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SUMMARY:The Gordon Museum
DESCRIPTION:“THE GORDON MUSEUM – Mummies: Past and Present” \nFollowing our very successful visits over the last few years\, The Sherlock Holmes Society of London has again been offered the opportunity to visit The Gordon Museum of Pathology at King’s College (Guy’s Campus) and to hear a lecture given by the Museum’s Director William (Bill) Edwards.  There will be time to have a look around the Museum as well.  This is an unprecedented opportunity – The Gordon Museum is not open to the public and is normally accessible only to students and members of the medical profession.  It is a teaching collection\, so some of the exhibits will be somewhat graphic. \nPlease note: that all forms of Photography\, Filming and Social Media are prohibited whilst in the Gordon Museum \nThe event will be on Tuesday 6th October 2026 from 4pm to 6pm.  While we understand that this time will not be suitable for many members\, this was the only possible time the visit could be arranged.  Enter through the Hodgkin Building\, G on the campus map below\, using the entrance in Newcomen Street opposite Bowling Green Place\, by the Shuttle Bus Stop.  The nearest tube stations are Borough and London Bridge.   \n The lecture this year gives an overview of early mummies produced by a number of cultures\, including examples from ancient Egypt\, South America\, Europe\, Siberia\, Japan\, New Guinea and China. Such mummies were made accidentally or deliberately\, and the techniques used to produce these mummies included drying\, freezing and smoking.  We will also look at the return and rise of mummification in the Modern age\, with special attention to the recent award winning project involving Mr. Alan Billis\, which was inspired in part by unusual features observed in x-ray and scanned images. \nWhile mummies do not generally feature in the Sherlock Holmes canon\, unless we include Lady Beatrice Falder\, “a body swathed in a sheet from head to foot\, with dreadful\, witch-like features\, all nose and chin\, projecting at one end\, the dim\, glazed eyes staring from a discoloured and crumbling face”\, two of Conan Doyle’s short stories concern Ancient Egypt and mummies.  Who can forget the terrifying animated mummy\, probably the first of its kind\, in Lot 249\, \nThe features\, though horribly discoloured\, were perfect\, and two little nut-like eyes still lurked in the depths of the black\, hollow sockets.  The blotched skin was drawn tightly from bone to bone\, and a tangled wrap of black coarse hair fell over the ears.  Two thin teeth\, like those of a rat\, overlay the shrivelled lower lip.  In its crouching position\, with bent joints and craned head\, there was a suggestion of energy about the horrid thing which made Smith’s gorge rise.  The gaunt ribs\, with their parchment-like covering\, were exposed\, and the sunken\, leaden-hued abdomen\, with the long slit where the embalmer had left his mark; but the lower limbs were wrapt round with coarse yellow bandages.  A number of little clove-like pieces of myrrh and of cassia were sprinkled over the body\, and lay scattered on the inside of the case… \n…he glanced back at the road along which he had come.  Something was coming swiftly down it. \nIt moved in the shadow of the hedge\, silently and furtively\, a dark\, crouching figure\, dimly visible against the black background.  Even as he gazed back at it\, it had lessened its distance by twenty paces\, and was fast closing upon him.  Out of the darkness he had a glimpse of a scraggy neck\, and of two eyes that will ever haunt him in his dreams.  He turned\, and with a cry of terror he ran for his life up the avenue.  There were the red lights\, the signals of safety\, almost within a stone’s throw of him.  He was a famous runner\, but never had he run as he ran that night. \nThe heavy gate had swung into place behind him\, but he heard it dash open again before his pursuer.  As he rushed madly and wildly through the night\, he could hear a swift\, dry patter behind him\, and could see\, as he threw back a glance\, that this horror was bounding like a tiger at his heels\, with blazing eyes and one stringy arm outthrown. \nThis year\, no meal has been arranged afterwards\, but members will find many inns and bars in the area\, should they feel in need of refreshment afterwards. \n King’s Gordon Museum of Pathology is the largest medical museum in the UK and one of the largest pathology Museums in the world.  The rare and unique artefacts on display include Lister’s antiseptic spray and the original specimens which led Richard Bright\, Thomas Addison and Thomas Hodgkin to describe the medical conditions that bear their names as well as the Joseph Towne anatomical and dermatological wax models collection. The earliest specimen actually dates from around 1608. \nThe Museum’s primary function has always been to help train medical\, dental and biomedical students and professionals to diagnose disease\, encouraging learning from the past in order to impact positively on contemporary and future healthcare developments.  The specimens were first collected by Thomas Hodgkin\, who became the first Medical Curator in the first Medical School which was opened in 1826.  Under Hodgkin’s Curatorship the Museum became well established – his catalogue of 1829 listed some 3\,000 exhibits.  The collection grew in size\, expanding into further museum space.  In 1861 the London Journal of Medicine reported that the “Museums are on a scale which entitles them to rank among the first of our national collections”.  