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Video: The house where Sherlock Holmes lived, the mansion where Mary Poppins flew in and other literary places in London
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
For centuries, the capital of England has been an integral hero of literary works. The first acquaintance with London for many begins with the pages of novels or stories by English writers. When visiting this city, many of the street and quarter names seem very familiar. Sightseeing literary sights turns out to be as fun as reading books.
Sherlock Holmes
The address of Baker Street 221b is known to all, without exception, lovers of detectives. It was here that the famous detective, born of the fantasies of Arthur Conan Doyle, lived. The address was once invented by a writer, but now it really exists. It is here that the Sherlock Holmes Museum is located. Here, in the smallest detail, the atmosphere described by the writer is recreated.
Visitors to the museum even think that the famous detective and his faithful assistant have just left their rooms, going on another case, and Mrs. Hudson can open the door at any moment and ask what should be told to Mr. Holmes. Not far from the museum there is a monument to Sherlock Holmes.
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Peter Pan
This character firmly occupies a leading position in popularity not only among children, but also among adults. The history of the appearance of the very first monument to Peter Pan is also noteworthy. On the night of April 30, 1912, he appeared in Kensington Gardens exactly in the place where the toddler landed in the gardens, flying out of the window of his nursery in the story of James Barry. The author himself ordered the production of the monument from the sculptor J. Frampton and asked to install it as a surprise for the children.
There is a place in London where Peter Pan has not been, but which is inextricably linked with his name. This is Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital.
It is this medical institution, according to the will of James Barry, that has the right to receive all income associated with the name of Peter Pan, whether it be selling books or renting a cartoon. The money goes to the development and modernization of this unique medical facility for children. It is noteworthy that the copyright for the image of Peter Pan expired in 1987, 50 years after the death of the writer. However, the UK government, given the status and social importance of the children's hospital, granted the institution an indefinite right to profit from Peter Pan.
Mary Poppins
The old house in London's Hampstead was immortalized in the books of the children's writer Pamela Travers. A retired naval officer, Admiral Boom, who lived next door to the Banks family, made his home look like a ship and fired from time to time with his cannon.
In the 18th century, retired naval officer North built a semblance of a ship deck on the roof of his house in Hampstead and installed a very real cannon there, from which he fired, saluting on the king's birthday and in honor of Britain's naval victories. Local residents have always called this house Admiral's and now continue to use the old name.
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Paddington Bear
The story of Michael Bond, the hero of children's books, began with the acquisition of a cute soft toy in a London department store. The bear looked so sad and lonely that the writer decided to buy it for his wife as a present for Christmas in 1957. The name of the toy was given in honor of the station, where the couple lived at that time. And after a while, the story of the Paddington bear began, who came to England from Peru, met the Brown spouses and began to get into all sorts of stories.
Today, the bronze sculpture of Paddington the Bear stands where his adventures began: at the train station under the clock on platform 1. It was made by Marcus Cornish and installed in February 2000. At the station, you can also find the Paddington Bears Shop, where you can find a variety of goods dedicated to the hero of children's books.
After the station, you can follow the routes of the bear cub and visit the places where his most incredible adventures awaited: the Natural History Museum, the London Zoo, the Madame Tussauds wax museum. However, an inquisitive reader can independently draw up a travel route through the books of Michael Bond about a cute bear cub.
Harry Potter
The oldest market in London, Leadenhall Market, appears several times in the Harry Potter films, recreating part of Crooked Lane and the entrance to the infamous Leaky Cauldron bar. Here you can have a great time enjoying shopping.
From platform 9 3/4 of King's Cross Station, students from the prestigious wizardry school went to Hogwarts at the start of each semester. Naturally, for ordinary people, the road to the Hogwarts Express remains closed and looks just like a bricked arch. However, a magic cart peeking out of the wall will indicate exactly where the door to the world of magic is. True, during the tourist season, you will have to stand in a long queue to take a picture at the legendary cart or visit a store with a variety of goods associated with the hero of the novels of J. K. Rowling.
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London has many amazing places and mysterious castles. And few people think that the beauty in this city can be literally under their feet. To see you just need to lower your eyes.
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