32 moments

1. Birth at Picardy Place

   1859-05-22 · 11 Picardy Place, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

   Arthur Conan Doyle was born at 11 Picardy Place in Edinburgh.

2. Lodging at Liberton Bank House

   1864-01-01 · Liberton Bank House, Gilmerton Road, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

   During the family’s separation, Doyle lodged at Liberton Bank House while attending Newington Academy. The source gives the year but not a more precise date.

3. Family home at Sciennes Place

   1867-01-01 · 3 Sciennes Place, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

   Doyle rejoined his family in an Edinburgh tenement at Sciennes Place.

4. Jesuit preparatory schooling

   1868-01-01 · Hodder Place, Stonyhurst, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

   Doyle was sent from Scotland to Hodder Place, the Jesuit preparatory school at Stonyhurst. The source supports residence/attendance during 1868–1870; the card is dated to the first supported year.

5. Student at Stonyhurst College

   1870-01-01 · Stonyhurst College, Stonyhurst, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

   After preparatory school, Doyle attended Stonyhurst College until 1875. The source does not state a precise starting month; 1870 follows directly from the preceding 1868–70 preparatory-school period.

6. Schooling at Stella Matutina

   1875-01-01 · Stella Matutina, Feldkirch, Vorarlberg, Austria

   Doyle spent an academic year at the Jesuit school Stella Matutina in Feldkirch, Austria, to improve his German and broaden his education. The source supports attendance during 1875–1876; the card is dated to the first supported year.

7. Medical student in Edinburgh

   1876-01-01 · University of Edinburgh Medical School, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

   Doyle returned to Edinburgh to study medicine, beginning the training that informed both his medical career and his fiction. The source supports study during 1876–1881; the card is dated to the first supported year.

8. Doctor aboard the Hope

   1880-01-01 · SS Hope, Greenland whaling grounds, Arctic Ocean

   Doyle served as doctor on the Peterhead whaler Hope, an Arctic experience that later informed his sea fiction. Coordinates are a representative point in the Greenland whaling grounds, not a documented ship position.

9. Ship’s surgeon on the Mayumba

   1881-01-01 · SS Mayumba, West African coast

   After graduating, Doyle sailed as ship’s surgeon on the SS Mayumba on a voyage to the West African coast. Coordinates are a representative Gulf of Guinea point for the broadly documented West African coastal voyage, not a documented ship position.

10. Medical partnership in Plymouth

    1882-01-01 · Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom

    Doyle briefly entered medical practice in Plymouth with his former classmate George Turnavine Budd.

11. Arrival and practice at Southsea

    1882-06-01 · 1 Bush Villas, Elm Grove, Southsea, Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom

    Doyle moved to Southsea, established an independent medical practice, and continued writing while waiting for patients.

12. Initiation at Phoenix Lodge

    1887-01-26 · Phoenix Lodge No. 257, Southsea, Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom

    Doyle was initiated as a Freemason at Phoenix Lodge No. 257 in Southsea. The lodge building is represented by a Southsea locality coordinate because the cited passage does not identify a street address.

13. Consulting room at Upper Wimpole Street

    1891-01-01 · 2 Upper Wimpole Street, London, England, United Kingdom

    

    Within three months of leaving Vienna, Doyle returned to London and opened an ophthalmic consulting room at Upper Wimpole Street. The source establishes the return in 1891 but does not give a precise month.

14. Eye-disease observation in Paris

    1891-01-01 · Paris, France

    Doyle spent several days in Paris observing the ophthalmologist Edmund Landolt. The surrounding passage dates the journey to 1891 but does not provide a more precise date.

15. Ophthalmology study in Vienna

    1891-01-01 · Vienna, Austria

    Doyle began ophthalmology study in Vienna but soon left because he found the German medical terminology too difficult. The source specifies early 1891 but not a month.

16. Visit to Milan

    1891-01-01 · Milan, Lombardy, Italy

    Doyle visited Milan during the same European journey after leaving Vienna. The surrounding passage dates the journey to 1891 but does not provide a more precise date.

