Photographs of C.S. Lewis and The Kilns, Oxford, by Walter Hooper
Single Item
MS. Photogr. c. 572, fols. 63-74
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Twelve colour photographs taken by Walter Hooper. They are some of the last photographs to be taken of C.S. Lewis before his death.
Comprises photographs taken in August 1963 of:
- (fol.63) the drive up to The Kilns, with the old wooden toolshed in front of The Kilns
- (fol.64) the front of The Kilns (another house has since been built on the lawn)
- (fol.65) C.S. Lewis in the 'Common Room' of The Kilns, where he met visitors
- (fol.66) C.S. Lewis in the 'Common Room', seated at desk
- (fol.67) gardener Fred Paxford (1898-1979) - the model for Puddleglum [in The Silver Chair] - in the kitchen with Old Tom the toothless cat
- (fol.68) Mrs Molly Miller the housekeeper (seated left), her sister (house-maid) by the Aga and Douglas Gresham on the right in the kitchen
- (fol.69) front door, left to right: the house-maid, Mrs Miller holding Snip the Siamese cat which belonged to Joy (Lewis's 'step-cat'), C.S. Lewis and Douglas Gresham with Ricky, his dog
- (fol.70) Mrs Miller with her sister and Douglas Gresham
- (fol.71) Mrs Miller
- (fol.72) Douglas Gresham with Ricky his dog
- (fol.73) C.S. Lewis and Walter Hooper.
Plus:
- (fol.74) Warnie Lewis at Walter Hooper's flat, 19 Beaumont Street, 1970.
Dates
- Creation: 1963-1970
Extent
12 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Photogr. c. 572, fol. 63].
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Shelfmark:
MS. Photogr. c. 572, fols. 63-74
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 21807
Abstract
Photographs of C.S. Lewis and The Kilns, Oxford, by Walter Hooper, 1963-1970.
Biographical / Historical
For a full biography of C.S. Lewis see entry for Lewis, Clive Staples (1898-1963), writer and scholar, in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Given to the Bodleian Library by Walter Hooper, 2001.
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
Creator
Subject
- Title
- Catalogue of photographs of C.S. Lewis and The Kilns, Oxford, by Walter Hooper
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Rachael Marsay
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Sponsor
- Catalogued with the generous support of the Roy Davids bequest
- Edition statement
- First edition
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk