C.S. Lewis’s home near Oxford, where he lived from 1930, was called The Kilns.
The house stood in Headington Quarry, east of Oxford, and became Lewis’s principal home for the remainder of his life. He shared it for many years with his brother Warren Lewis and, later, with the writer Joy Davidman and her sons.
The Kilns was also connected with Lewis’s working life. He wrote there, entertained friends, and hosted members of the Inklings. Its grounds, including a pond and wooded areas, are often associated with the domestic setting remembered by Lewis’s friends and family.
The property’s name is sometimes confused with the name of Lewis’s Oxford college, Magdalen College. The Kilns was a private residence, while Magdalen was the college where Lewis taught and held a fellowship for much of his Oxford career.