Tolkien's home~

[Periantari Andruil]

Recent news about Tolkien's home and about it being given protected status because of the "importance of Tolkien."
:thumbs: indeed very cool...

Highlights:
Mr McIntosh said: "Buildings are usually listed because of their fine architecture or unique design.

"But we can also give protection to buildings that have historical association with nationally important people or events.


read more about it here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/oxfordshire/4034751.stm

ooo the very place that Tolkien wrote part of LotR~!!!! :whoohoo:

[Tári Celebrindal]

:hooray: :hooray: :hooray:
Hooray for "the importance of Tolkien"!

[Lady Luthien]

Ooooh that's really exciting!! If I ever go to England, I will certainly want to see that house....they will let people see, it right??

[Periantari Andruil]

That's a very good question... have to find out about that ;) =)

i hope that we can see the inside... will be very cool. =) :cool:

[Frodo's Love]

Again, I'm a bit late.... :blush:

When I was reading Tolkien's biography, I often wondered how it would be if one could have a look at 20 Northmoor Road. :grin: Perhaps that will become reality soon.

Ooh, I really wish to see the place where he was working on LOTR, the Sil, and other writings.

:thumbs: for the Professor! :cool: