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Reason for inclusion: Where the King of Bohemia is staying in London (Scandal in Bohemia), and where The Hon Philip Green stays in “The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax ”. It is also where Conan Doyle had a meeting with a magazine editor, Joseph Stoddart, in 1889 and was commissioned to write a story (The Sign of Four).
Accessibility: Hotel.
Description: Built between 1863-5 the Langham was the largest and most modern hotel in London with 100 water closets, 36 bathrooms and the first hydraulic lifts in England. It was opened by the Prince of Wales.
Comments: The hotel was totally appropriate for both the King of Bohemia and Hon Philip Green to stay in.
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