Westminster Pier, London

Reason for inclusion:  Where Holmes, Watson and the police board a police launch to intercept the Aurora

Accessibility: Exterior accessible at any time

Description: A pier with the contemporary Scotland Yard in the background. The pier was rebuilt in 2000.

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Holmes had employed the Baker Street Irregulars to find the Aurora but he found it himself, hidden in Jacobson’s Yard, on the south bank of the river opposite the Tower. The police launch set off from Westminster pier just after 7.30pm.