the narnia door
It's thought that this ornate door with golden fauns either side could have been the inspiration for C. S. Lewis' doorway to Narnia in the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, and with the gas lamp post just a short distance away, it's easy to imagine that this is indeed a portal to Lewis' fantasy world.
C. S. Lewis was a fellow of Magdalen college (along with J R R Tolkien), and after graduating with first class honours in Greek and Latin Literature, Philosophy and Ancient History, and English Literature, he was elected to an important teaching post in English at Magdalen College, Oxford where he remained for 29 years. During the blitz he opened his home to evacuated children, who became the inspiration for the Pevensie children in the book.
The building is 16thC and Grade II listed. From the sixteenth century to the early 1880s it was the City Arms pub, from the 1880s to 1919 it was a private house. The building was converted to college rooms by Brasenose College after the First World War.
There were several people photographing the door and guides telling their tourist groups about it. I was lucky to get a photo with only a few people in the background, though I did have to wait quite a while.
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the narnia door
It's thought that this ornate door with golden fauns either side could have been the inspiration for C. S. Lewis' doorway to Narnia in the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, and with the gas lamp post just a short distance away, it's easy to imagine that this is indeed a portal to Lewis' fantasy world.
C. S. Lewis was a fellow of Magdalen college (along with J R R Tolkien), and after graduating with first class honours in Greek and Latin Literature, Philosophy and Ancient History, and English Literature, he was elected to an important teaching post in English at Magdalen College, Oxford where he remained for 29 years. During the blitz he opened his home to evacuated children, who became the inspiration for the Pevensie children in the book.
The building is 16thC and Grade II listed. From the sixteenth century to the early 1880s it was the City Arms pub, from the 1880s to 1919 it was a private house. The building was converted to college rooms by Brasenose College after the First World War.
There were several people photographing the door and guides telling their tourist groups about it. I was lucky to get a photo with only a few people in the background, though I did have to wait quite a while.
124 pictures in 2024 (52) inspired by...
TTL 'rule of thirds' theme. 11/52
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