Yew trees flanking door in the north porch of St Edwards parish church in Stow on the Wold Gloucestershire - inspiration for Tolkien's Moria door?

Yew trees flanking door in the north porch of St Edwards parish church in Stow on the Wold Gloucestershire  - inspiration for Tolkien's Moria door? Stock Photo
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Steve Taylor ARPS / Alamy Stock Photo

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HWHJTF

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85 MB (5.5 MB Compressed download)

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Dimensions:

4449 x 6674 px | 37.7 x 56.5 cm | 14.8 x 22.2 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

13 March 2017

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It is said that JRR Tolkien used this door with its ancient yews flanking the entrance as the basis of the door into the Mines of Moria in The Lord of the Rings

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