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'''Plaques and Memorials''' is a list of blue plaques and memorials installed in public places of United Kingdom  to commemorate a link between that location and [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. Often made by [[The Tolkien Society]] and local institucions.
'''Plaques and Memorials''' is a list of blue plaques and memorials installed in public places of United Kingdom  to commemorate a link between that location and [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and his family. Often made by [[The Tolkien Society]] and local institucions.


=Plaques=
=Plaques=


==Sarehole Mill,Hall Green,Birmingham==
==Sarehole Mill,Hall Green,Birmingham==
The text of the plaque reads:
The text of the plaque reads:
 
<poem style="font-style:italic; margin-left:20px;">
Birmingham Civic Society 2002
Birmingham Civic Society 2002
SAREHOLE MILL
SAREHOLE MILL
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Rebuilt 1768
Rebuilt 1768
INSPIRED J.R.R. Tolkien1896-1900
INSPIRED J.R.R. Tolkien1896-1900
The Tolkien Society<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070524114518/http://www.birminghamnet.co.uk/galleries/features/blueplaque/sarehole.html|articlename=
The Tolkien Society</poem>
 
Birmingham Civic Society with [[The Tolkien Society]] made the blueplaque at 15 August 2002.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070524114518/http://www.birminghamnet.co.uk/galleries/features/blueplaque/sarehole.html|articlename=
Birmingham Civic Society=24 Mayr 2007|website=[http://www.birminghamnet.co.uk/ birminghamnet.co.uk]|accessed=03 August 2014}}</ref>
Birmingham Civic Society=24 Mayr 2007|website=[http://www.birminghamnet.co.uk/ birminghamnet.co.uk]|accessed=03 August 2014}}</ref>


==1 Duchess Place,Edgbaston,Birmingham==
==1 Duchess Place,Edgbaston,Birmingham==


1 Duchess Place, Hagley Road. A Birmingham Civic Society Blue Plaque read...
A Birmingham Civic Society Blue Plaque read:


<poem style="font-style:italic; margin-left:20px;">
J.R.R. Tolkien
J.R.R. Tolkien
Author
Author
1892-1973  
1892-1973  
lived near heare 1902-1910
lived near heare 1902-1910</poem>


==4 Highfield Road,Edgbaston,Birmingham==
==4 Highfield Road,Edgbaston,Birmingham==
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The text of the plaque reads:
The text of the plaque reads:


 
<poem style="font-style:italic; margin-left:20px;">
J.R.R Tolkien lodged here at 4 Highfield Road, Edgbaston. This was his last address in Birmingham for it was here that Ronald heard that he had won an exhibition to Exeter College, Oxford, to study classics. Birmingha Civic Society and Tolkien blue plaque reads
Birmingham Civic Society
 
J.R.R. Tolkien Author 1892 - 1973
J.R.R. Tolkien Author 1892 - 1973 lived here 1910 - 1911
lived here 1910 - 1911
Tolkien Society.</poem>


==Plough and Harrow, Hagley Road,Edgbaston,Birmingham==
==Plough and Harrow, Hagley Road,Edgbaston,Birmingham==
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The text of the plaque reads:
The text of the plaque reads:


Plough and Harrow Hagley Road Edgbaston. A plaque in the doorway was placed by The Tokien Society records JRR Tolkien Author of The Lord of the Rings stayed here June 1916
A plaque in the doorway was placed by The Tolkien Society records:
 
<poem style="font-style:italic; margin-left:20px;">
Presented by The Tolkien Society June 1997
JRR Tolkien  
Author of The Lord of the Rings
stayed here  
June 1916</poem>


==20 Northmoor Road,Oxford==
==20 Northmoor Road,Oxford==
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The text of the plaque reads:
The text of the plaque reads:


