Northumberland Street, London

[2] On 12 July 1861, workmen saw a terribly wounded man, Major Murray, emerging from 16 Northumberland Street, crying "murder".

Another severely wounded man, Mr. Roberts, was crouched on the floor surrounded by evidence of a terrible fight: pools of blood, broken wine bottles, pistols, and overturned furniture.

His version of events was that he had been lured into the rooms under false pretences, and that Roberts had tried to kill him, and they had fought.

However, police established that Roberts had become obsessed with Murray's mistress, and had planned to kill him out of jealousy.

[3][4] The Sherlock Holmes public house is located in the south of the street on the corner with Craven Passage.