I have no idea if Tolkein loved or hated industry, but simply living in a city doesn't suddenly make you an industrialist as much as living in a village doesn't make you a farmer.

If anything, living in the city gives you an excellent perspective on the effects of industrialization, form ones own opinions from there.

Also, there were cities before industrialization. Can’t remember the names of any right now… but I pretty sure there were a few.

Pretty sure that's most capital cities in europe. E.g. London, Rome

I suppose GP was being ironic ;)

Tolkiens views weren’t subtle or complicated..

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmentalism_in_The_Lord...

Wow didn’t even take as much work as I suggested.

Oxford is known for having some quite stunning villages surrounding it. I went back in the weekend for a reunion, the city itself is still quite pretty with plenty of river paths.

Seems like you googled where he lived and haven’t read any analysis of his works and letters.

Bit of a stretch to figure Oxford as "ravaged by industry" though, isn't it? The Cotswolds are suffused with bucolicity.