Tolkien's Oxford:

76 Sandfield Rd

Tolkien lived at 76 Sandfield Rd in Headington (near the John Radcliffe Hospital) for 15 years, from 1953 until 1968. There is a plaque above the garage saying this.

Tolkien retired from his professorship in 1959. In 1968 he and his wife moved to Bournemouth.



Last changed on the 4th May 2003 by andrew@vingilot.org