While in Chicago last Saturday I skipped out on the morning conference session to drive Wheaton College. It was nice to see old stomping grounds (where I did my doctorate). But the highlight was taking a friend to the Wade Center which houses the papers of CS Lewis, JRR Tolkien, Dorothy Sayers, George McDonald (and 3 other literary greats whose names I’m forgetting right now). Below is a phone pic of a most magical place, Lewis’ actual wardrobe. You can’t help but reach through the coats to see if the back wall is there or not. You can see a note on the door that warns that the Wade Center is not responsible for lost children who enter the wardrobe.
wow, phil, that is so cool!!!! what a grand experience! i know how you must have felt. several years ago, ron and i went back to oxford (oh sigh, it is so wonderful!) and as we were walking around, i see this sign hanging down, the eagle and child!! i announce this IS the place for dinner TONIGHT!!! we sat in ‘the room’ where he and the inklings used to sit and talk…
thanks for the picture, i would have wondered if i could lose myself in the back of the wardrobe too!