Tolkien slept here

[wellinghall]

"These include Sarehole Mill and the gates leading to the University of Birmingham law building. Both features are thought to have possibly inspired Birmingham born author JRR Tolkein when writing his epic novel The Lord of the Rings."

http://vacations.suite101.com/article.cfm/street-walking-and-city-walking-in-the-uk

(a) I'm laughing at the "Birmingham born" bit.

(b) Has anyone heard before about the gates of the law building?

ETA: Give them their due; after I had commented on the site, they quickly changed the "Birmingham born" to "Birmingham raised".

Comments

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

Ah, that's a correction due to my comment :-)