The Sherlock Holmes Society of London

Excellent article in the Guardian today on the enduring popularity of Sherlock Holmes, with quotes from our Chairman Calvert Markham -

‘If you try to fix Holmes, you’ll get your arse handed to you’: do we really need another Sherlock remake? Rafe Spall will play Conan Doyle’s super sleuth in a huge new drama next year. While some fans fear ‘Sherlock fatigue’, others – including Stephen Moffat – insist he will always make great telly

A great day yesterday at the Sherlock Showcase at the Riverside Studios - thanks and congratulations to everyone involved! We hope to make it an annual event - give us a cheer if you would like this to happen.

Nice!

It's been 20 years since Google posted its Google Doodle honoring Sherlock Holmes and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

More: https://ihearofsherlock.substack.com/p/when-google-gave-sir-arthur-conan

Just a few tickets left for this event - if you haven’t got yours already, act fast. The game’s afoot! Into your clothes and come!

https://riversidestudios.co.uk/whats-on/sc-sherlock-showcase/?fbclid=IwdGRjcAR5AfBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xNzM4NDc2NDI2NzAzNzAAAR7GpgX5JAwphy8I7zwkrMYwlqafUkCywLduYYarVHbvS9wChzAq1wRwwqxpLA_aem_U_amN-8lRJp70TzSbn8TKQ

Sherlock Showcase - Riverside Studios Riverside Studios and The Sherlock Holmes Society Of London proudly present Sherlock Showcase.Join us at the legendary Hammersmith Studios as we celebrate the life and work of Holmes and Watson with writers, a live performance, specially composed music an

We are saddened to be standing on the terrace for David Burke, one of the very best Watsons ever. Here’s a detailed tribute from our friends at I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere -

I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere: David Burke, the First Watson of the Granada Era, Passes at 91 He broke ground for an intelligent, caring, and fully-formed colleague of Sherlock Holmes

A fine article about our Swiss adventures.

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260505-sherlock-holmes-fans-recreate-fateful-duel-at-swiss-falls

Here is a delightful news report of our doings in Switzerland! It begins at about 18.35, many thanks to Nicolas Regamay for posting it; please enjoy.

After the excitement of our Annual Dinner weekend, a less formal occasion is coming up.

The Game's Afoot is the name being given to a new series of occasional pub evenings for Society members, offering home grown entertainment and providing the opportunity to get together and get to know other members of the Society informally at little cost.

We have a private bar upstairs in The Cheshire Cheese pub in Little Essex Street (London WC2R 3LD, a three minute walk from Temple tube station – not to be confused with the pub of the same name in Fleet Street) and our first session, on the evening of Tuesday February 17th, is a ‘show and tell’ event. If you have an interesting Holmesian item, or an item of Victoriana relevant to Holmes, bring it (or a picture of it) along and give a 3-minute account of what it is and allow the rest of us to enjoy and discuss it.

But there is no need for everyone to bring something – we want also to allow quite a bit of time for informal socialising too, which is one of the main objectives of The Game’s Afoot.

We’ll gather from 7.30 and probably start the presentations around 8.00. The Cheshire Cheese serves food so if you want, come a little earlier to have something to eat.

There is a £5 booking fee per person which in turn can be used to pay for the first drink – we will issue arrivals with a voucher which you can use over the bar.

Members can book on our website as usual. Hope to see you there!

Fine speeches and jollifications at our 74th Annual Dinner on 24 January.