Once
upon a time,
before the town of Portsmouth was founded, this coastline was made
up of creeks, low-lying marsh and water. Over the centuries the coastline
has altered, but the town's position here on the south coast, its
proximity to the open sea, coupled with control of the harbour and
its entrance, have secured Portsmouth's place in history as one of
the world's great anchoranges and a rendevouz for British shipping
in times of war for over 800 years
Recent Acquistions : December 2006
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Items from the George Welch Bequest, including a poster for 'Baker Street' a musical, statues of Sherlock Holmes and a commemorative jug and stand with the following words on it 'TO COMMEMORATE THE FATAL ENCOUNTER BETWEEN MR. SHERLOCK HOLMES AND PROFESSOR JAMES MORIARTY AT THE Reichbach FALLS 4TH MAY 1891', issued in 1991. George Welch was interested in the Sherlock Holmes stories for many years, he collected related items and books, was a member of the Baker Street Irregulars of America and of the Northern Musgraves, a Sherlock Holmes society based in Leeds, as well as the Sherlock Holmes Society of London.
The George Welch Bequest