These Museums contained collections relating to Natural History and Comparative Anatomy as well as the very good systematic collection of Human Pathology.  In 1890 an extra year was added to the Medical School curriculum\, so a new school was built\, the present school (now known as the Hodgkin Building).   The Museum was built solely with a donation from the lawyer Robert Gordon\, 1829-1918\, and opened in 1905.   The building is a Victorian-style cast iron and glass construction\, similar to Crystal Palace\, divided into four sections with two storeys of galleries overlooking each quarter of the ground floor. Intended to be a teaching resource devoted purely to human material\, the Comparative Anatomy collections were removed.  The Gordon Museum continued to develop new specimen collections\, collect Medical and Dental instruments\, equipment and ephemera becoming the country’s largest teaching medical museum with close to 8\,000 pathological specimens on display. \n Members and their guests may attend the Gordon Museum and lecture at £15 per head\, £10 of which will be passed by The Society to the Museum as a donation. \n Dress is smart casual and gentlemen are asked to wear a jacket and tie. \nApplications should be sent to arrive not later than Friday 2nd October. \nAnyone attending a Society function for the first time should indicate this on the booking form\, so that we can identify them and introduce them to our members.  We look forward to seeing everyone on the night. \n The Society likes to keep a record of its activities\, including photographs of our meetings which are published in the Journal and on the Society’s website/Facebook page.  If you do not want to appear in a Society photograph please avoid being in any posed photographs and advise one of the meeting organisers. \nBook Now \nThe Meetings Secretary’s e mail address is: c.cooke@dsl.pipex.com
URL:https://sherlock-holmes.org.uk/event/the-gordon-museum-2/
LOCATION:The Gordon Museum of Pathology at King’s College (Guy’s Campus)\, The Gordon Museum of Pathology at King’s College\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Society Events
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SUMMARY:Film Evening at the National Liberal Club
DESCRIPTION:THE NORWOOD REBUILDERS  \nThe Society’s Film Evening will be held on Thursday 8th October 2026 at The National Liberal Club\, at 1\, Whitehall Place\, London\, SW1\, at 6.00 for 6.45pm.    The National Liberal Club is located on the corner of Whitehall Place and the Victoria Embankment\, not far from Embankment Underground Station\, and also conveniently placed for Charing Cross main line station.  It is usually possible to find a parking space in the vicinity at this time in the evening – although you may have to pay the congestion charge. \nPlease note: As is our usual practice\, both the dinner and the film show will be in the David Lloyd George Room on the first floor\, opposite the staircase.  However\, the cash bar before the meeting will now also be in the David Lloyd George Room and will remain open during and after the meeting.  Only members of the National Liberal Club will be able to use the main bar and Smoking Room. \nSociety members and their guests may opt the film show for £15.00 per head or also to dine beforehand at a cost of £49.00 per head.  The meeting and dining charge includes VAT and service but not drinks\, which must be paid for on the night.  For those who choose to dine\, the meal will comprise two courses\, tea or coffee: Roasted Kent Raised Lamb Rump\, minted lamb bon bon\, celeriac purée boulangère potatoes\, spinach & claret jus OR Black Truffle Potato Gnocchi\, caramelised red onion\, wild mushroom\, celery & parsley salsa followed by Amaretto Parfait\, caramel poached pears\, pear gel\, maple jelly & almond brittle.  Please advise any dietary requirements when booking. \nDinner will be served promptly at 6.45pm and will be followed by the meeting and film show from around 8pm.  The meeting should finish around 10pm. \nBefore we show the films\, however\, we have something of a special event.  Earlier in the year as part of the 75th anniversary programme we held a short story writing competition for young people.  After the meal but before the film commences\, we will be presenting the winners of the short story competition with their prizes.  We hope to have as many of the young authors present as possible\, either in person or virtually\, and the publication available to purchase in due course. \nTurning to the films\, our expert host will be Matthew J. Elliott\, making a much-anticipated return.  Matthew is a member of the Society and the writer of the long-running American radio series\, The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. \nWe’re very happy to be back at the National Liberal Club for this year’s event\, which is entitled ‘The Norwood Rebuilders’\, for reasons that are about to become obvious. \nThanks to the incredible generosity of the British Film Institute\, we will be screening three beautifully restored films starring Sir Arthur’s favourite Sherlock Holmes\, Eille Norwood. \nTo tie in with the Society’s forthcoming excursion to France\, we will round off the evening with a recent French production depicting the investigations of Holms’ great-great granddaughter in modern-day Paris. \nApplications for the meeting and dining should be made by 23rd September.  Applications for the meetings only should be made no later than 2nd October. \nAnyone attending a Society function for the first time should bring along and display their yellow cards of introduction\, so that we can identify them and introduce them to our members.  Please also note that applications are not normally acknowledged nor are tickets sent.  We look forward to seeing everyone on the night.  If an acknowledgement is required\, please provide an e-mail address or a stamped\, addressed envelope with your application. \nThe Society likes to keep a record of its activities\, including photographs of our meetings which are published in the Journal and on the Society’s website/Facebook page.  If you do not want to appear in a Society photograph please avoid being in any posed photographs and advise one of the meeting organisers. \nBook Now \nThe Meetings Secretary’s e mail address is: c.cooke@dsl.pipex.com
