Undershaw

Undershaw
The façade of Undershaw, circa 1900, with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's children Mary and Kingsley on the driveway
LocationHindhead
Coordinates51°06′48″N 0°44′00″W / 51.113252°N 0.733412°W / 51.113252; -0.733412
OS grid referenceSU8875735647
AreaSurrey
Built1897
ArchitectJoseph Henry Ball
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameUndershaw
Designated19 September 1977
Reference no.1244471
Undershaw is located in Surrey
Undershaw
Location of Undershaw in Surrey

Undershaw is a former residence of the author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes. The house was built for Doyle at his order to accommodate his wife's health requirements, and is where he lived with his family from 1897 to 1907. Undershaw is where Doyle wrote many of his works, including The Hound of the Baskervilles.

For decades after Doyle sold the house, Undershaw served as a hotel, which closed in 2004. The property was then vacant, and the subject of controversy. In 2014 the house and grounds were purchased by the DFN Charitable Foundation for Stepping Stones School, a school for children with special needs.


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