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| Dates | Places, homes and points of interest relevant to Tolkien's time in Oxford |
| 1892 | Born, South Africa |
| 1895 | Moves to Birmingham, UK |
| 1911 | 'Exhibition' at Exeter College |
| 1918-1919 | Works at old Ashmolean, Broad Street. Living at 50 St John's St |
| 1919-1920 | Lived at - 1 Alfred St, attended the local church, St Aloysius |
| 1925 | Rowlinson and Bosworth Professorand Fellow of Pembroke College - he lectures at the Examination Schools |
| 1926(-1930) | 'Inklings' meeting in 'Eagle and Child'. Living at 22 Northmoor Rd |
| 1930(-1947) | 'Inklings' continue to meet in 'Eagle and Child'. Living at 20 Northmoor Rd |
| 1937 | 'The Hobbit' is published |
| 1945(-1959) | Merton Professor of English |
| 1947 | Living at 3 Manor Rd |
| 1950 | Living at 99 Hollywell St |
| 1953(-1968) | Lived - 76 Sandfield Rd, attended St Anthony's Church nearby |
| 1954(-1955) | 'Lord Of The Rings' is published |
| 1963 | Fellow of Exeter / Emeritus fellowship at Merton |
| 1968(-1972) | Living in Bournemouth |
| 1972 | Awarded honorary doctorate in literature at Sheldonian |
| 1973 | Dies whilst living at 21 Merton St - grave in Wolvercote Cemetery, Oxford. Commerative bench placed along with two trees, in the University Parks. Tolkien had a favourite tree in the Botanic Gardens, Oxford |