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	''The Conan Doyle Establishment (U.K.)'' is an article written by [[Malcolm Payne]] published in the [[A.C.D. - The Journal of The Arthur Conan Doyle Society]] (Vol. 1, No. 1) in september 1989.		''The Conan Doyle Establishment (U.K.)'' is an article written by [[Malcolm Payne]] published in the [[A.C.D. - The Journal of The Arthur Conan Doyle Society]] (Vol. 1, No. 1) in september 1989.

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	''The Conan Doyle Establishment (U.K.)'' is an article written by [[Malcolm Payne]] published in the [[A.C.D. - The Journal of The Arthur Conan Doyle Society]] (Vol. 1, No. 1) in september 1989.		''The Conan Doyle Establishment (U.K.)'' is an article written by [[Malcolm Payne]] published in the [[A.C.D. - The Journal of The Arthur Conan Doyle Society]] (Vol. 1, No. 1) in september 1989.

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	''The Conan Doyle Establishment (U.K.)'' is an article written by [[Malcolm Payne]] published in the [[A.C.D. - The Journal of The Arthur Conan Doyle Society]] (Vol. 1, No. 1) in september 1989.		''The Conan Doyle Establishment (U.K.)'' is an article written by [[Malcolm Payne]] published in the [[A.C.D. - The Journal of The Arthur Conan Doyle Society]] (Vol. 1, No. 1) in september 1989.

	The article describes the creation of [[The Conan Doyle ~~Establishment~~ (~~U.K.~~)~~\|The Conan Doyle~~ Establishment ~~in Crowborough]]~~, founded to collect, preserve, and publicise local knowledge, documents, and memories connected with [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]'s life. It presents the Establishment as a community-based archival and heritage project, rooted in family testimony and tourism, aimed at safeguarding [[Arthur Conan Doyle\|Conan Doyle]]'s Sussex legacy for researchers and visitors.		The article describes the creation of ''The Conan Doyle (Crowborough) Establishment'', founded to collect, preserve, and publicise local knowledge, documents, and memories connected with [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]'s life. It presents the Establishment as a community-based archival and heritage project, rooted in family testimony and tourism, aimed at safeguarding [[Arthur Conan Doyle\|Conan Doyle]]'s Sussex legacy for researchers and visitors.

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	''The Conan Doyle Establishment (U.K.)'' is an article written by [[Malcolm Payne]] published in the [[A.C.D. - The Journal of The Arthur Conan Doyle Society]] (Vol. 1, No. 1) in september 1989.		''The Conan Doyle Establishment (U.K.)'' is an article written by [[Malcolm Payne]] published in the [[A.C.D. - The Journal of The Arthur Conan Doyle Society]] (Vol. 1, No. 1) in september 1989.

			The article describes the creation of [[The Conan Doyle Establishment (U.K.)\|The Conan Doyle Establishment in Crowborough]], founded to collect, preserve, and publicise local knowledge, documents, and memories connected with [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]'s life. It presents the Establishment as a community-based archival and heritage project, rooted in family testimony and tourism, aimed at safeguarding [[Arthur Conan Doyle\|Conan Doyle]]'s Sussex legacy for researchers and visitors.

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	''The Conan Doyle Establishment (U.K.)'' is an article written by [[Malcolm Payne]] published in the [[A.C.D. - The Journal of The Arthur Conan Doyle Society]] (Vol. 1, No. 1) in september 1989.		''The Conan Doyle Establishment (U.K.)'' is an article written by [[Malcolm Payne]] published in the [[A.C.D. - The Journal of The Arthur Conan Doyle Society]] (Vol. 1, No. 1) in september 1989.

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	[[File:Acd-society-journal-1989-09-p60-the-conan-doyle-establishment-uk.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|right\|[[A.C.D. - The Journal of The Arthur Conan Doyle Society]] (september 1989, p. 60)]]		[[File:Acd-society-journal-1989-09-p60-the-conan-doyle-establishment-uk.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|right\|[[A.C.D. - The Journal of The Arthur Conan Doyle Society]] (september 1989, p. 60)]]

			[[File:Acd-society-journal-1989-09-p58-the-conan-doyle-establishment-uk-photo.jpg\|thumb\|450px\|center\|Air Cmdt. Dame Jean Conan Doyle unveils a plaque to her father's memory, 1984, at Windlesham Manor, the family home in Crowborough.]]

	[[File:Acd-society-journal-1989-09-p58-the-conan-doyle-establishment-uk-photo.jpg\|thumb\|450px\|center\|Air Cmdt. Dame Jean Conan Doyle unveils a plaque to her father's memory, 1984, at Windlesham Manor, the family home in Crowborough.]]

