Wednesday 31 August 2011

Inklings graves

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From my recent 'pilgrimage' to Inklings sites in Oxford

JRR Tolkien:



Jack and Warnie Lewis:



Charles Williams:



Hugo Dyson:


4 comments:

The Crow said...

Oh how I miss that Green and Pleasant Land.
Well: the Green and Pleasant bits, anyway.

a Finn said...

May they be blessed by God.

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I often walk to this church (Helsingin pitäjän kirkko) and it's park like graveyard:

http://www.vastavalo.fi/albums/userpics/11625/normal_20100812-_MG_1183JV.jpg

http://www.vantaanseurakunnat.fi/tikkurila/haayo-2010/images/lauri_sisa.jpg/pa_thumb/imagex650x866.jpeg

http://www.cartinafinland.fi/fi/imagebank/large-image/89/89772/Pyh%E4n+Laurin+Kirkko+89772.jpg

In the new chapel:

http://evl.fi/EVLUutiset.nsf/Documents/2ECB0BD5ED1510D1C225777B003FD90A/$file/Pyh%C3%A4,%20siunauskappeli.jpg

In this nice old summer cafe near the church I drink coffee:

http://img.mtv3.fi/mn_kuvat/mtv3/matkailu/kotimaa/uusimaa/535113.jpg

A park near the church:

http://www.vantaanlauri.fi/arkisto/2011/2011-05-26/teemat/meidan-nakoiset-haat/images/valaa-20-1-12-_page_06_image_0002.jpg/pa_thumb/imagex650x428.jpeg

Chris said...

Is Tolkien buried with his wife? What about Joy Gresham?

In 1994, I made my pilgrmage to Oxford and saw the Eagle and Child, etc.

Best, I visited the Kilns. Only one caretaker was there, and I helped him for an afternoon in the garden, which was in a state of disrepair at the time.

How many can say they gardened at the Kilns? Ah, fine memories...

Bruce Charlton said...

@Chris - yes, Tolkien is buried with his wife (Beren and Luthien, it says on the grave stone) - But Jack Lewis with his brother, and I don't know where Joy is buried.

I visited the Kilns too, which was memorable - also very neat nowadays, thanks to people like yourself!