Sherlock Holmes Museum
Established | 1990 |
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Location | Baker Street London, NW1 United Kingdom |
Coordinates | 51°31′25″N 0°09′31″W / 51.5237°N 0.1585°W |
Public transit access | Baker Street Marylebone |
Website | www |
The Sherlock Holmes Museum is a privately run museum in London, England, dedicated to the famous fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. It is the world's first museum dedicated to the literary character Sherlock Holmes. It opened in 1990 and is situated on Baker Street, bearing the number 221B by permission of the City of Westminster,[1] although it lies between numbers 237 and 241,[2] near the north end of Baker Street in central London close to Regent's Park.[3][4]
The
Numbering dispute
The address 221B was the subject of a protracted dispute between the museum and the nearby
Family objections
Jean Conan Doyle made clear her lack of enthusiasm for the museum when she was asked about it. She was very much against the idea of suggesting that her father's creation was a real person and knew that the presence of the museum would reinforce the idea in the minds of many that Holmes had really existed.[8] This idea was strengthened further by the presence of a commemorative blue plaque on the outside that states the years of Holmes's supposed residency. However, Dame Jean Conan Doyle lent her support to the Sherlock Holmes Museum in Switzerland by attending its opening in 1991.[9] Dame Jean was offered the opportunity to create a room in the London museum dedicated to her father, but this offer was refused, and since then the last remaining possessions of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle have been sold off at auction.
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"Sitting Room"
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The table set in "Sherlock Holmes's Room"
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Sherlock's laboratory
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"Holmes' Bedroom"
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The typewriter at the end time of the 19th century
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"Dr. Watson's Room", books
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Bathroom
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Sherlock Holmes Museum, Baker Street, "The Study"
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Cyclist sculpture, put on display to illustrate the short story The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist
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"Mrs Hudson's Room", fireplace
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"Dr. Watson's Room", washstand
References
- ^ a b c Harper, Philip. "Sherlock Holmes Museum | Museums London – FREE resource of all 200 museums in London". www.museumslondon.org. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ McClure, Rosemary (30 October 2018). "A not-so-elementary guide to Sherlock Holmes' London". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- ISBN 0-595-28114-1.
- ^ "Sherlock Holmes 101". Washington Post. 11 January 2004.
- ^ "About the museum". Sherlock Holmes Museum. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ Historic England. "231-243 Baker Street (1066506)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ a b Stamp, Jimmy (18 July 2012). "The Mystery of 221B Baker Street". Smithsonian. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- ISBN 978-1-904312-50-5.
- ^ "The Reichenbach Irregulars - die Schweizer Sherlock Holmes-Gesellschaft". www.221b.ch. Retrieved 13 October 2020.