At which Oxford pub did J.R.R. Tolkien’s literary group often meet?

J.R.R. Tolkien’s literary group often met at the Oxford pub called The Eagle and Child.

The Eagle and Child, on St Giles’ Street in Oxford, was a regular meeting place for the Inklings. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and other writers gathered there for conversation, reading, and criticism, especially during the 1930s and 1940s. The pub was affectionately known to the group as “the Bird and Baby.”

The Inklings were not a formal society with membership rules or a published program. Their meetings also took place in college rooms and other locations. The Eagle and Child is nevertheless the group’s best-known public meeting place, while the nearby Lamb and Flag is another Oxford pub associated with literary history.