The eastern range, containing Upper Hall and the Old Library, was adapted from the convent buildings, while the Gate Tower and south range are of the fifteenth century. The court was completed in 1638 by the addition of C and D staircases. It was in one of the sets of rooms on D that the poet Coleridge lived when at Jesus. The Hall, with a fine open timber roof, and panelling and embellishment added in 1703, is an excellent example of a late Stuart formal interior, whose grandeur seems at times to have aroused gastronomic expectations sadly disappointed by the food served. A wooden floor and central heating now ensure that the temperature of the gravy is at least variable.
Courts continue in Tudor style with only slight variations in detail.
The Carpenter Building in Chapel Court was built in 1885 as the College increased its undergraduate numbers. When this range was completed, criticisms were made concerning the choice of brick, which seemed too bright to harmonise with the muted reds of the older buildings. One wall was covered, but little resulted except an excessive stench. It was only after a sweltering Easter Term that the Master subordinated aesthetic considerations to humanitarian, and ordered the walls to be scraped. They remain brazenly orange.