[1] It covers the period of 1881 to 1904 when the stories describe Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson residing there as tenants of Mrs Hudson.

Although these initiatives were all unsuccessful, the issue was finally resolved in 2002 when the Abbey National vacated its headquarters after seventy years, and the mail is currently delivered to the museum.

[7] Jean Conan Doyle made clear her lack of enthusiasm for the museum when she was asked about it.

[8] This idea was strengthened further by the presence of a commemorative blue plaque on the outside that states the years of Holmes's supposed residency.

However, Dame Jean Conan Doyle lent her support to the Sherlock Holmes Museum in Switzerland by attending its opening in 1991.