Oxford Pubs, The Eagle and Child on St. Giles was the haunt of J R R Tolkein and C S Lewis and other members of the Inklings

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Oxford Pubs. The Eagle and Child on St. Giles has become a tourist destination, having been the meeting place of the 'Inklings'; literary enthusiasts including J R R Tolkein (author of Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit) and C S Lewis (author of The Chronicles of Narnia) who used to meet here on Tuesdays between the years 1930 and 1949 to drink smoke and discuss.

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Location: 49 St. Giles, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 3LU, England
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