URL:https://sherlock-holmes.org.uk/event/film-evening-at-the-national-liberal-club/
LOCATION:Whitehall Place\, London\, 1\, Whitehall Place\, London\, SW1\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Society Events
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SUMMARY:From Real Detective to Crime Novelist: What Sherlock Holmes Got Right… and What Has Changed
DESCRIPTION:How has detective work evolved since the Victorian era? Which investigative principles would Sherlock Holmes recognise today? And how would Holmes fare in today’s world of undercover policing and organised crime? These questions and more will be answered by retired Detective Superintendent Neville Blackwood\, author of new crime thriller Covert (2026). Neville will draw on his experience as a senior investigating officer in cases of homicide\, serious and organised crime\, human trafficking and undercover policing to explore whether Holmes’s methods have stood the test of time. \nhttps://www.nevilleblackwoodauthor.com/ \nBook Now
URL:https://sherlock-holmes.org.uk/event/from-real-detective-to-crime-novelist-what-sherlock-holmes-got-right-and-what-has-changed/
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SUMMARY:The Game’s Aboard!
DESCRIPTION:The Game’s Afoot is the name given to our occasional pub evenings for Society members and their guests\, offering entertainment and the opportunity to get together and get to know other members of the Society informally at little cost. \nIf you are a fan of board games\, or simply interested in discovering different aspects of the Holmesian universe\, our next event on 27 October is the one for you! Our very own games guru\, Rakshita Patel\, will introduce Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective\, a classic game that will give us all a chance to exercise our little grey cells! Sets will be provided\, but please feel free to bring your own if you happen to have one! We will split into teams of three or four to give everyone a chance to participate. \nAs usual\, we’ll meet in a private bar upstairs in The Cheshire Cheese pub in Little Essex Street\, London WC2R 3LD – a three-minute walk from Temple tube station (not to be confused with the pub of the same name in nearby Fleet Street). \nWe’ll gather from the slightly earlier time of 7.00 and the games will start around 7.30 so that they can finish by 9.00. The Cheshire Cheese serves food so please arrive a little earlier if you’d like to order yourself something to eat. \nThese events are very popular so please book as soon as possible – there is a limit to the number that can be accommodated at the Cheshire Cheese. There is a £5 booking fee per person. \nBook Now
URL:https://sherlock-holmes.org.uk/event/the-games-aboard/
LOCATION:Cheshire Cheese\, 5 Little Essex St\, Temple\, London WC2R 3LD\, UK\, Cheshire Cheese\, 5 Little Essex St\, Temple\, London WC2R 3LD\, UK
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SUMMARY:75 years of the Festival of Britain and the Sherlock Holmes Society of London
DESCRIPTION:Few images are so synonymous with the Festival of Britain as the famous emblem designed by Abram Games\, an emblem we were delighted to be allowed to adapt for the Society’s 75th anniversary. For this talk\, we will be joined by Naomi Games\, daughter of Abram\, and Dominic Edwardes from the Society to tell the story of the connection between the Festival of Britain and the beginnings of the Sherlock Holmes Society of London\, and how that connection led to the creation of the Society’s 75th anniversary emblem. \nBook Now
URL:https://sherlock-holmes.org.uk/event/75-years-of-the-festival-of-britain-and-the-sherlock-holmes-society-of-london/
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SUMMARY:Richard Lancelyn Green Lecture - Visit to The Magic Circle
DESCRIPTION:THE MAGIC CIRCLE \n“I believe that you are a wizard\, Mr. Holmes.  I really do sometimes think that you have powers that are not human.”  (Abbey Grange) \nThe 2026 Richard Lancelyn Green Lecture will be held on Thursday 19th November 2026.  As a change from our usual lecture\, we will be spending the evening at The Magic Circle Headquarters\, 12 Stephenson Way\, London\, NW1 2HD.  The nearest Underground Station is Euston Square or Warren Street.  It is probably best to avoid Euston Station due to the on-going work on HS2. \n\nFrom Euston Square – Leave the exit marked the NORTH SIDE of Euston Road\, turn right on Euston Rd\, turn right again into North Gower St past Euston Square Hotel and immediately right again into Stephenson Way. Follow the road until you get to number 12. (Avg. time 2 mins)\nFrom Warren Street – Cross the three lanes of traffic and you will be on the corner of Tottenham Court Road (With UCLH Hospital on the corner) and six lanes of Euston Road in front of you. Cross Euston Road and when you get to the north side immediately turn right and walk (with a big silvery building to your left and traffic on your right until you reach North Gower St (2 – 3 mins). Turn left into North Gower Street and immediately take the first right into Stephenson Way.