Oxford's Eagle And Child Pub-July 10

Traveled early morn by train from Paddington Station to Oxford. The Brits have an excellent train system. Trains are clean, smooth, quiet and fast. The first part of the day was devoted to a guided tour of Oxford University's Bodleian Libary. I'll cover that in a separate post.

A bunch of us had lunch at The Eagle and Child Pub, locally known as the Bird and the Baby, on St. Giles Street. This is where C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien and the rest of the Inklings would meet for lively discussions.

Fellow library science students Libby and Nancy join me for lunch.

These are some of the other library science students having lunch. This is looking toward the entrance. This is a view of the same group but from the opposite end looking toward the back of the pub.

There is a small memorial to Lewis, Tolkein and the other Inklings near the front of the pub where they sat. Here is a plaque. See the above Eagle and Child Pub link for a better picture of the memorial.