<poem style="font-style:italic; margin-left:20px;">
Oxfordshire Blue Plaques Board
Oxfordshire Blue Plaques Board
J. R. R. TOLKIEN
J. R. R. TOLKIEN
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Lived here
Lived here
1930–1947
1930–1947
Oxford Civic Society<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.oxfordshireblueplaques.org.uk/plaques/tolkien.html|articlename=Oxford Shire Blue Plaque=2002|website=[ww.oxfordshireblueplaques.org.uk/ ww.oxfordshireblueplaques.org.uk]|accessed=03 August 2014}}</ref>
Oxford Civic Society</poem><ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.oxfordshireblueplaques.org.uk/plaques/tolkien.html|articlename=Oxford Shire Blue Plaque=2002|website=[ww.oxfordshireblueplaques.org.uk/ ww.oxfordshireblueplaques.org.uk]|accessed=03 August 2014}}</ref>


==76 Sandfield Road, Headington, Oxford==
==76 Sandfield Road, Headington, Oxford==


This plaque is over the garage at the front of the house.The text of the plaque reads:
This plaque is over the garage at the front of the house.The text of the plaque reads:
<poem style="font-style:italic; margin-left:20px;">
The Hill
The Hill
J.R.R. Tolkien lived here 1953-1968
J.R.R. Tolkien lived here 1953-1968</poem>
<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.oxfordhistory.org.uk/streets/inscriptions/headington/tolkien.html|articlename=Oxford History=2002|website=[http://www.oxfordhistory.org.uk/ oxfordhistory.org.uk]|accessed=03 August 2014}}</ref>
<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.oxfordhistory.org.uk/streets/inscriptions/headington/tolkien.html|articlename=Oxford History=2002|website=[http://www.oxfordhistory.org.uk/ oxfordhistory.org.uk]|accessed=03 August 2014}}</ref>


==2 Darnley Road, West Park==
==2 Darnley Road, West Park==


The text of the plaque reads:
The text of the plaque reads:


<poem style="font-style:italic; margin-left:20px;">
J.R.R. TOLKIEN CBE
J.R.R. TOLKIEN CBE
Academic and author lived here between 1924 and 1925. While Reader, later Professor, at the University of Leeds 1920-1925, he collaborated on a new edition of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Tolkien went on to write The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
Academic and author lived here between 1924 and 1925. While Reader, later Professor, at the University of Leeds 1920-1925, he collaborated on a new edition of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Tolkien went on to write The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
1892-1973 <ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/3297/university_celebrates_jrrtolkien|articlename=
1892-1973 </poem><ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/3297/university_celebrates_jrrtolkien|articlename=
University celebrates J.R.R.Tolkien|dated=01 October 2012|website=[http://www.leeds.ac.uk/ www.leeds.ac.uk]|accessed=03 August 2014}}</ref>
University celebrates J.R.R.Tolkien|dated=01 October 2012|website=[http://www.leeds.ac.uk/ www.leeds.ac.uk]|accessed=03 August 2014}}</ref>
==Brooklands Officers’ Hospital, Hull, East Yorkshire==
The blue plaque reads:
<poem style="font-style:italic; margin-left:20px;">
J.R.R. Tolkien
Author of the Lord of the Rings
convalesced here (then Brooklands
Officers’ Hospital) 1917 - 1918 during
his service in The Great War.</poem><ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www2.hull.ac.uk/news_and_events-1/news_archive/2013newsarchive/november/blueplaquejrrtolkien.aspx|articlename=
Blue plaque marks historic links with JRR Tolkien|dated=11 November 2013|website=[http://www2.hull.ac.uk/ www2.hull.ac.uk]|accessed=03 August 2014}}</ref>


==Hotel Miramar, East Overcliff Drive, Bournemouth==
==Hotel Miramar, East Overcliff Drive, Bournemouth==
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The text of the plaque reads:
The text of the plaque reads:


