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Title
Sherlock Holmes
Date
1991–2023
Medium
bronze
Measurements
H 198 x W (?) x D (?) cm;
Plinth: H 200 x W 150 x D 150 cm
Accession number
EH1_TG_S010
Acquisition method
donated to the City of Edinburgh by Edinburgh and Lothians Branch of the Federation of Master Builders
Work type
Statue
Owner
City of Edinburgh
Custodian
City of Edinburgh
Work status
extant
Unveiling date
24th June 1991
Access
at all times
Signature/marks description
base side 2: GERALD OGILVIE LAING ME FECIT / MCMXC; base side 4 : A.R.U.& C.U. FOND. KINKELL MCMXC
Inscription description
plaque: IN MEMORY OF / SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE / BORN ON 22 MAY 1859 CLOSE TO THIS SPOT / DONATED TO THE CITY OF EDINBURGH BY / EDINBURGH AND LOTHIANS BRANCH OF THE FEDERATION OF MASTER BUILDERS / ON THE FEDERATIONS 50TH ANNIVERSARY / UNVEILED ON 24 JUNE 1991 BY / PROFESSOR GEOFFREY D.CHISHOLM / Ch.M., P.R.C.S. Ed., F.R.C.S.Eng., F.R.C.P. Ed., F.R.A.C.S.(HON), F.C.S.(SA)(Hon.) / President , The Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh; plinth Incised: SHERLOCK HOLMES
