Tolkien and Cobsweb Cottage ? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

12-04-2006, 06:31 PM

Can anybody tell me if Tolkien, or his family, or any of his closest friends, ever lived in a bungalow or cottage called "Cobswebs," on Sea Road, in Milford-on-Sea?

I think this home was torn down several years ago, and rebuilt with other houses, all given hobbit names?

Thank you very much

Mithalwen · 12-06-2006, 11:50 AM

Tolkien's only school friend to survive WW1, Christopher Wiseman, retired to Milford and Tolkien visited him there. I don't know exactly where he lived but I think this is most likely unles it was just a holiday home rented for a few weeks. I am sure it was never a permanent residence.

Selmo · 12-07-2006, 04:40 AM

From his retierment from academic life until the death of his wife, Tolkien lived in Bournemouth, which is about fifteen miles from Milford-on-Sea.
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Mithalwen · 02-27-2008, 03:13 PM

because Poison Ivy and myself went to Milford on Saturday and had a snoop at both Christopher Wiseman's house and the site of Cobblestones. One of the replacement houses was called Rivendell but I couldn't imagine Elrond living there.

12-04-2006, 06:31 PM	#1
bill-m Guest Posts: n/a	Tolkien and Cobsweb Cottage ? Can anybody tell me if Tolkien, or his family, or any of his closest friends, ever lived in a bungalow or cottage called "Cobswebs," on Sea Road, in Milford-on-Sea? I think this home was torn down several years ago, and rebuilt with other houses, all given hobbit names? Thank you very much

12-06-2006, 11:50 AM	#2
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,458	Tolkien's only school friend to survive WW1, Christopher Wiseman, retired to Milford and Tolkien visited him there. I don't know exactly where he lived but I think this is most likely unles it was just a holiday home rented for a few weeks. I am sure it was never a permanent residence. __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace Last edited by Mithalwen; 12-06-2006 at 12:03 PM.

02-27-2008, 03:13 PM	#4
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,458	Heren Istarioning .. (or TCBS revisited) because Poison Ivy and myself went to Milford on Saturday and had a snoop at both Christopher Wiseman's house and the site of Cobblestones. One of the replacement houses was called Rivendell but I couldn't imagine Elrond living there. __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

12-07-2006, 04:40 AM	#3
Selmo Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: The Shire (Staffordshire), United Kingdom Posts: 273	From his retierment from academic life until the death of his wife, Tolkien lived in Bournemouth, which is about fifteen miles from Milford-on-Sea. .