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Devonshire Place is a street in the City of Westminster, London, that runs from Marylebone Road in the north to Devonshire Street in the south. A number of literary figures have lived in the street.
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Map of Devonshire Pl, Marylebone, London W1G, UK
Buildings and inhabitants
Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes, had his first doctor's office at No. 2. William Beckford, author of the Gothic novel Vathek, lived at No. 4. Matthew Lewis, author of another Gothic novel, The Monk, lived at No. 9 and William Rothenstein lived at No. 10.
The Royal Philatelic Society London is located on the corner of Devonshire Street and Devonshire Place at the south end of the street. At the north of the street is The London Clinic, one of England's largest private hospitals.
References
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