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221B Baker Street is the London address of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, created by author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. According to Wikipedia, in the United Kingdom, postal addresses with a number followed by a letter may indicate a separate address within a larger, often residential building. In the late 19th century, Baker Street was a high-class residential district, and Holmes’ apartment would probably have been part of a Georgian terrace.
Terence and I visited 221A Baker Street during a quick work visit to London in 2018. These are pictures of a few doors inside the house.
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Cool!! I’ve been by this house but not inside.
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It is worth a visit, Darlene. I loved the wax models. Next trip to the UK, hopefully next year, I still want to go to Glastonbury and Charles’ Dickens House. I also want to go to Bath. The following year we should be moving.
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Such iconic doors. Great to memorialize them here!
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Thank you, Jacqui, this house is a great place to visit. A bit different from my usual historical sites, but the boys love Sherlock Holmes.
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Me too!
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That must have been a fun place to visit, especially with the costumed mannequins.
And a lovely shot of you in front of Dr. Watson’s door too. Good post!
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Thank you, Norm. This was a lovely visit and I also enjoyed the mannequins. The Brits certainly know how to celebrate their culture and history.
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How cool to visit the actual apartment. I know, fiction, but still. These are great doors.
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Thank you, Dan. This house is great and I love the wax figures. I haven’t actually read Sherlock Holmes, I am not a detective story fan, but my husband and boys are massive fans.
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Awesome! Thanks for sharing, Robbie.
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Thank you, Bette. This was a really fun visit. Terence and the boys are huge Sherlock Holmes fans.
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I would love to visit 221A Baker Street! I know you had a wonderful time and found it fascinating.
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HI Priscilla, I did enjoy this visit. I loved the wax models of characters from the books and enjoyed seeing Holmes study with the pictures of famous serial killers on the wall. One of them was Amelia Dyer, the famous baby murderer. I wrote about her in my book, Through the Nethergate.
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What fun! You found some different and unusual doors this go round!
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I was looking through this batch of pictures earlier in the week, Annette, and thought these ones would make a fun change.
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Huge Sherlock fan! Thanks so much for sharing these cool pictures.
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It is my pleasure, Janet. I’m glad you enjoyed them.
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ooh, that last pic freaked me out, lol. If I looked up and saw two faces peering down at me… it wouldn’t be pretty 🙂
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It was rather disconcerting at the time, Jacquie, but it made a great picture.
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A very interesting trip, Robbie. Have you seen the Cumberbatch tv series? When they leave the building their front door is next to a cafe called Speedy’s. This actually exists: it is in a side street, a bit further along the Euston Road. It was our regular lunchtime haunt when I was still working. In summer we could sit at the outside tables, watching the puzzled tourists 😉
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Speedy’s exist, too? Wow, that is a cool trivia. I watched the BBC series and really liked it. Hello, Clive, and super cool post, Robbie.
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Hi Micah, thank you for popping in to add your thoughts. I’m glad you enjoyed these pictures.
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I didn’t know that Clive. That is a great piece of information and I must remember it for our next visit to London which I hope will be August 2021.
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Not the healthiest of menus, but if they still do it I can recommend their all day breakfast.
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What a cool journey, Robbie. Loved the doors, the story, and the memories of Sherlock Holmes. 😊
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Thank you, Gwen. I miss visiting the UK.
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The view from the window is just how I’ve pictured it when reading the stories.
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I do enjoy taking pictures from windows, Audrey, and I do it a lot.
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so cool you got to experience this place!!! love it.
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Thanks Wendi, it was a highlight.
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LOVE it!
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Oh gosh….you got me at “door to a coffin” haha This is interesting.
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I try to find some fun and unusual doors,
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Oh, this is wonderful! I was such a Sherlock Holmes fan when I was a kid. Did one wall in the flat have V R in bullet holes?
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No, I would have photographed that being the chronic happy snapper I am. I have never read Sherlock Holmes. I’ve always been an Alice in Wonderland, Emily of New Moon, Telling Sonny kind of girl.
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How nice of you to add Telling Sonny to the list!
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My favourite genre of story
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🙂
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With a bit of Stephen King, Peter Straub and Bram Stoker for contrast.
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🙂
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Oh I’d love to see this!
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It is very cool, Jessica
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What a cool visit – thanks for sharing with us!
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My pleasure, John. I think this house would appeal to you. Very theatrical and well done.
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Lovely! Did they just make the 221B apartment to a Sherlock museum or? I watched the BBC series and it was really fun.
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Hi Micah, they made this house into a replica of Sherlock’s house in the book. They did a great job and it is a very popular tourist attraction.
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What fun!
janet
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Thank you, Janet
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I like the door in the ceiling, Robbie. We just finished watching this season of the Sherlock Holmes series.
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It was a fun surprise when I looked up, Miriam. I must admit, I have neither read, nor watched, Sherlock Holmes.
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A trap door! What a treat! (K)
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I thought so too, Kerfe. It is a good thing my blogging friend, Mary Smith, said always look up with you tour.
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In general its good to look up I think.
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Thank you for taking to 221b bakers street. Used to watch Sherlock Holmes when I was younger
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It is a great museum to visit, Bella.
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I would love to visit there. I love Sherlock Holmes. At the moment I’m watching all the Jeremy Brett episodes on YouTube.
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Then you would love this visit, it is a great tribute to the stories.
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Most interesting, Robbie! I should really start sniffing about more – doing some of my own ‘detective’ work🤓
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Yes, as soon as things open up again, you really should, Maretha. There are so many marvelous places to visit in the UK.
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That’s true, Robbie! I taught many of my students about all the amazing places to see here in UK, and over the past few years, after we arrived here, we’ve spent as much time as possible discovering old castles and beautiful gardens, especially in Lancashire and parts of Scotland. 🙂
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Great article, Robbie! I’ve been there twice and never noticed the trap door in the ceiling! Clearly I need to make a return visit.
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My blogging friend, Mary Smith, told me you must always look up when you tour in the UK. I have taken that advice to heart. Thanks for visiting, Sharon.
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Trap door was my favorite.
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That is so cool. Something else to put on my list of things to see if and when I get to London.
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I could spend weeks in London, Carla, so much to see and do. I love poking around in the antique shops and the charity shops too. I have found some wonderful dolls for my collection in charity shops.
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I would love to spend weeks, but if I am lucky, I might get there for a week, maybe two.
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It’s the same for us, Carla.
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