Sherlock Holmes · Location
221B Baker Street
Also known as Baker Street Lodgings, Baker Street, Holmes' rooms
- house
- Victorian townhouse
221B Baker Street appears in Sherlock Holmes.
- Type
- house
- Style
- Victorian townhouse
- First appears
- Book 2
- Books
- 1
221B Baker Street serves as the iconic residence and professional headquarters of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson throughout the series, functioning as both a domestic sanctuary and the nerve center for their investigative work. Across the books, the apartment evolves from a simple bachelor lodging into a legendary hub of deduction, where clients arrive with mysteries and Holmes conducts his most brilliant analyses. The rooms themselves become characters in the narrative, their cluttered chemistry equipment, bullet-pocked walls, and ever-present tobacco ash bearing witness to countless cases and the deepening bond between the two men.
History
BOOK 2The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Key events
- Book 2
Ch. 1The Scandal in BohemiaThe King of Bohemia hires Holmes to retrieve a compromising photograph from Irene Adler before his royal wedding; Adler outwits Holmes and flees with her new husband. - Book 2
Ch. 4The Red-Headed LeagueHolmes uncovers John Clay's scheme to tunnel from Jabez Wilson's pawnshop into the City and Suburban Bank vault under the guise of the Red-Headed League. - Book 2
Ch. 7The Five Orange PipsJohn Openshaw seeks Holmes's protection from the Ku Klux Klan after receiving death threats via orange pips; Openshaw is killed before Holmes can intervene. - Book 2
Ch. 9The Adventure of the Blue CarbuncleHolmes traces the Countess of Morcar's stolen gem through a chain of goose owners, identifying hotel attendant James Ryder as the thief. - Book 2
Ch. 10The Speckled BandHolmes prevents Dr. Roylott from murdering his stepdaughter Helen Stoner with a venomous swamp adder, resulting in Roylott's accidental death by the snake. - Book 2
Ch. 13The Beryl CoronetBanker Alexander Holder's son is accused of stealing gems from the Beryl Coronet; Holmes proves Arthur's innocence and identifies Sir George Burnwell as the true thief. - Book 2
Ch. 14The Copper BeechesViolet Hunter is hired under suspicious conditions at the Copper Beeches to impersonate the imprisoned Alice Rucastle; Holmes rescues Alice and exposes her father's greed.
Appearances
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