Pilgrimage to Tolkien's grave - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Mithalwen · 07-27-2004, 10:58 AM

The plants have grown a lot since then ... especially the rosemary.... In a way it is nice that it is not obvious... all the graves are well tended not just the "celebrity" one...

Tuor of Gondolin · 07-27-2004, 01:54 PM

TIC= Tourist Information Center. When I was there it was located in the heart of the city, on St. Algate Street. And since it was between terms I got a room just a block away for 9 or 10 pounds a night, breakfast included and a radio, but no tv. Basically a student dorm, but a terrific location.

Mithalwen · 07-29-2004, 11:07 AM

Were you in one of the old colleges? Years ago I stayed at "Lincoln" for a sixthform conference and was given a set of rooms on the ground floor since the study/sitting room was rather bare and exposed I retreated to the tiny bedroom and the connecting door practically fell off ..... it had been there for hundreds of years and I managed to almost break it in ten minutes...aiieeeee But Oxford is lovely and well worth a visit for Tolkienites and ... though it has to be said that the Bird and Baby has been systematically stripped of character like so many of the pubs in Oxford.... the Lamb and Flag across the road was much more the kind of thing you would imagine but that was under threat when I was there in '96 and I haven't dared go back and see ..... But still Oxford is sublime, the loveliest city in England of those I have been too.....

Orominuialwen · 07-30-2004, 04:41 PM

I am now so regretful that I had not yet discovered Tolkien when my family went to England three years ago. We never made it to Oxford (we were only in the country for four days), but we did go to Bournemouth. Hopefully next time we visit my grandmother in France, we can go to England again and visit the Professor's grave.

Lhunardawen · 07-30-2004, 10:03 PM

Looking at those pics made me feel like I was visiting the grave of a hero, which in a sense he is.

The banners were beautiful, too.

Mithalwen · 08-01-2004, 10:59 AM

Oh well I live near Bournemouth and it ain't quite in the same league....lol and he lived there too late for me to claim my beloved New Forest nearby as an inspiration for any Middle Earth landscapes.... I haven't been to see his house there (or in Oxford) cos it must be a real pain for the new residents to have people gawking at them

Tuor of Gondolin · 08-09-2004, 12:33 PM

Posted by Mithalwen: "Were you in one of the old colleges?"
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I had to find an Oxford map to check. It was either Lincoln or Brasenose College, highly probably Lincoln, since I recall stepping out and being right on Turl Street, near a tiny gift shop. It's surprising, even when there were packed crowds on Cornmarket or Queen Street you could move as little as Turl or Holywell and have an almost deserted place to stroll (at least in April/May).

P.S. Oxford also has my favorite museum in England, Pitt Rivers.

07-27-2004, 10:58 AM	#1
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,461	The plants have grown a lot since then ... especially the rosemary.... In a way it is nice that it is not obvious... all the graves are well tended not just the "celebrity" one... __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

07-29-2004, 11:07 AM	#3
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,461	Were you in one of the old colleges? Years ago I stayed at "Lincoln" for a sixthform conference and was given a set of rooms on the ground floor since the study/sitting room was rather bare and exposed I retreated to the tiny bedroom and the connecting door practically fell off ..... it had been there for hundreds of years and I managed to almost break it in ten minutes...aiieeeee But Oxford is lovely and well worth a visit for Tolkienites and ... though it has to be said that the Bird and Baby has been systematically stripped of character like so many of the pubs in Oxford.... the Lamb and Flag across the road was much more the kind of thing you would imagine but that was under threat when I was there in '96 and I haven't dared go back and see ..... But still Oxford is sublime, the loveliest city in England of those I have been too..... __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

07-30-2004, 04:41 PM	#4
Orominuialwen Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2003 Location: Umbar, but before the corsairs took over. (Ave Maria University, FL, USA) Posts: 632	I am now so regretful that I had not yet discovered Tolkien when my family went to England three years ago. We never made it to Oxford (we were only in the country for four days), but we did go to Bournemouth. Hopefully next time we visit my grandmother in France, we can go to England again and visit the Professor's grave. __________________ Gone for lentSeeyou at Easter! (And on Sundays too, maybe.)

08-01-2004, 10:59 AM	#6
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,461	Oh well I live near Bournemouth and it ain't quite in the same league....lol and he lived there too late for me to claim my beloved New Forest nearby as an inspiration for any Middle Earth landscapes.... I haven't been to see his house there (or in Oxford) cos it must be a real pain for the new residents to have people gawking at them __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

08-09-2004, 12:33 PM	#7
Tuor of Gondolin Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pennsylvania, WtR, passed Sarn Gebir: Above the rapids (1239 miles) BtR, passed Black Rider Stopping Place (31 miles) Posts: 1,548	Posted by Mithalwen: "Were you in one of the old colleges?" ---------------------------- I had to find an Oxford map to check. It was either Lincoln or Brasenose College, highly probably Lincoln, since I recall stepping out and being right on Turl Street, near a tiny gift shop. It's surprising, even when there were packed crowds on Cornmarket or Queen Street you could move as little as Turl or Holywell and have an almost deserted place to stroll (at least in April/May). P.S. Oxford also has my favorite museum in England, Pitt Rivers. __________________ Aure Entuluva!

07-27-2004, 01:54 PM	#2
Tuor of Gondolin Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pennsylvania, WtR, passed Sarn Gebir: Above the rapids (1239 miles) BtR, passed Black Rider Stopping Place (31 miles) Posts: 1,548	TIC= Tourist Information Center. When I was there it was located in the heart of the city, on St. Algate Street. And since it was between terms I got a room just a block away for 9 or 10 pounds a night, breakfast included and a radio, but no tv. Basically a student dorm, but a terrific location.

07-30-2004, 10:03 PM	#5
Lhunardawen Hauntress of the Havens Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: IN it, but not OF it Posts: 2,538	Looking at those pics made me feel like I was visiting the grave of a hero, which in a sense he is. The banners were beautiful, too.

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