A place in London
Montague Street
Montague StreetMontague Street, BloomsburyThe street beside the British Museum where young Holmes had his first rooms in London, before Baker Street.
When I first came up to London I had rooms in Montague Street, just round the corner from the British Museum, and there I waited, filling in my too abundant leisure time by studying all those branches of science which might make me more efficient.
Visiting today
A Georgian terrace of small hotels and houses along the east side of the British Museum, which is free to enter. Nearest stations: Russell Square and Holborn.
