The Eagle and Child's black-and-white timbered pub facade on St Giles', Oxford, with its name legible on the sign
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The Eagle and Child

Grade II listed Inklings pub, closed since 2020 and under restoration by the Ellison Institute of Technology; reopening planned for spring 2027.

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About this venue

The Eagle and Child, on St Giles', is a Grade II listed pub famous as the regular meeting place of the Inklings literary group, including J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis. It has been closed since 2020 and is undergoing a full restoration, led by Foster + Partners on behalf of the Ellison Institute of Technology, with reopening planned for spring 2027.

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49 St Giles', Oxford OX1 3LU

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