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Background imageHolmes Collection: The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez, Sherlock Holmes

The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez, Sherlock Holmes
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, the Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez, a Sherlock Holmes story by Arthur Conan Doyle. " I am in your hands, Anna, said he." Date: 1904

Background imageHolmes Collection: The Speckled Band by Arthur Conan Doyle

The Speckled Band by Arthur Conan Doyle
Promotional postcard for The Speckled Band by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle from his own short story. First produced at the Adelphi Theatre, 4th June 1910. The scene is Holmess sitting room in Baker Street

Background imageHolmes Collection: The Village, Holmes Chapel, Cheshire

The Village, Holmes Chapel, Cheshire
The Village, Holmes Chapel, Crewe, near Sandbach, Cheshire, England. Showing the Bulls Head Hotel Date: 1903

Background imageHolmes Collection: Professional golfers in Sportsmens Battalion

Professional golfers in Sportsmens Battalion
Five professional golfers who had joined the Sportsmens Battalion. From left; H. Fulford (Bradford), R. Jacobs (Bedford), E. Jones (Chislehurst), Jas. Bradbeer (Porters Park) and Pl

Background imageHolmes Collection: Sherlock Holmes / Doyle

Sherlock Holmes / Doyle
THE RETURN OF SHERLOCK HOLMES THE ADVENTURE OF THE NORWOOD BUILDER. Holmes is given some evidence by a witness

Background imageHolmes Collection: Hull Football Club 1895-1896

Hull Football Club 1895-1896
Hull Football Club and management, 1895-1896: Hilldrith (Hon Secretary), Brewer (President), Jacketts, Stephenson (Hon Secretary), Wiles, Mansell, Harmer, Barker, Townend, Booth, Gray (Attendant)

Background imageHolmes Collection: Bank of England, City of London

Bank of England, City of London, illustrating an article entitled Making Bank Notes by F M Holmes. 1899

Background imageHolmes Collection: Conan Doyle

Conan Doyle (1859 - 1930), British writer and physician, most noted for creating the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. 1897

Background imageHolmes Collection: Fin of a Dornier which was brough in down Victoria Station

Fin of a Dornier which was brough in down Victoria Station
Wings and fins fall all over London roofs. A warden observes the fin of a Dornier Bomber, which was brought down in the forecourt of Victoria Station by Fighter Pilot Ray Holmes on 15th September

Background imageHolmes Collection: Adventure of the Priory School, Sherlock Holmes

Adventure of the Priory School, Sherlock Holmes
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, the Adventure of the Priory School, a Sherlock Holmes story by Arthur Conan Doyle. Sketch map showing the locality. Date: 1904

Background imageHolmes Collection: John Barrymore

John Barrymore (1882 - 1942), American actor on stage, screen and radio. Photograph of him in Sherlock Holmes. Date: 1922

Background imageHolmes Collection: Ow Holmes / Cambridge Mass

Ow Holmes / Cambridge Mass
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES American writers home at Cambridge, Massachusetts Date: 1809 - 1894

Background imageHolmes Collection: Ow Holmes / Wilcox / Boston

Ow Holmes / Wilcox / Boston
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES American writer in middle age Date: 1809 - 1894

Background imageHolmes Collection: Sherlock Holmes / Watson

Sherlock Holmes / Watson
THE ADVENTURE OF THE BERYL CORONET With a look of grief and despair. Date: First published: 1892

Background imageHolmes Collection: Irving & Lit Friends

Irving & Lit Friends
WASHINGTON IRVING American author and his literary friends at Sunnyside Date: circa 1883

Background imageHolmes Collection: York Place (Baker Street), Marylebone, London

York Place (Baker Street), Marylebone, London
York Place (now Baker Street), Marylebone, London. Date: circa 1905

Background imageHolmes Collection: Sherlock Holmes / Shadow

Sherlock Holmes / Shadow
THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES The shadow of Sherlock Holmes - Watson learns the identity of the Man on the Moor. Date: First published: 1901-2

Background imageHolmes Collection: Sherlock Holmes / Clue

Sherlock Holmes / Clue
THE ADVENTURE OF THE ABBEY GRANGE Holmes finds a clue. Date: First published: 1904

Background imageHolmes Collection: Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle and William Gillette

Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle and William Gillette
Promotional postcard for Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle and William Gillette. Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle and William Gillette

Background imageHolmes Collection: Bedford College for Women, Baker Street, London

Bedford College for Women, Baker Street, London
Bedford College for Women, London University, in York Place, off Baker Street, London, before it moved to Regents Park. The building is now the Sherlock Holmes Hotel. Date: circa 1905

Background imageHolmes Collection: A Ward, Quex Park VAD Hospital

A Ward, Quex Park VAD Hospital. This ward was located in the Drawing Room of Quex House. Originally built as a small ballroom in 1883

Background imageHolmes Collection: B Ward, Quex Park VAD Hospital

B Ward, Quex Park VAD Hospital. This ward was located in one of the galleries of the Powell-Cotton Museum (currently Gallery 2 (2014)

Background imageHolmes Collection: Officers of the Birchington VAD

Officers of the Birchington VAD
The Officers of the Birchington VAD Detachment (Kent/178) standing outside the front door of Quex House. They are (left to right) Alice Cobb, Quartermaster (married to Harold Cobb)

Background imageHolmes Collection: Mrs Mary Holmes and a Belgian patient

Mrs Mary Holmes and a Belgian patient
Mrs Mary Holmes (Lady Superintendent) and an unknown Belgian patient standing outside the Winter Garden, Quex Park. The Quex Park VAD Hospital opened on 15 October 1914 and closed on 31 January 1919

Background imageHolmes Collection: Members of Birchington VAD

Members of Birchington VAD. Seated (l-r) Mary Holmes (Lady Superintendent), Hannah Powell-Cotton (Commandant), Alice Cobb (Quartermaster). Standing (l-r) Elsie Alice Smith, Florence Perfect, ?, ?

