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The Sherlock Holmes Museum
back to sights listingThe stories of Sherlock Holmes are inextricably linked with the popular view of Victorian London - mist rising off rain-soaked cobbles as dark mysterious figures lurk in the shadow of the gaslights.
Holmes has always been an enigmatic figure, with the edges between fact and fiction becoming ever more blurred.
At the museum at 221b Baker Street, the house where Holmes reputedly lived for 23 years with his friend and colleague Dr Watson, his life and times are explored in detail.
Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson lived in a Victorian lodging house at 221b Baker Street between 1881-1904, according to the stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The house was built in 1815 and is listed by the Government to protect its architectural and cultural heritage. It is open as a museum dedicated to the life and times of Sherlock Holmes, and the interior has been faithfully maintained for posterity exactly as described in the published stories.
Step inside the museum and you step straight into the lives of Holmes, Watson and their doting landlady, Mrs Hudson. In fact, Mrs Hudson is still there today, ready to answer any questions her new visitors may have about the famous tenants of 221b Baker Street.
There is also chance to browse through personal belongings and private papers of the great detective and a variety of exhibits from his published cases. The diary of Doctor Watson contains hand-written notes and extracts from the famous adventure of The Hound of The Baskervilles.
The third floor and attic house a stunning exhibition of wax models of scenes from the stories. Sherlock Holmes and Professor Moriarty are actually standing in the same room!
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Address:
221b Baker Street, London, NW1 6XE.
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