Sherlock Holmes Statue
Sherlock Holmes Statue
Sherlock Holmes Statue
Sherlock Holmes Statue
Sherlock Holmes Statue
Sherlock Holmes Statue
Sherlock Holmes Statue
Sherlock Holmes Statue
Sherlock Holmes Statue
Sherlock Holmes Statue
Sherlock Holmes Statue
Sherlock Holmes Statue

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A statue of the Sherlock Holmes character, depicting Holmes wearing an Inverness cape and a deerstalker. He is holding a Calabash pipe, attributed as first given to him by Sidney Paget, the illustrator of Arthur Conan Doyle's stories.
Title

Sherlock Holmes Statue

Date

1999

Medium

bronze

Measurements

H 300 x W (?) x D (?) cm

Accession number

W1U_ML_S9005

Acquisition method

commissioned by The Sherlock Holmes Statue Company Ltd and funded by Abbey National, then occupants of 221b Baker Street (the fictional home of Holmes)

Work type

Statue

Owner

The Sherlock Holmes Statue Company Ltd

Work status

extant

Unveiling date

23 September 1999

Access

at all times

Inscription description

side 1: 221b Baker Street / the address of Sherlock Holmes / is at the original headquarters of / Abbey National plc / Sculptor: John Doubleday / side 2: The Great Detective / Side 3: This statue commissioned by the Sherlock Holmes Society of London / was sponsored by / Abbey National plc / to commemorate it's / 150th Anniversary in 1999

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Located at

4 Marylebone Rd, Westminster

NW1 5LD

Sited outside Baker Street.