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Oh to have been a fly on the wall when Tolkien and CS Lewis were enjoying a pint in here!
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Write an entry Entries about this placeUntitled by daydreamerOh to have been a fly on the wall when Tolkien and CS Lewis were enjoying a pint in here! over 4 years agoUntitled by chaucer1234Inklings, C.S. Lewis, Tolkien, and a group of NEH seminarians. Good times. over 4 years agoDid someone say the Bird and Baby? by NedRaggettAs it were. ;-) It was a treat to go here after the 1992 centenary conference for a chat and a drink, and while I won’t pretend some of Tolkien’s talent rubbed off on me, I’d like to think I got some of the atmosphere that made him most comfortable — good friends, good drink and good conversation. over 6 years agoUntitled by ElizabethBAOh to have been here earlier. But to its credit, our unofficial, ex-dean of a tourguide referenced it as one of the only pubs in Oxford that still retains something of its pre-tourism existence. over 7 years agoThe Inklings by QueenoftheHighwayIt’s called the “bird and baby” by some. The Inklings (JRR Tolkien, CS Lewis, Owen Barfield, Dorothy Sayers, Charles Williams) used to meet here to have a pint, smoke, and discuss literature and have wild, friendly arguments about various intellectual topics. I had a pint in the back room and wished I had been there 40 years earlier… over 7 years ago |
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