In the works of
Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes and his friend Dr. Watson lived in an
apartment at Baker Street, 221b (221b, Baker Street) in the period from 1881 to
1904. While writing these works, there was no such address in London.
Subsequently, with the extension of Baker Street to the north (where, at the
end of the XIX century, there was a street called Upper Baker Street), this
number was among rooms from 215 to 229, and was awarded to the building of the
construction society Abbey National. For this reason, for many years, Abbey
National has been compelled to hold a special secretary for the processing of
letters and other correspondence, which is constantly coming to Baker Street,
221b, to Sherlock Holmes. When creating a museum, the company "221b Baker
Street" was specially registered to be able to legally hang on
"Sherlock Holmes House", the real number of which 239, the
corresponding plaque. But then the house got the official postal address 221b,
Baker Street, London, NW1 6XE, and the correspondence began to come directly
to the museum.
The museum is
located on Baker Street, near the London Underground station, about half way
from the Baker Street crossing from Merileboon Road to Regent's Park. The
museum is located in a four-story Victorian house. The building was erected in
1815 and is listed in the list of buildings of Her Majesty that are of
architectural and historical value, 2nd class [1]. In addition to the signboard
of the museum, a typical London memorial plaque ("Blue plate") is
installed on the outside of the house, which is installed on houses where historic
persons lived. The plaque states that in this building from 1881 to 1904
Detective consultant Sherlock Holmes lived.
The first floor of
the museum is a souvenir shop and a small hallway. On the second floor there is
a sitting room (facing Baker Street windows) and the Holmes room adjacent to it
(the courtyard window), in the third room - Watson's room (courtyard window) and
Mrs. Hudson (window to the street). On the fourth floor, which was originally
used for business purposes, there are wax figures of the heroes of various
works about Sherlock Holmes, as well as a toilet and pantry.
The interior of the
house corresponds to the descriptions present in the works of Arthur
Conan-Doyle about Sherlock Holmes, and is distinguished by the perfection of
elaboration. In the house-museum you can see "live" a lot of items
familiar to readers for stories about Sherlock Holmes - Holmes's violin, his
hat, hunting whip, Turkish tobacco shoes, sheets, stuffed with a folding knife
to a fireplace shelf, equipment for chemical experiments, an army revolver
Watson, and so on. On the wall of the living room under the glass is a monogram
of Queen Victoria "VR", which Holmes "shot" in the story
"The Ride of the family of the Mashregiv".
Visitors to the
museum can explore the apartment of the famous detective and his friend, get
acquainted with the objects of their life, sit in the chair in front of the
fireplace and take a picture on the memory, as well as buy souvenirs, most of
which are connected with Sherlock Holmes.
The museum building
was registered as a house with furnished rooms from 1860 to 1934, thus not only
the Sherlock Holmes House Museum, but also the classic example of a
London-based lucrative house at the end of the 19th century
The museum is open
daily from 9:30 to 18:30. The entrance fee for an adult is £ 8 (for 2013). The
museum has free photo and video capture. On the fourth floor there is a book of
visits on a separate table
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