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Category Archives: Locations
Waugh Plaque Unveiled
The Oxford Mail in a follow-up to its previous story, reports on the unveiling ceremony for the Evelyn Waugh Blue Plaque and the dinner that took place yesterday at the Abingdon Arms: Speaking at the ceremony, organised by Beckley and … Continue reading
Posted in Alexander Waugh, Evelyn Waugh, Events, Newspapers, Oxford
Tagged Abingdon Arms Beckley, Blue Plaque, Oxford Mail
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Whatever Happened to Harold Claire ?
The Oxford Times in its Gray Matter column includes this among today’s stories: I HAVE often wondered what became of Beckley farmer’s boy Harold Claire, and just possibly I might find out on Saturday night. Claire was a boozing companion of the … Continue reading
Posted in Diaries, Evelyn Waugh, Events, Newspapers, Oxford, Vile Bodies
Tagged Abingdon Arms, Harold Claire, Oxford Times
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Abingdon Arms Announces Waugh Plaque Unveiling
The Abingdon Arms in Beckley, Oxon., has announced the details of its plans for the unveiling of a plaque commemorating the association of Evelyn Waugh with their premises. See previous posts. Here is the message from the organizer of the … Continue reading
Posted in Alexander Waugh, Evelyn Waugh, Events, Oxford, Vile Bodies
Tagged Abingdon Arms, Memorial Plaque
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A Visit to Burgh House Exhibit: Evelyn Waugh and Basil Bourchier
Milena Borden has kindly sent this report of her visit to a Waugh-related exhibit in North London which was mentioned in a previous post: Closing this Sunday, the exhibition A Totally Preposterous Parson: Evelyn Waugh and Basil Bourchier is displayed in … Continue reading
Posted in A Little Learning, Catholicism, Evelyn Waugh, Events, Hampstead, Waugh Family
Tagged Burgh House, Rev Alan Walker, Rev Basil Bourchier
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Roundup: Ruins, Snobs and Remittance Men
An art exhibit in Sheffield is named for a Waugh story. This is Love Among the Ruins at the S1 Artspace gallery. The gallery is temporarily located in the garage of the Park Hill housing estate while another part of … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Evelyn Waugh, Love Among The Ruins, Newspapers, Oxford, Remote People, The Loved One
Tagged Hertford College, Professor Mondo, The Mercury (South Africa), The Star (Sheffield), Volksstimme (Basel)
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A Tale of Two Venues: Chagford and Beckley
Two of Waugh’s favorite writing venues have recently been in the news. An article on the Easton Court Hotel in Chagford, South Devon, was recently posted on the website jot101.com. This begins with a description of the facilities in wartime … Continue reading
Posted in Auberon Waugh, Brideshead Revisited, Evelyn Waugh, Newspapers, Oxford, Vile Bodies
Tagged Abingdon Arms, Easton Court Hotel, jot101.com, Oxford Mail
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Terence Greenidge and Degenerate Oxford?
Peter Harrington Booksellers in London are listing a copy of the 1930 book by Terence Greenidge entitled Degenerate Oxford? A Critical Study of Modern University Life. He is also credited with several later books in his Wikipedia entry, including fiction, poetry … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Essays, Articles & Reviews, Evelyn Waugh, Film, Items for Sale, Oxford
Tagged Peter Harrington Booksellers, Terence Greenidge, The Scarlet Woman
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