Sherlock Holmes is one of the world's most famous detectives, but Sherlock would
be nothing without 221B Baker Street, the West End and the crime-ridden streets
of London. Indeed, you cannot talk about Sherlock Holmes and not immediately th
ink about the wonderfully mysterious and foggy city that was London at the end o
f the nineteenth century, but more recent dramatisations such as the BBC's "Sher
lock" have also created new interest in sites such as Barts Hospital and Speedy'
s Cafe. "Sherlock Holmes's London" is a guide to the areas of London featured in
the original Sherlock Holmes' stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and also the n
ewer locations featured in films and TV adaptations of his work.
