Famous Oxford pub Eagle and Child has hotel plans

Eagle and Child: Tolkien and Lewis pub bought by tech institute

The Eagle and Child in St Giles' has a plaque inside commemorating the writers' get-togethers
An Oxford pub that was frequented by authors CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien has been bought by a research institution building a campus in the city.

The Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), founded by US tech billionaire Larry Ellison, said it had bought the Eagle and Child, which shut in 2020.