Way back in September I reported the coastal home of Tolkien had been purchased by a local property developer who planned to demolish it and build 2 four bedroom homes on the land.
Well despite a few complaints, permission was granted so the developer (a Mr. Malton) was removing the fireplace (which he planned to sell) prior to the bulldozers moving in and came across a postcard hidden behind it which was addressed to JRR Tolkien.
It was signed Lin and is believed to be from American fantasy author Linwood Vrooman Carter who went by the pen name of Lin Carter. Linwood wrote “A Look Behind the Lord of the Rings” published in 1969. The dates tie in as it has a 1968 post office stamp on it and he would have been researching his book during that year.
He had already found a bronze fairy and a stone gryphon buried in the undergrowth and plans to sell these together with the post card and the fireplace at auction.
Mr Malton, who owns ProDem Demolition apparently missed the irony by saying :
“To find something with the Tolkien name on it is quite amazing”
as he waved in the bulldozers to knock down the former home of the Tolkien family.
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