- 1922
- Construction of the The Kilns
- Oct 1930
- C. S. Lewis, his brother Warnie, and Janie Moore (the mother of Paddy, Lewis' college roommate who died in WWI) buy a house called the Kilns for £3,300. The three, along with Mrs. Moore's daughter Maureen, will share the house for the rest of their lives
- Apr 1957
- Joy Davidman Lewis leaves hospital
- 13 Jul 1960
- Death of Joy Davidman Lewis in Oxford
- Aug 1962
- C. S. Lewis returns home to The Kilns from the hospital with a nurse named Alec Ross. Later Walter Hooper, an American summer student at Exeter College, volunteers to serve as secretary. Warnie is on holiday and drunk in Ireland.
- Sep 1963
- Warnie returns from Ireland and occupies the Kilns with his dying brother, C. S. Lewis. The brothers enjoy reminiscing about their childhood.
- Oct 1963
- Lewis writes in a letter, ""Yes, autumn really is the best of the seasons: and I'm not sure that old age isn't the best part of life. But, of course, like autumn it doesn't last."
- 22 Nov 1963
- Death of C. S. Lewis
- 1966
- Warren Lewis returns to The Kilns
- 9 Apr 1973
- Death of Warren Lewis at The Kilns