On the trail of Sherlock in London
The trail of Sherlock in London, recent film has brought the detective back to life
In Victorian England, London was… a cesspool. Over-populated, without sewers, the capital of the British empire abounded in possibilities of investigations for its more famous detective, Sherlock Holmes. One century and of the wheelbarrows later, the Holmes myth is more long-lived than ever.: The recent release of the film by Guy Ritchie is the occasion to follow the footsteps of Holmes in his native London!
Sherlock Museum. Holmes lived with the 221b, Baker Street. A fictitious address at the time of the novels, become quite real, where a pretty now exists along with fancy property to rent in London. In a narrow Victorian residence the house of Holmes is reconstituted, on four floors. The dressed up personnel invites you to climb the staircase and the floor which cracks. On each floor, one finds various objects being able to have belonged to Holmes (shackles, syringe…) and with Watson (books, instruments of medicine), reconstruction of scenes, travel souvenirs…
If it is your first visit in London, some monuments are impossible to circumvent, especially as they were used as decoration within certain scenes of the film by Guy Ritchie. Among them, the iconic cathedral St Paul, which celebrates its 300th birthday this year. It is there that Charles married Diana, and also buried there Admiral Nelson and Churchill. Another architectural splendour, St Bartholomew the Great Church, one of the oldest churches of London (founded in 1123), where the scenes of the satanic worship in the crypt were made. Look forward to seeing the film next week and hopefully getting to London this summer and check out flats for rent. It’s a shame Berlin and London are not on par in terms of property. But glad the standard of property in London has changed since the days of Sherlock!
