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	* [[Patrick Cairns]] took a train for London from Tunbridge Wells ([[BLAC]] {{refcanon\|BLAC\|514}}).		* [[Patrick Cairns]] took a train for London from Tunbridge Wells ([[BLAC]] {{refcanon\|BLAC\|514}}).

	* Tunbridge Wells was the nearest place of importance, about 10 or 12 miles east of [[Birlstone Manor]] ([[VALL]] {{refcanon\|VALL\|476}}).		* Tunbridge Wells was the nearest place of importance, about 10 or 12 miles east of Birlstone Manor ([[VALL]] {{refcanon\|VALL\|476}}).

	* [[John Douglas]] had been shopping in Tunbridge Wells the day before the crime ([[VALL]] {{refcanon\|VALL\|984}}).		* [[John Douglas]] had been shopping in Tunbridge Wells the day before the crime ([[VALL]] {{refcanon\|VALL\|984}}).

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	=== In the Sherlock Holmes Stories ===		=== In the Sherlock Holmes Stories ===

	* [[Patrick Cairns]] took a train for London from Tunbridge Wells. ([[BLAC]], {{refcanon\|BLAC\|514}})		* [[Patrick Cairns]] took a train for London from Tunbridge Wells ([[BLAC]] {{refcanon\|BLAC\|514}}).

	* Tunbridge Wells was the nearest place of importance, about 10 or 12 miles east of [[Birlstone Manor]]. ([[VALL]], {{refcanon\|VALL\|476}})		* Tunbridge Wells was the nearest place of importance, about 10 or 12 miles east of [[Birlstone Manor]] ([[VALL]] {{refcanon\|VALL\|476}}).

	* [[John Douglas]] had been shopping in Tunbridge Wells the day before the crime. ([[VALL]], {{refcanon\|VALL\|984}})		* [[John Douglas]] had been shopping in Tunbridge Wells the day before the crime ([[VALL]] {{refcanon\|VALL\|984}}).

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City of Kent, about 40 miles (64 km) south-east of central London.

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== Arthur Conan Doyle and Tunbridge Wells ==

* Between 1907 and 1930, [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] lived in Crowborough which is only 7 miles (11 km) south-west from Tunbridge Wells.

* In his article [[The Holocaust of Manor Place]] (1901), he described Tunbridge Wells as a ''passé watering-place''.

* In a letter to the [[Daily Express]]: [[Yeoman Stock]] (1908), he mentioned some remarks he made about Tunbrige Wells.

* On 23 april 1913, he has been summoned at the Mark Cross Police Court, Tunbridge Wells, because, it was alleged, [[Sir A. Conan Doyle and His Dog|his collie dog had killed some sheep]].

* On 28 april 1913, he gave a [[Speech at the National League for Opposing Woman Suffrage|speech]] at the National League for Opposing Woman Suffrage at Tunbridge Wells.

* In his article [[An Outing in War-Time]] (1915), he wrote that a Zeppelin was seen during the night near Tunbridge Wells.

* On 20 february 1915, he gave a lecture: [[The Great Battles of War]] at Tunbridge Wells.

* In his book [[The History of Spiritualism]] (1926), he quoted Mr. W. T. Waters, of Tunbridge Wells, about the return of dead soldiers.

* On 6 december 1927, he gave a [[Prize Distribution at Tunbridge Wells. Sir A. Conan Doyle's Visit|lecture on literature]] at an annual prize-giving of the Technical Institute at the Town Hall of Tunbridge Wells.

== In his fictions ==

* [[The Lord of Falconbridge]] (1909) : Tom Spring is asked to travel to Tunbridge Wells for a fight.

* [[The Poison Belt]] (1913) : In Tunbridge Wells there was hardly one which had not its staring, smiling face.

=== In the Sherlock Holmes Stories ===

* [[Patrick Cairns]] took a train for London from Tunbridge Wells. ([[BLAC]], {{refcanon|BLAC|514}})

* Tunbridge Wells was the nearest place of importance, about 10 or 12 miles east of [[Birlstone Manor]]. ([[VALL]], {{refcanon|VALL|476}})

* [[John Douglas]] had been shopping in Tunbridge Wells the day before the crime. ([[VALL]], {{refcanon|VALL|984}})

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← Older revision		Revision as of 16:57, 27 November 2025
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	* [[Patrick Cairns]] took a train for London from Tunbridge Wells ([[BLAC]] {{refcanon\|BLAC\|514}}).		* [[Patrick Cairns]] took a train for London from Tunbridge Wells ([[BLAC]] {{refcanon\|BLAC\|514}}).

	* Tunbridge Wells was the nearest place of importance, about 10 or 12 miles east of [[Birlstone Manor]] ([[VALL]] {{refcanon\|VALL\|476}}).		* Tunbridge Wells was the nearest place of importance, about 10 or 12 miles east of Birlstone Manor ([[VALL]] {{refcanon\|VALL\|476}}).

	* [[John Douglas]] had been shopping in Tunbridge Wells the day before the crime ([[VALL]] {{refcanon\|VALL\|984}}).		* [[John Douglas]] had been shopping in Tunbridge Wells the day before the crime ([[VALL]] {{refcanon\|VALL\|984}}).