Plaque

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - W1

Erection date: 22/5/1994

Inscription

Westminster City Council
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, author, 1859 - 1930, worked and wrote here in 1891.
Arthur Conan Doyle Society

Site: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1 memorial)

W1, Upper Wimpole Street, 2

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - W1

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Born in Edinburgh where he trained as a doctor. Extremely successful writer o...

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - W1

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Westminster City Council

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