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Every donation, large or small, financial or an item to be added to the Collection can make a big difference to the future development of the collection.
If you feel you are able to make a contribution please email lancelyngreencollection@portsmouthcc.gov.uk
Leave a legacy
By including the Arthur Conan Doyle Collection in your will, you could make a lasting contribution to the future of our work.
Legacies have played an important part in the history of this collection bequeathed to Portsmouth by the generosity of Richard Lancelyn Green.
If you would like to support us but have other priorities at the moment such a bequest allows you to ensure that you can make a valuable gift without immediate financial outlay.
Legacies of all sizes are welcome and could help to;
- Preserve items to allow them to be handled safely
- Conserve items so that they can be enjoyed for generations to come
- Acquire items complementary to those already held
- Provide educational opportunities based around Arthur Conan Doyle and Sherlock Holmes or another area of the Collection’s work of your choice.
Your legacy will be welcomed in many forms. You may feel that you have an object, book, photograph or document that would be beneficial to the collection held here.
If you are thinking of leaving something to the Arthur Conan Doyle Collection, it would help us greatly if you could contact us, particularly if you intend to leave objects or archives, to give us an indication of your intention. All information will, of course, be kept confidential and will be in no way legally binding. Your gift will make a difference to our present and our future.
We strongly recommend you consult your legal advisor when making or altering your will.
We value our supporters' generosity greatly and aim to recognise all such gifts in an appropriate manner such as dedicated labels or acknowledgment in our newsletters.
For more information and an informal discussion, please contact Claire Looney on 023 9283 4185 or email: Claire.Looney@portsmouthcc.gov.uk.
Explore the collection
Photo of the Sadler's Wells Ballet "The Great Detective"
Kenneth Holden and Kenneth Macmillan starred in the Sadler's Wells ballet The Great Detective
The Secret of Sherlock Holmes Poster
Poster advertising the play starting Jeremy Brett and Edward Hardwicke.
Photo of Arthur Conan Doyle with Captain William Longstaff
Arthur Conan Doyle with Captain William Longstaff who is adding detail to his painting, The Eternal…
Photograph of Conan Doyle playing cricket at sea
An unusual pitch for a game of cricket - on board RMS Dunottar Castle
Photograph of Arthur Conan Doyle Mountain Walking
Mountain walking was one of the many activities Conan Doyle sampled when in Switzerland.
Photo of the wedding of Conan Doyle to Jean Leckie.
Conan Doyle's second wedding was a magnificent affair, taking place at St Margaret’s church,…
Portrait of Arthur Conan Doyle
Studio photograph taken of Arthur Conan Doyle while living in Portsmouth.
Adrian and Dennis Boxing
Doyle's sons followed in their father's sporting footsteps. Here they are boxing. (June 2017)
Long-Haired Girl Disguise from To Catch a Thief workshop
A long-haired girl with a ‘cute stutter’ is after yet another murderer.
Photograph of Louisa Doyle
It was in Portsmouth that Conan Doyle met and married his first wife, Louisa.
Photo of a contemporary version The Cottingley Fairies
One of 5 new fairy photographs by the Beneficial Foundation
Image from the Lost World
Arthur Conan Doyle’s science fiction novel The Lost World is an exploration of a dangerous and…
Remembering Doyle
Throughout the month of July, we remember the late Arthur Conan Doyle. (July, 2018)
Conan Doyle visiting the Italian Front
Photograph of Arthur Conan Doyle visiting the Italian Front in full uniform. (February 2013)
The Coming of the Fairies Map
A map of the Cottingley Beck and Glen.showing where the fairies were 'found'.
Photograph of Arthur Conan Doyle and his cricket team
Arthur Conan Doyle pictured with the cricket team which toured Holland in 1891.
Photo of Arthur and Jean Conan Doyle with English delegates at the International Spiritualists Congress
Arthur Conan Doyle with James Payn at his home at Maida Vale while working on the dramatization of…
- 1Photo of the Sadler's Wells Ballet "The Great Detective"
- 2The Secret of Sherlock Holmes Poster
- 3Photo of Arthur Conan Doyle with Captain William Longstaff
- 4Photograph of Arthur Conan Doyle Skiing
- 5Photograph of Conan Doyle playing cricket at sea
- 6Photograph of Arthur Conan Doyle Mountain Walking
- 7Photo of the wedding of Conan Doyle to Jean Leckie.
- 8Portrait of Arthur Conan Doyle
- 9Adrian and Dennis Boxing
- 10Long-Haired Girl Disguise from To Catch a Thief workshop
- 11Photograph of Louisa Doyle
- 12Photo of a contemporary version The Cottingley Fairies
- 13Image from the Lost World
- 14Remembering Doyle
- 15Conan Doyle visiting the Italian Front
- 16The Coming of the Fairies Map
- 17Photograph of Arthur Conan Doyle and his cricket team
- 18Photo of Arthur and Jean Conan Doyle with English delegates at the International Spiritualists Congress