Background imageHolmes Collection: Nurses & Doctor, Quex Park

Nurses & Doctor, Quex Park
Nurses of the Birchington VAD, together with Medical Officer, Dr Harry Worthington, outside Quex House in early 1915. Seated (left to right) are Alice Cobb, Quartermaster, Hannah Powell-Cotton

Background imageHolmes Collection: Saltersford School Cadet PT Team

Saltersford School Cadet PT Team
Cadet PT Team (GB Champions 1929) at Saltersford School (formerly Saltersford Reformatory) for Boys, Holmes Chapel, Cheshire. Date: circa 1929

Background imageHolmes Collection: Cadet Inspection, poss. at Bradwall Training School, Holmes

Cadet Inspection, poss. at Bradwall Training School, Holmes
Cadet Inspection believed to be at Bradwall Training School (later known as Saltersford Reformatory) for Boys, Holmes Chapel, Cheshire. Date: circa 1920

Background imageHolmes Collection: Bradwall / Saltersford Reformatory, Holmes Chapel

Bradwall / Saltersford Reformatory, Holmes Chapel
Bradwall Training School (later known as Saltersford Reformatory) for Boys, Holmes Chapel, Cheshire. Date: circa 1918

Background imageHolmes Collection: Group photo of a baseball team, Wisconsin, USA

Group photo of a baseball team, Wisconsin, USA
Group photo of a baseball team and their manager, Wisconsin, USA. The players names include: Weaver, McIntyre, Lohr, Holmes, Gail, Richardson, McMahon, Cousins, Anderson and Davis. Date: circa 1908

Background imageHolmes Collection: Arthur Conan Doyle

Arthur Conan Doyle
DOYLE, Arthur Conan (1859-1930). British writer, author of Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock Holmes. A Study in Scarlet Beetons Christmas Annual

Background imageHolmes Collection: Arthur Wontner

Arthur Wontner (1875 1960), British actor best known for playing Sir Arthur Conan Doyles master detective Sherlock Holmes in five films from 1931 to 1937. Date: 1935

Background imageHolmes Collection: Nine wartime silhouettes

Nine wartime silhouettes. From the top left: unidentified man, Royal Navy surgeon, two American nurses. From the bottom left: unidentified woman, 8th American Air Force, Cook Wren, American WaC

Background imageHolmes Collection: William McGuffey

William McGuffey
WILLIAM HOLMES MCGUFFEY American educator whose McGuffeys Readers were standard schoolroom fare. Date: 1800 - 1873

Background imageHolmes Collection: William Holmes

William Holmes
WILLIAM HOLMES Irish statesman Date: 1778 - 1851

Background imageHolmes Collection: Alfred Holmes

Alfred Holmes
ALFRED HOLMES musician Date: 1837 - 1886

Background imageHolmes Collection: Robert Holmes

Robert Holmes
ROBERT HOLMES Irish lawyer with his autograph Date: 1765 - 1859

Background imageHolmes Collection: The Loneliness of Penury - Pierrot upset having gone bust

The Loneliness of Penury - Pierrot upset having gone bust
The Loneliness of Penury - Pierrot upset and woeful having gone bust and been abandoned by society Date: 1911

Background imageHolmes Collection: Working on Gallimimus

Working on Gallimimus
John Holmes at the Natural History Museum, London works on the reconstruction of the dinosaur Gallimimus

Background imageHolmes Collection: DOYLE, Arthur Conan (1859-1930). British writer

DOYLE, Arthur Conan (1859-1930). British writer
" DOYLE, Arthur Conan (1859-1930). British writer, author of Sherlock Holmes. " The Great Boer War" (London, 1901). SPAIN. Barcelona

Background imageHolmes Collection: DOYLE, Arthur Conan (1859-1930)

DOYLE, Arthur Conan (1859-1930)

Background imageHolmes Collection: Family with Holmess - Moulmein

Family with Holmess - Moulmein - With Cal and Mary Holmes. Cal was Chief Officer of the Steele Companies of Burma, including teak, china, cotton, and rice milling an old Burma hand Date: 1951

Background imageHolmes Collection: Oliver Wendell Holmes

Oliver Wendell Holmes. Date c1879 Oct. 14

Background imageHolmes Collection: Charles Frohman presents William Gillette in his new four ac

Charles Frohman presents William Gillette in his new four act drama, Sherlock Holmes. Date 1900

Background imageHolmes Collection: Charles Frohman presents William Gillette in Sherlock Holmes

Charles Frohman presents William Gillette in Sherlock Holmes. Date 1900

Background imageHolmes Collection: Kings Norton Union Workhouse, Worcestershire

Kings Norton Union Workhouse, Worcestershire
The main block of the former Kings Norton Union workhouse on what is now Raddlebarn Road, Kings Norton. The buildings, designed by Edward Holmes, later became part of Selly Oak Hospital, Date: 2000

Background imageHolmes Collection: Policeman stops a man with cart

Policeman stops a man with cart
" I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving." - Oliver Wendell Holmes Some potentially illegal night manoeuvres are thwarted by

Background imageHolmes Collection: Scarborough - North Bay from Castle Holmes

Scarborough - North Bay from Castle Holmes
Scarborough, North Yorkshire - North Bay from Castle Holmes Date: circa 1930s



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