Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

[brummy-lad]

Although not born in Birmingham and only lived here briefly, I feel that he should have a dedicated thread.

Arthur Conan Doyle - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Originally the plaque in 1956 was attached to No. 63 but due to demolition (regretfully) a later plaque is now attached to No. 69.

 

[brummy-lad]

The only images I can find of No. 63, by 1967/68 it had been demolished and was part of the Thomas Startin Austin Dealership.

 

[mw0njm.]

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was not born in Birmingham, but he lived and worked in Aston (a district of Birmingham) between 1878 and 1881, during which time he wrote some of his earliest mystery stories and found inspiration for details that appeared in Sherlock Holmes' adventures
. While in the city, he worked as a chemist and briefly as a medical assistant, with some Birmingham locations and names finding their way into his stories, such as the short story "The Adventure of the Stockbroker's Clerk".

Sherlock Holmes may have lived in Baker Street, London - but between 1878 and 1881, Aston Road North, Aston, was home to the detective's creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

 

[mw0njm.]

more about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle on this thread

Thread 'Aston Road North'

May 28, 2010

Another bit of useless information, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle lived at 63 Aston Rd North, Aston, between 1878 & 1881.

Terry

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[superdad3]

See also forum thread under​

"Did the Hound of the Baskervilles come from Brum ?"​

and yes a good idea to have a dedicated thread on Sir Arthur. Perhaps amalgamate threads?

 

[Radiorails]

The facts, which lie some distance from Birmingham. Those who know The Moor will appreciate the story. The term "moor" is how Devonians call Dartmoor.
Based on a local legend of a spectral hound that haunted Dartmoor in Devonshire, England, the story is set in the moors at Baskerville Hall and the nearby Grimpen Mire, and the action takes place mostly at night, when the terrifying hound howls for blood. After Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead with his face twisted in stark terror, Holmes is called upon to protect his heir, Sir Henry Baskerville. Narrating the story is Holmes’s assistant, Dr. Watson, who is sent to Dartmoor while the busy Holmes remains in London. Upon his arrival, Watson learns that an escaped convict is on the loose. More unsettling events occur, including the appearance of an unknown figure on the moor. Watson later discovers that the mysterious person is Holmes, who has been conducting his own investigation. Holmes deduces that the killer is Jack Stapleton, a neighbour who is actually Rodger Baskerville. Hoping to inherit the family estate, he has plotted to kill his relatives using a vicious hound that he has painted with phosphorous to appear sinister. The superstitious Charles suffered a heart attack after being frightened by the animal. Stapleton also hopes to kill Henry Baskerville but is thwarted by Holmes. Afterward Stapleton flees and is believed to have died, swallowed by Grimpen Mire.

 

[Astoness]

See also forum thread under​

"Did the Hound of the Baskervilles come from Brum ?"​

and yes a good idea to have a dedicated thread on Sir Arthur. Perhaps amalgamate threads?

hi superdad..we cant amalgamate the 2 threads as the other thread is for aston road north...good idea to have this one though...

lyn

 

[Pedrocut]

The curious case of Sherlock Holmes and a Mid Wales mansion.​

https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2021-04-22/the-curious-case-of-sherlock-holmes-and-a-mid-wales-mansion

 

[devonjim]

The story in my wife's family is that her maternal grand father, Arthur Bliss was a drinking colleague of Arthur Doyle. We shall never know, but time and place were right. Both had a reputation for liking "a drop of pop"