A Weekend in Tolkien's Staffordshire
FRIDAY On Friday morning I left Hull at c.8.50. It was quite showery at first, which is never best for motorway travel, but later it got brighter and drier as I headed west. I arrived in Great Haywood at around 11.10. The car park behind the Memorial Hall was quite easy to overshoot, and then was extremely narrow, but I managed to negotiate it safely. Hannah Reynolds' Map of Tolkien's Staffordshire The Memorial Hall, Great Haywood Originally I planned to visit some abbeys and castles in neighbouring counties, but the forecast for Saturday was so bad, I thought I'd better take some photographs in the village while the weather was still fine. I visited the Memorial Hall first, and was highly impressed with the display. There were about 6 large banners bursting with information and interesting photographs. There were also some really interesting articles, all laminated and judiciously displayed. There were lots of other exhibits. My visit was inter...