HAPPISBURGH HILL HOUSE HOTEL, HAPPISBURGH

Reason for Inclusion: Stayed in by Sir Arthur Conan-Doyle in May 1903, where he drafted the Sherlock Holmes story “The Dancing Men” and was given the idea for the pictogram code.

Accessibility: Normal pub opening times and an opportunity to stay

Description: Whilst staying at the hotel Conan Doyle came across pictograms used by the proprietor’s children- Gilbert John and Elsie Alice Cubitt. Elsie’s figures closely resemble the figures ACD used in The Dancing Men