Arthur Conan Doyle childhood tree

[SJH]

Conan Doyle honoured with quartet made from childhood tree | Deadline News

 

saw this on the one show thought it might interest a few

[John Barleycorn]

Yeah, but maybe he had a bad childhood there.

cos he moved to Crowborough Sussex, where there is a statue of him.

[White Noise]

  backandpack said:

Yeah, but maybe he had a bad childhood there.

cos he moved to Crowborough Sussex, where there is a statue of him.

 

Quick thread derail . Crowborough . I stayed there in the old army barracks for two weeks back in the late 80s . Anyone know if its still there .

[tommer9]

Great link.. thanks.

[fodenwagon]

He lived about half a mile away from me, in alittle hamlet called wittensford near bramshaw, its where he wrote Sherlock holmes. and buried a mile away in minstead. might go and knock afew trees down and make some cash!

 

New Forest Phantoms & Folklore - Vizzit New Forest Online Magazine

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  apbell said:

Quick thread derail . Crowborough . I stayed there in the old army barracks for two weeks back in the late 80s . Anyone know if its still there .

 

The barracks are still there,still in use as a training camp i think,often see plenty of DPM around the place!!

[White Noise]

  smiles said:

The barracks are still there,still in use as a training camp i think,often see plenty of DPM around the place!!

 

Cheers much obliged