\n\nWe will gather from 7pm for a 7.30pm start.  There will be a cash bar\, but no food.  There are plenty of watering holes in the area for those who wish to get something to eat beforehand\, though sadly Speedy’s will have closed mid-afternoon. \nThe cost of the evening is £60 a head.  Members may initially book for 1 guest\, as numbers are strictly limited.  There will be an option to tick to say you would like to bring a second guest\, and we will contact you closer to the meeting should places still be available.  The meeting charge includes VAT but not drinks\, which must be paid for on the night. \nWe will split into two groups: one group will be shown some close-up magic\, while the other group has a tour of the Museum.  The two groups will then swap over.  At about 8.30pm\, the President of The Magic Circle\, Marvin Berglas\, will give a short talk with some immersive magic\, we hope surrounded by Houdini cabinets and other material.  There will then be a one-hour show in the theatre.  Sir Arthur Conan Doyle\, of course\, knew Harry Houdini\, and famously fell out with him over the questions of Spiritualism.  The Magic Circle has said they will try to customise the evening around the effects used by Spiritualists.  The formal business should finish around 10pm\, allowing time to revisit the cash bar with the cast.  The evening finishes at 10.30pm. \nLondon has a long history of magic shows.  When the Egyptian Hall was built in 1812\, it was primarily a museum.  Over the years\, magic shows replaced lectures and other programs until 1873\, when magicians John Nevil Maskelyne and George Cooke moved in permanently.  Maskelyne and Cooke brought audiences back by constantly changing and adding to their show. \nHave you ever wondered how Harry Houdini started his career?  As a card magician\, but he gained fame for his spectacular escapes from handcuffs\, straight-jackets and more.  He created the illusions of “The Chinese Water Torture Cell” “Walking Through a Brick Wall” and “The Vanishing Elephant.”  He took his stage name from Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin\, who was probably the most famous and innovative illusionist of his\, or any other\, time with his stage shows being played out to nobility across Europe including performances in front of Queen Victoria and Napoléon III.  And just who was the magician Chung Ling Soo\, who performed at London’s Hippodrome from January 1905?  Was he really the Chinese magician that he seemed to be?  What was his relationship to Ching Ling Foo\, who was born in 1854 in Beijing\, China? \nThe motto of The Magic Circle is ‘Indocilis Privata Loqui’ — ‘Not apt to disclose secrets’.  All members give a written undertaking not disclose magical secrets other than to magicians or bona fide students of magic.  It has been called the most exclusive club in the world. Founded in 1905 by a small group of amateur and professional magicians\, the first president was David Devant who was in turn succeeded by Nevil Maskelyne in 1906.  The club’s early meetings took place in St George’s Hall\, Langham Place where Maskelyne and Devant delighted audiences with magic shows for many years.  The Magic Circle moved to its first permanent headquarters close to Euston Station in 1998.  The Magic Circle today has 1\,500 members in over forty countries.  It is without doubt the premier magical society in the world. \nSome members may remember our previous visit to The Magic Circle\, nearly 20 years ago.  The headquarters building has been widely acclaimed as the finest magic headquarters in the world with three floors packed with displays and posters from The Magic Circle archives.  There is a fully equipped purpose-built theatre\, the Devant Room featuring priceless magical memorabilia\, a clubroom and bar\, and museums showcasing one of the largest magic collections in Europe.  This is a rare opportunity to see magic performed in the premier home of magic and to enjoy a guided tour of the museum at a very advantageous price.  Book early as places are strictly limited. \nApplications for the meeting should be made no later than 4th November. \nAnyone attending a Society function for the first time should bring along and display their yellow cards of introduction\, so that we can identify them and introduce them to our members.  We look forward to seeing everyone on the night. \nThe Society likes to keep a record of its activities\, including photographs of our meetings which are published in the Journal and on the Society’s website.  If you do not want to appear in a Society photograph please avoid being in any posed photographs and advise one of the meeting organisers. \nBook Now \nThe Meetings Secretary’s e mail address is: c.cooke@dsl.pipex.com
URL:https://sherlock-holmes.org.uk/event/richard-lancelyn-green-lecture-visit-to-the-magic-circle/
LOCATION:The Magic Circle Headquarters\, 12 Stephenson Way\, London\, NW1 2HD\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Annual Dinner
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SUMMARY:Morning After
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SUMMARY:Paris 2027
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