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The great detective.
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This statue, commissioned by the Sherlock Holmes Society of London was sponsored by Abbey National plc to commemorate its 150th Anniversary in 1999.
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221b Baker Street the address of Sherlock Holmes is at the original headquarters of Abbey National plc.
Sculptor : John Doubleday
NW1, Baker Street Station
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Sherlock Holmes statue
Originally named Sheridan Hope, then Sherringford Holmes and finally Sherlock...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Sherlock Holmes statue
Since 1927 Abbey head office had occupied the site where 221b Baker Street wo...
John V. Doubleday was born on 9 October 1947 in Langford, Maldon, Essex, the ...
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See the unveiling and hear Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin's speech at ITN Source.
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