C.S. Lewis at Lamb & Flag
From 1939 to 1962, the Inklings, a group of friends around C.S. Lewis, meet in The Eagle and Child pub every week. In 1962, when the inner parlour of The Eagle and Child is opened to the public and joined to the main bar, the Inklings move to the Lamb & Flag pub on the other side of the street, where they have more privacy. The pub’s name is taken from the badge of St John’s College, who bought the property from Godstow Abbey, and opened it as an inn around 1695. In the badge is the symbol of Christ as the victorious Lamb of God, from the Book of Revelation, carrying a banner with a cross. This is also a symbol of St John the Baptist, after who the College of St John is named.
Sources
Walter Hooper, C.S. Lewis. Companion & Guide
Jeffrey Schultz & John West, The C.S. Lewis Readers’ Encyclopedia