17. Visit to Venice

    1891-01-01 · Venice, Veneto, Italy

    After leaving Vienna, Doyle visited Venice during his European journey. The surrounding passage dates the journey to 1891 but does not provide a more precise date.

18. Residence at Undershaw

    1897-10-01 · Undershaw, Hindhead, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

    

    Doyle lived at Undershaw near Hindhead for a decade, during a major period of literary and family life. The source supports residence from October 1897 through September 1907; this card records its beginning.

19. Volunteer physician at Langman Field Hospital

    1900-03-01 · Langman Field Hospital, Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa

    During the Second Boer War, Doyle served as a volunteer physician at Langman Field Hospital in Bloemfontein. The source supports presence between March and June 1900; the card is dated to the first supported month.

20. Judge at the first major bodybuilding contest

    1901-01-01 · Royal Albert Hall, London, England, United Kingdom

    Doyle was one of the judges at the world’s first major bodybuilding competition, organized by Eugen Sandow.

21. Knighthood at Buckingham Palace

    1902-10-24 · Buckingham Palace, London, England, United Kingdom

    King Edward VII personally conferred Doyle’s knighthood at Buckingham Palace. The preceding sentence identifies the year as 1902.

22. Move to Little Windlesham

    1907-01-01 · Little Windlesham, Crowborough, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom

    

    Doyle moved with Jean Leckie to Little Windlesham in Crowborough, where he lived with his family for the rest of his life. The source supports residence from 1907 to July 1930; the card is dated to the first supported year.

23. Architectural work at Lyndhurst Grand Hotel

    1912-03-01 · Lyndhurst Grand Hotel, Lyndhurst, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

    

    While staying at the Lyndhurst Grand Hotel, Doyle sketched designs for a substantial extension and altered façade.

24. Family trip to Jasper National Park

    1914-01-01 · Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada

    

    On a family visit to Jasper National Park, Doyle designed a golf course and ancillary hotel buildings. Coordinates represent Jasper National Park because the cited passage does not identify the hotel site.

25. Visit to Australian troops in France

    1918-01-01 · France

    

    Doyle visited Australian troops in France during the First World War and met Australian commander John Monash. The source gives France but no more precise location; coordinates are a representative point in northern France.

26. Séance at Selbit’s Bloomsbury flat

    1919-01-01 · Bloomsbury, London, England, United Kingdom

    Doyle attended a séance staged by magician P. T. Selbit at Selbit’s Bloomsbury flat. Coordinates represent Bloomsbury because the source does not provide the flat’s address.

27. Public spiritualism debate at Queen’s Hall

    1920-01-01 · Queen's Hall, Langham Place, London, England, United Kingdom

    

    Doyle debated the sceptic Joseph McCabe at Queen’s Hall, publicly defending the truth of spiritualist claims. Queen’s Hall was demolished in 1941; coordinates mark its former Langham Place site.

28. Spiritualist lectures in Melbourne

    1920-10-01 · Menzies Hotel, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    

    During his Australian spiritualist tour, Doyle arrived in Melbourne, stayed initially at the Menzies Hotel, and lectured in the city. The Menzies Hotel was demolished; coordinates mark its former site.

29. Arrival for United States lecture tour

    1922-04-09 · New York City, New York, United States

    

    Doyle arrived in New York from Liverpool aboard the White Star liner Baltic to begin a United States lecture tour on spiritualism. Coordinates represent New York City; the source does not identify the precise arrival pier.

30. Visit and séance meeting in Winnipeg

    1923-01-01 · Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

    

    Doyle visited psychical researcher T. G. Hamilton in Winnipeg and attended a mediumistic meeting at Hamilton’s home. Coordinates represent Winnipeg because the cited passage does not provide Hamilton’s address.

31. Foundation stone for Spiritualist Temple

    1926-01-01 · Camden, London, England, United Kingdom

    

    Doyle laid the foundation stone for a Spiritualist Temple in Camden and contributed most of its construction cost. Coordinates represent Camden because the cited passage does not identify the temple’s precise site.

32. Death at Windlesham Manor

    1930-07-07 · Windlesham Manor, Crowborough, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom

    

    Doyle died of a heart attack at his home, Windlesham Manor, in Crowborough.