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

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.

Mithalwen · 08-09-2004, 12:43 PM

OMG - I love the Pitt-Rivers a true Mathom House .... it reminds me of this house I stayed in as a child belonging to an old friend of my mother's who had married into a family of hunters / explorers ... the P-R seemed so much less museum more the most amazing junk room ..... just so random.... the turl is generally much quieter as I recall ....but I lived out at Cumnor Hill .... If you had been at Brasenose you would probably have noticed teh Radcliffe Camera..... and the university church.....

08-01-2004, 10:59 AM	#2
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	#3
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!

08-09-2004, 12:43 PM	#4
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,461	OMG - I love the Pitt-Rivers a true Mathom House .... it reminds me of this house I stayed in as a child belonging to an old friend of my mother's who had married into a family of hunters / explorers ... the P-R seemed so much less museum more the most amazing junk room ..... just so random.... the turl is generally much quieter as I recall ....but I lived out at Cumnor Hill .... If you had been at Brasenose you would probably have noticed teh Radcliffe Camera..... and the university church..... __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

07-30-2004, 10:03 PM	#1
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.