No. 20 Northmoor Road, the Oxford house in which J.R.R.
Tolkein lived for seventeen years and wrote The Hobbit, is up for
sale. It is expected to fetch £1.5million, despite having no
central heating or kitchen. The house has a rich history and was
originally built for Basil Blackwell, founder of the famous
Oxford Bookshop, while the Tolkeins lived next door to him.ARCHIVE: 4th week TT 2004
Tolkien’s House for Sale
