Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 – 1930)
A British writer and physician who created the character Sherlock Holmes in 1887.
Stonyhurst College, Hurst Stonyhurst College, Hurst Green, Lancashire.
This Roman Catholic independent boarding school adheres to the principles of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits).
The college was founded in 1593 and moved to Stonyhurst in 1794. This is the oldest Jesuit School in the world and its former pupils include Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and JRR Tolkien.
Originally, work on these grand buildings began in the 1590s by Richard Shireburn and the work was not completed for 250 years. Oliver Cromwell stayed here in 1648 on his way to the Battle of Preston. He called Stonyhurst "the best half house" he had seen.
Grade 1 listed.
Stonyhurst College, Hurst Green, Lancashire.
This Roman Catholic independent boarding school adheres to the principles of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits).
The college was founded in 1593 and moved to Stonyhurst in 1794. This is the oldest Jesuit School in the world and its former pupils include Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and JRR Tolkien.
Originally, work on these grand buildings began in the 1590s by Richard Shireburn and the work was not completed for 250 years. Oliver Cromwell stayed here in 1648 on his way to the Battle of Preston. He called Stonyhurst "the best half house" he had seen.
Grade 1 listed.
Stonyhurst College, Hurst Green, Lancashire.
This Roman Catholic independent boarding school adheres to the principles of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits).
The college was founded in 1593 and moved to Stonyhurst in 1794. This is the oldest Jesuit School in the world and its former pupils include Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and JRR Tolkien.
Originally, work on these grand buildings began in the 1590s by Richard Shireburn and the work was not completed for 250 years. Oliver Cromwell stayed here in 1648 on his way to the Battle of Preston. He called Stonyhurst "the best half house" he had seen. Grade 1 listed.
St Oswald's Church, Thornton in Lonsdale, North Yorkshire. Following a fire after which only the 15th century tower survived, the rest of the church was rebuilt in 1935 to an 1870 design by Austin and Paley. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle married his first wife at St. Oswald's in 1885 and held his reception at The Marton Arms.
NB: Wires removed.