	It was a letter from Japan that sparked it all off. Back in 1985, an enquiry from a Japanese gentleman asking for information on the burial place of [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]] arrived at my address in Crowborough. As local historian of the town, this was not unusual: I would get around 15 such letters a year. Having sent my reply to Japan I quite forgot about it, until another letter arrived from this gentleman, thanking me for the information and suggesting that perhaps I could give more publicity to the fact that I could dispense such information. Could I not, he wrote, give my information archive some title that would be easily recognised, and then see that it was publicised in as many countries around the world as I could. It has taken the four years since then to organise a band of local enthusiasts, so that we now have photographers, interviewers, researchers and guides for local tours.		It was a letter from Japan that sparked it all off. Back in 1985, an enquiry from a Japanese gentleman asking for information on the burial place of [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]] arrived at my address in Crowborough. As local historian of the town, this was not unusual: I would get around 15 such letters a year. Having sent my reply to Japan I quite forgot about it, until another letter arrived from this gentleman, thanking me for the information and suggesting that perhaps I could give more publicity to the fact that I could dispense such information. Could I not, he wrote, give my information archive some title that would be easily recognised, and then see that it was publicised in as many countries around the world as I could. It has taken the four years since then to organise a band of local enthusiasts, so that we now have photographers, interviewers, researchers and guides for local tours.

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-[[File:Acd-society-journal-1989-09-p58-the-conan-doyle-establishment-uk-photo.jpg|thumb|650px|center|Air Cmdt. Dame Jean Conan Doyle unveils a plaque to her father's memory, 1984, at Windlesham Manor, the family home in Crowborough.]]
+[[File:Acd-society-journal-1989-09-p58-the-conan-doyle-establishment-uk-photo.jpg|thumb|450px|center|Air Cmdt. Dame Jean Conan Doyle unveils a plaque to her father's memory, 1984, at Windlesham Manor, the family home in Crowborough.]]
-It was a letter from Japan that sparked it all off. Back in 1985, an enquiry
+It was a letter from Japan that sparked it all off. Back in 1985, an enquiry from a Japanese gentleman asking for information on the burial place of [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]] arrived at my address in Crowborough. As local historian of the town, this was not unusual: I would get around 15 such letters a year. Having sent my reply to Japan I quite forgot about it, until another letter arrived from this gentleman, thanking me for the information and suggesting that perhaps I could give more publicity to the fact that I could dispense such information. Could I not, he wrote, give my information archive some title that would be easily recognised, and then see that it was publicised in as many countries around the world as I could. It has taken the four years since then to organise a band of local enthusiasts, so that we now have photographers, interviewers, researchers and guides for local tours.
-In 1987, the brewers Charrington were looking for a theme to compliment
+In 1987, the brewers Charrington were looking for a theme to compliment their refurbishment of some old rooms, and a bar, which had not been used by the public for around 40 years. A former landlord of the inn had committed suicide in the bar in 1947, and it had remained closed ever since. In fact, he is said to haunt the bar — but we have seen nothing of him.
+My friend Anthony Yates who died suddenly on 4th May 1989, was landlord of the Crowborough Cross. He was also an enthusiast on the history and life of [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] and, together, we decided to try to get the brewers interested in making the rooms 'The Conan Doyle Rooms'. This would be an ideal place for our headquarters. Charringtons readily agreed, and gave us quite a free hand in making suggestions and additions to the decor. All of the old rooms have now been made into one long room, and to step inside is to step back into Victorian times. Photographs of [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle|Sir Arthur]] and his family and staff, many of which have never before been seen or published, adorn the walls. There is also framed memorabilia and some artefacts, but these latter are few.
-Three members of my family were on the staff at Windlesham in Sir
+Three members of my family were on the staff at Windlesham in [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle|Sir Arthur]]'s time: My father, Roger Payne from 1919-1923; his sister, Kath Payne, from 1914-1919; her older brother, James Payne, from 1919-1924. Each one had his or her own memories, and a few pieces of memorabilia which have passed to me. I have typescripts of interviews with each of them, all now dead. Through my family, and having been born in the town in 1927, I also knew many of the other members of the staff.
-Arthur’s time: My father, Roger Payne from 1919-1923; his sister, Kath Payne,
-from 1914-1919; her older brother, James Payne, from 1919-1924. Each one
+The Conan Doyle Establishment concentrates mainly on [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle|Sir Arthur]]'s time in Sussex but, of course, we take considerable interest in his whole life. At the present time, we are funded mainly by local businesses which benefit from any tourism which we attract. Regrettably, we have to make a small charge for the copies of documents which we are able to provide: a research fee of £5. plus 5p for every sheet of photocopied original typescripted interview. Our photographs, sent for record purposes only, are £2.50 a copy, and there is a fee of £15 for a one-publication-only photograph.
 [[File:Acd-society-journal-1989-09-p59-the-conan-doyle-establishment-uk-photo.jpg|thumb|650px|center|The Conan Doyle family on an outing from Crowborough C. 1919. They are
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+[[File:Acd-society-journal-1989-09-p60-the-conan-doyle-establishment-uk-photo.jpg|thumb|650px|center|Sir Arthur and Lady Jean boating on the Mill Pond in Crowborough Warren. C. 1920]]

