NEW INFORMATION: February 6, 2015
The Weekly Forum for February 3, 2015 asks about the British tradition of naming their homes. From those dwelling names throughout the Canon, what conclusions can we make regarding Dr Watson’s choices of those names for his stories? Has there been a Catalogue of Canonical Residence Names created by anyone in the past? Is this a literary endeavour worthy of addressing by the Society?
A Canonical Compendium of Residences and Occupants
The John H Watson Society
February 6, 2015
Listed are the names of the residences and occupants named in the stories and books of the Canon. It is the Society’s hope that, eventually, Members will chose one or more of these residences and offer research on the place names and the British tradition of naming homes. The Society envisions individual or cooperative articles for The Watsonian or perhaps monographs arising from this research into the Canonical Nomenclature of Residences. Please contact Buttons if you have interest in writing an article or monograph.
Canonical Residences and Occupants Story/Book
Abbey Grange (Brackenstall) ABBE
Albermarle Mansion (Melville) WIST
Appledore Towers (Milverton) CHAS
Arnsworth Castle SCAN
Aston Manor 3GAR
Baskerville Hall (Baskerville) HOUN
Birchmoor (St Simon) NOBL
Birlstone, Manor House of (Douglas) VALL
Boscombe Hall (Turner) BOSC
Briarbrae (Phelps) NAVA
Briony Lodge (Adler) SCAN
Camden House EMPT
Campden Mansions (La Rothiere) BRUC
Capleton (Backwater) SOLI
Carriton’s SUSS
Carston Castle (Holdernesse) PRIO
Cedars, The (St Clair) TWIS
Charlinton Hall (Woodley) SOLI
Cheeseman’s (Ferguson) SUSS
Chiltern Grange (Carruthers) SOLI
Copper Beeches (Rucastle) COPP
Crane Water (Armitage) SPEC
Deep Dene House (Oldacre) NORW
Dingle, The (Harringby) WIST
Elrige’s Farm (Elrige) DANC
Fairbank (Holder) BERY
Folkstone Court HOUN
Forton Old Hall (Williams) WIST
Gables, The (Stackhurst) LION
Grosvenor Mansions (St Simon) NOBL
Hales Lodge (Barker) VALL
Harvey’s SUSS
Hatherley Farm (Turner) BOSC
Haven, The (Bellamy) LION
Haven, The (Amberley) RETI
High Gable (Henderson-Murillo) WIST
High Lodge (Oldmore) HOUN
Holdernesse Hall (Holdernesse) PRIO
Hurlstone Manor House (Musgrave) MUSG
King’s Pyland (Ross) SILV
Laburnum Lodge (Brown) SIXN
Lachine (Barclay) CROO
Lafter Hall (Frankland) HOUN
Manor House GREE
Mapleton (Backwater) SILV
Merripit House (Stapleton) HOUN
Myrtles, The (Latimer) GREE
Nether Walsing (Stone) WIST
Odley’s SUSS
Oxshott Towers (Folliot/Ffoliot) WIST
Poldhu Cottage (Holmes and Watson) DEVI
Pondicherry Lodge (Sholto) SIGN
Popham House (Eccles) WIST
Purdey Place (Hynes) WIST
Ridling Thorpe Manor (Cubitt) DANC
Shoscombe Old Place (Falder) SHOS
Stoke Moran Manor house(Roylott) SPEC
Thor Place (Gibson) THOR
Three Gables (Maberley) 3GAB
Torrington Lodge (McFarlane) NORW
Tredannick Wartha (Tregennis) DEVI
Tuxbury Old Park (Emsworth) BLAN
Vicarage, The (Elman) RETI
Vernon Lodge (Gruner) ILLU
Westbury House (Doran) NOBL
Wisteria Lodge (Garcia) WIST
Woodman’s Lee (Carey) BLAC
Yoxley Old Place (Coram) GOLD