I am pleased to announce that with the promised contributions from The University of Leeds, The Tolkien Society and a number of generous private donations, we have achieved the funding target for financing the plaque.
The plaque should be scheduled for unveiling in 2012, this will be subject to the Leeds Civic Trust's programme for installing such plaques.
J.R.R. Tolkien CBE held his first full academic position as Reader in English Language at Leeds in 1920. His academic career in Leeds was short, only 5 years, but when he left to take up the Rawlinson and Bosworth Chair of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford, he was already a Professor of English. During his time in Leeds he collaborated on a new edition of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and in 1924 Tolkien and his growing family moved to 2 Darnley Road, West Park.
Monday, October 24, 2011
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Autumnal Update
We're close, very close, to having the funding in place for the commissioning of the plaque.
Thanks to the generous donations of the Tolkien Society and members.
Thanks to the generous donations of the Tolkien Society and members.
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