JOHN RONALDREUEL TOLKIEN1892-1973Author and ScholarStayed Here Regularly fromThe 1950'sUntil 1972Borough of Bournemouth<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.bournemouth.gov.uk/PlanningBuildings/ConservationDesignTrees/cdtfiles/BluePlaquebookletandmap.pdf|articlename=
<poem style="font-style:italic; margin-left:20px;">
JOHN RONALDREUEL TOLKIEN
1892-1973
Author and Scholar
Stayed Here Regularly from
The 1950's
Until 1972
Borough of Bournemouth
</poem><ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.bournemouth.gov.uk/PlanningBuildings/ConservationDesignTrees/cdtfiles/BluePlaquebookletandmap.pdf|articlename=
Blue Plaque Book|dated=September 2002|website=[http://www.bournemouth.gov.uk/ bournemouth.gov.uk]|accessed=03 August 2014}}</ref>
Blue Plaque Book|dated=September 2002|website=[http://www.bournemouth.gov.uk/ bournemouth.gov.uk]|accessed=03 August 2014}}</ref>
==University Parks, Oxford==
A plaque on a bench dedicated to author J.R.R. Tolkien in the University Parks of Oxford. The bench and two trees ("Laurelin" and "Telperion") planted nearby were donated in 1992 by the Tolkien Centenary Conference. The bench is situated on the western bank of River Cherwell a little bit south of the High Bridge.
==Bank Terrace, Hornsea==
The text of the plaque reads:
<poem style="font-style:italic; margin-left:20px;">
Hornsea Civic Society
J.R.R.Tolkien's
wife Edith and his
cousin Jenny Grove
lodged here in 1917
whilst he was posted
nearby</poem><ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Old-town-buildings-story-tell/story-19327145-detail/story.html|articlename=
Old town buildings with a story to tell|dated=9 June 2013|website=[http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/ hulldailymail.co.uk]|accessed=03 August 2014}}</ref>
==President Steyn Avenue, Bloemfontein, South Africa==
Reads an iron plaque engraved in English and Afrikaans:
<poem style="font-style:italic; margin-left:20px;">
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, was born on this site on 3 January 1892.</poem>
<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jan/03/hobbit-author-tolkien-birthplace-south-africa|articlename=
A plaque, a Hobbit hotel and a JRR Tolkien trail that's petered out|dated=03 January 2013|website=[http://www.theguardian.com/ www.theguardian.com]|accessed=03 August 2014}}</ref>
[[File:1984 Commemorative Plaque.JPG|250px]]


=Bust=
=Bust=


In the chapel of Exeter College, Oxford, there is a bust of J.R.R. Tolkien.
In the chapel of Exeter College, Oxford, there is a bust of J.R.R. Tolkien made by [[Faith Tolkien]]. Above the bust reads:
 
<poem style="font-style:italic; margin-left:20px;">
J.R.R. Tolkien 1892-1973
Faith Tolkien
b.1928-
Sculpted this portrait of her
Father-in-law
in 1977
</poem>


[[File:J.R.R. Tolkien's bust at Exeter.jpg|250px]]


==External Links==
=External Links=


*[http://blueplaque-tolkien-in-leeds.blogspot.com.br/ Blueplaque Tolkien in Leeds]
*[http://blueplaque-tolkien-in-leeds.blogspot.com.br/ Blueplaque Tolkien in Leeds]
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{{references}}
{{references}}
[[Category:Public houses]]
[[Category:Public houses]]
[[Category:Activities]]
[[Category:Lists]]
[[Category:Lists]]

Revision as of 22:30, 8 November 2022

Plaques and Memorials is a list of blue plaques and memorials installed in public places of United Kingdom to commemorate a link between that location and J.R.R. Tolkien and his family. Often made by The Tolkien Society and local institucions.

Plaques

Sarehole Mill,Hall Green,Birmingham

The text of the plaque reads:

Birmingham Civic Society 2002
SAREHOLE MILL
Site of water Mill since 1543
Used by Matthew Boulton in mid 18th century
Rebuilt 1768
INSPIRED J.R.R. Tolkien1896-1900
The Tolkien Society

Birmingham Civic Society with The Tolkien Society made the blueplaque at 15 August 2002.[1]

1 Duchess Place,Edgbaston,Birmingham

A Birmingham Civic Society Blue Plaque read:

J.R.R. Tolkien
Author
1892-1973
lived near heare 1902-1910

4 Highfield Road,Edgbaston,Birmingham

The text of the plaque reads:

Birmingham Civic Society
J.R.R. Tolkien Author 1892 - 1973
lived here 1910 - 1911
Tolkien Society.

Plough and Harrow, Hagley Road,Edgbaston,Birmingham

The text of the plaque reads:

A plaque in the doorway was placed by The Tolkien Society records:

Presented by The Tolkien Society June 1997
JRR Tolkien
Author of The Lord of the Rings
stayed here
June 1916

20 Northmoor Road,Oxford

The text of the plaque reads:

Oxfordshire Blue Plaques Board
J. R. R. TOLKIEN
Author of
The Lord of the Rings
Lived here
1930–1947
Oxford Civic Society

[2]

76 Sandfield Road, Headington, Oxford

This plaque is over the garage at the front of the house.The text of the plaque reads:

The Hill
J.R.R. Tolkien lived here 1953-1968

[3]

2 Darnley Road, West Park

The text of the plaque reads:

J.R.R. TOLKIEN CBE
Academic and author lived here between 1924 and 1925. While Reader, later Professor, at the University of Leeds 1920-1925, he collaborated on a new edition of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Tolkien went on to write The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
1892-1973

[4]

Brooklands Officers’ Hospital, Hull, East Yorkshire

The blue plaque reads:

J.R.R. Tolkien
Author of the Lord of the Rings
convalesced here (then Brooklands
Officers’ Hospital) 1917 - 1918 during
his service in The Great War.

[5]

Hotel Miramar, East Overcliff Drive, Bournemouth

The text of the plaque reads:

JOHN RONALDREUEL TOLKIEN
1892-1973
Author and Scholar
Stayed Here Regularly from
The 1950's
Until 1972
Borough of Bournemouth

[6]


University Parks, Oxford

A plaque on a bench dedicated to author J.R.R. Tolkien in the University Parks of Oxford. The bench and two trees ("Laurelin" and "Telperion") planted nearby were donated in 1992 by the Tolkien Centenary Conference. The bench is situated on the western bank of River Cherwell a little bit south of the High Bridge.


Bank Terrace, Hornsea

The text of the plaque reads:

Hornsea Civic Society
J.R.R.Tolkien's
wife Edith and his
cousin Jenny Grove
lodged here in 1917
whilst he was posted
nearby

[7]

President Steyn Avenue, Bloemfontein, South Africa

Reads an iron plaque engraved in English and Afrikaans:

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, was born on this site on 3 January 1892.

[8]

1984 Commemorative Plaque.JPG

Bust

In the chapel of Exeter College, Oxford, there is a bust of J.R.R. Tolkien made by Faith Tolkien. Above the bust reads:

J.R.R. Tolkien 1892-1973
Faith Tolkien
b.1928-
Sculpted this portrait of her
Father-in-law
in 1977

J.R.R. Tolkien's bust at Exeter.jpg

External Links

References

  1. "Birmingham Civic Society=24 Mayr 2007", birminghamnet.co.uk (accessed 3 August 2014)
  2. "Oxford Shire Blue Plaque=2002", [ww.oxfordshireblueplaques.org.uk/ ww.oxfordshireblueplaques.org.uk] (accessed 3 August 2014)
  3. "Oxford History=2002", oxfordhistory.org.uk (accessed 3 August 2014)
  4. "University celebrates J.R.R.Tolkien" dated 1 October 2012, www.leeds.ac.uk (accessed 3 August 2014)
  5. "Blue plaque marks historic links with JRR Tolkien" dated 11 November 2013, www2.hull.ac.uk (accessed 3 August 2014)
  6. "Blue Plaque Book" dated 1 September 2002, bournemouth.gov.uk (accessed 3 August 2014)
  7. "Old town buildings with a story to tell" dated 9 June 2013, hulldailymail.co.uk (accessed 3 August 2014)
  8. "A plaque, a Hobbit hotel and a JRR Tolkien trail that's petered out" dated 3 January 2013, www.theguardian.com (accessed 3 August 2014)