At which Oxford pub did C.S. Lewis and the Inklings commonly meet?

C.S. Lewis and the Inklings commonly met at Oxford’s Eagle and Child pub.

The Eagle and Child is a historic public house on St Giles’ Street in Oxford. The Inklings, an informal literary discussion group, often gathered there on Tuesday mornings. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, Charles Williams, and other writers read work aloud, discussed drafts, and debated literature, mythology, and Christianity.

The pub was affectionately known to the group as the Bird and Baby. The Inklings were not a formal society with an official membership list or constitution, so descriptions of the group can vary. Their meetings also took place in Lewis’s rooms at Magdalen College and elsewhere. The Eagle and Child became especially associated with them because of its connection to Lewis and Tolkien, but it was not the only place where the writers exchanged ideas.