In addition to his famous portrait of DT, and his affairs with Dylan's wife and mother-in-law, John was a lecturer in Applied Art at Liverpool University, focusing on the School of Architecture, who are now based in the Square.
A little tenuous as most of his teaching was in a different building prior to the School's move to Abercromby, though he was also known to visit the Bishop in number 19, word of mouth saying this was primarily to admire the paintings, architecture, and for the food.