What nickname did C.S. Lewis use for the Oxford pub where the Inklings met?

C.S. Lewis used “The Bird and Baby” as a nickname for the Oxford pub where the Inklings met.

The official name of the pub was The Eagle and Child, but Lewis and his friends commonly called it “The Bird and Baby.” The pub stood on St Giles’ Street in Oxford and became associated with meetings of the Inklings, an informal literary discussion group.

The Inklings included Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, Charles Williams, and Warren Lewis among others. Their gatherings involved reading works in progress aloud, discussing literature, and debating ideas rather than following a formal membership system.

The pub’s formal name and its informal nickname are both connected with Lewis, so answers often get mixed up. “The Eagle and Child” identifies the establishment; “The Bird and Baby” is the nickname the question asks for.