁and ▁ste e ple ; ▁this ▁col lapsed ▁in ▁ 1 2 7 7 . ▁The ▁chap el ▁was ▁also ▁used ▁as ▁the ▁parish ▁church ▁of ▁St ▁R ade g und . ▁Tw ice ▁the ▁chap el ▁was ▁rav aged ▁by ▁fire , ▁in ▁ 1 3