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''The Conan Doyle Establishment (U.K.)'' is an article written by [[Malcolm Payne]] published in the [[A.C.D. - The Journal of The Arthur Conan Doyle Society]] (Vol. 1, No. 1) in september 1989.

== The Conan Doyle Establishment (U.K.) ==
[[File:Acd-society-journal-1989-09-p58-the-conan-doyle-establishment-uk.jpg|thumb|250px|right|[[A.C.D. - The Journal of The Arthur Conan Doyle Society]] (september 1989, p. 58)]]
[[File:Acd-society-journal-1989-09-p59-the-conan-doyle-establishment-uk.jpg|thumb|250px|right|[[A.C.D. - The Journal of The Arthur Conan Doyle Society]] (september 1989, p. 59)]]
[[File:Acd-society-journal-1989-09-p60-the-conan-doyle-establishment-uk.jpg|thumb|250px|right|[[A.C.D. - The Journal of The Arthur Conan Doyle Society]] (september 1989, p. 60)]]

[[File:Acd-society-journal-1989-09-p58-the-conan-doyle-establishment-uk-photo.jpg|thumb|650px|center|Air Cmdt. Dame Jean Conan Doyle unveils a plaque to her father's memory, 1984, at Windlesham Manor, the family home in Crowborough.]]

It was a letter from Japan that sparked it all off. Back in 1985, an enquiry
from a Japanese gentleman asking for information on the burial place of Sir
Arthur Conan Doyle arrived at my address in Crowborough. As local historian
of the town, this was not unusual: | would get around 15 such letters a year.
Having sent my reply to Japan I quite forgot about it, until another letter
arrived from this gentleman, thanking me for the information and suggesting
that perhaps I could give more publicity to the fact that | could dispense such
information. Could I not, he wrote, give my information archive some title
that would be easily recognised, and then see that it was publicised in as many
countries around the world as I could. It has taken the four years since then to
organise a band of local enthusiasts, so that we now have photographers, inter-
viewers, researchers and guides for local tours.

In 1987, the brewers Charrington were looking for a theme to compliment
their refurbishment of some old rooms, and a bar, which had not been used by
the public for around 40 years. A former landlord of the inn had committed
suicide in the bar in 1947, and it had remained closed ever since. In fact, he is
said to haunt the bar - but we have seen nothing of him.

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My friend Anthony Yates who died suddenly on 4th May 1989, was land-
lord of the Crowborough Cross. He was also an enthusiast on the history and
life of Arthur Conan Doyle and, together, we decided to try to get the
brewers interested in making the rooms ‘The Conan Doyle Rooms’. This
would be an ideal place for our headquarters. Charringtons readily agreed, and
gave us quite a free hand in making suggestions and additions to the decor. All
of the old rooms have now been made into one long room, and to step inside
is to step back into Victorian times. Photographs of Sir Arthur and his family
and staff, many of which have never before been seen or published. adorn the
walls. There is also framed memorabilia and some artefacts, but these latter
are few.

Three members of my family were on the staff at Windlesham in Sir
Arthur’s time: My father, Roger Payne from 1919-1923; his sister, Kath Payne,
from 1914-1919; her older brother, James Payne, from 1919-1924. Each one
had his or her own memories, and a few pieces of memorabilia which have
passed to me. I have typescripts of interviews with each of them, all now dead.
Through my family, and having been born in the town in 1927, I also knew
many of the other members of the staff.

The Conan Doyle Establishment concentrates mamly on Si Arthur's time
in Sussex but, of course, we take considerable interest in his whole life. At the
present time, we are funded mainly by local businesses which benefit from any
tourism which we attract. Regrettably, we have to make a small charge for the
copies of documents which we are able to provide: a research fee of £5. plus
Sp for every sheet of photocopied original typescripted mterview. Our photo-
graphs, sent for record purposes only, are £2.50 a copy, and there is a fee of
£15 for a one-publication-only photograph.

[[File:Acd-society-journal-1989-09-p59-the-conan-doyle-establishment-uk-photo.jpg|thumb|650px|center|The Conan Doyle family on an outing from Crowborough C. 1919. They are
at "The Mint House", Rye, Sussex.]]

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