Sherlock Holmes Statue, Picardy Place, Edinburgh

Category

Library Item

Item no

14379

Title

Sherlock Holmes Statue, Picardy Place, Edinburgh

Description

Statue of Sherlock Holmes in Picardy Place, Edinburgh. The statue stands on a stone base, in a paved area surrounded by grass and shrubs. Behind the statue is a church.

Artist / maker

MacLean, Kevin

Date

2008

Type

Digital image

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was born in Picardy Place, Edinburgh in 1859.The author is commemorated by a statue of his most famous literary creation, Sherlock Holmes, which was erected in Picardy Place in 1991.

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