The Eagle & Child Pub, St. Giles, Oxford
Meeting Place of "the Inklings"

The Bird is now gloriously empty, with improved beer, and a landlord wreathed in welcoming smiles! He lights a special fire for us!
I know no more pleasant sound than arriving at the B. and B. and hearing a roar, and knowing that one can plunge in.
- The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien

Viewed from Across the Street

The Pub's Sign

It's not difficult to figure out why the pub's often called "the bird & baby."

Interior Inklings Plaque