It’s more than a century since the world’s most famous literary detective made his appearance, but our appetite for his startling deductions is undiminished. Adam Frost and Jim Kynvin go back to the stories in search of data to explain his enduring appeal
Every generation has its Sherlock Holmes. And while Miller, Downey and Cumberbatch battle it out today, it was William Gillette who stood unrivaled at the beginning of the 1900s.
This article is for Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's character. For other versions of the character see Versions of Sebastian Moran. Colonel Sebastian Moran is an ex-army colonel and the right-hand man of Professor James Moriarty. Sherlock Holmes's miniature biography described him as the "second most dangerous man in London." Sebastian Moran was born in London in 1840, the son of Sir Augustus Moran, CB, sometime Minister to Persia. After being educated at Eton College and the University of Oxford, he w
A beautiful collection of rare vintage photographs of London, taken between the 1910s and 1910s, from the Archives of English Heritage. The photo
Piccadilly, c. 1900 Piccadilly Circus, c. 1900 St Clement Danes, c. 1910 Hoardings in Knightsbridge, c. 1935 Wych St, c.1890 Highgate Forge, Highgate High St, 1900 Strand Yard, Highgate, 1900 Bangor St, Kensington, c. 1900 Ludgate Hill, c. 1910 Ludgate Hill, c. 1920 Ludgate Hill, c. 1910 Eyre St…
These are what London's pubs looked like about 100 years ago. George & Vulture, City of London The Grapes, Limehouse The Green Dragon, Highgate The Grenadier, Old Barrack Yard The London Apprentice, Isleworth Mitre Tavern, Hatton Garden The Saracen’s Head, Aldgate The Old Tabard, Borough High St The Three Compasses, Hornsey The Vine Tavern, Mile End The White Hart, Lewisham The famous buns hanging over the bar at The Widow’s Son, Bow The World’s End, Chelsea, with the Salvation Army next door The Angel Inn, Highgate The Archway Tavern, Highgate The Bull, Highgate The Castle, Battersea The Old Cheshire Cheese, Fleet St The Old Dick Whittington, Cloth Fair, Smithfield Fox & Crowns, Highgate The Fox, Shooter’s Hill The George, Borough High St The Albion, Barnesbury The Anchor, Bankside (via Spitalfields Life)
Records of more than 67,000 Victorian criminals, detailing crimes ranging from petty theft and drunkenness to arson and murder, are published online for the first time today.
A behind-the-scene look at the life of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Piccadilly, c. 1900 Piccadilly Circus, c. 1900 St Clement Danes, c. 1910 Hoardings in Knightsbridge, c. 1935 Wych St, c.1890 Highgate Forge, Highgate High St, 1900 Strand Yard, Highgate, 1900 Bangor St, Kensington, c. 1900 Ludgate Hill, c. 1910 Ludgate Hill, c. 1920 Ludgate Hill, c. 1910 Eyre St…
The story of a London classic.
The tills are ringing like crazy at the department-store chain. Here are some images from the venerable institution’s past
