"Hound of the Baskervilles" in the swamps of Devonshire Bashny.Net

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When the planned route of a trip to Wales, Devon and Cornwall, I suddenly remembered that it was in Devon there were events of the famous works of Arthur Conan Doyle. Therefore, with the help of Google and the book "The Hound of the Baskervilles", it was immediately conducted an investigation to determine the exact coordinates for further inspection on the spot.





History

The idea of ​​the story of Conan Doyle, prompted journalist Bertram Fletcher Robinson, a famous writer told an old legend Devonian.

In the 17th century in the vicinity of the town of Buckfastleigh (in the east of Devonshire) lived a very, very evil squire Richard Cable. He engaged in hunting, drinking and buyanstvom. Tyranny wife, maid and dog. Locals attributed to him a multitude of sins, including a deal with the devil. In general, a typical representative of «Bastard feudalism».

His wife, no longer able to endure tyranny, decided to leave the happy family nest, but was killed while trying to escape. However, wages in the "face" beloved dog innocently murdered wife, caught up with the villain at the scene and broke as Fido warmer. In the final, heroic bitch shot security forces came to the rescue. In general, all died.



The landlord buried, but at night on his tomb began to notice some, terribly howling monster with glowing eyes and mouth. It was agreed that it was a ghost dog continues to pursue the enemy. Therefore, built over the tomb of the protective shell of stone and Cold-Iron, do not forget to sprinkle holy water ... But howl at night did not stop, and the crypt behind bars passersby saw the ominous red glow.



How true these details - is unknown. However, Richard Cable - a very real character and want to verify the existence of the ghost dog, can visit the tomb closed squire, drove to an old cemetery located around the ruins of the church «Holy Trinity» in the town of Buckfastleigh.

By the way, this cemetery is a popular place among all fans of the paranormal, ghost hunters and other freaks. It is said that there is evil, and run hither at night.



Inspired by this bike Conan Doyle went to Bakfastli and climbed all the neighborhood. Already on the site, it was decided to put in place of Sherlock Holmes, who died earlier in the depths of the Reichenbach Falls.
But do not revive the character and move the event to fight investigator with Professor Moriarty. And soon, in-room central city hotel Princetown, were written the first chapters of the future masterpiece.



Reality

So as from all geographic points mentioned in the book really exists only Princetown with him and started inspection of places of military glory Hound of the Baskervilles.



The city found two objects associated with the book.

Object number one information center Dartmoor nature reserve, part-museum of Arthur Conan Doyle, for located in the same hotel, where the writer stayed ...



Subject number two, the same prinstaunskaya Penitentiary, from which he escaped convict Selden most. And as can be seen from a photograph in recent years, 120-130, essentially nothing has changed.



Is that the cameras poke.



This vicious prison guards and other princes, on their way to lunch. Satraps were clearly unhappy with my attraction to photography.



At the museum there is a prison from which were obtained by the knowledge that an institution created during the Napoleonic wars, for the maintenance of prisoners first French and then American prisoners during the US-British war in 1812.

But in time of war supplies ran out and made the civil prison for really dangerous criminals. The museum has emphasized that the prisoners suffered greatly from the severe climate of Devonshire. The average temperature of the climate +7 winter and 20 in summer. Boo-ga-gashechki!

Today, it is a prison category C. That is, although the closed type, but with a light duty, for those not inclined to run.
In the photo, a dummy specially trained in every possible way shows its propensity not to escape. And in the background is visible Photo insider residential building prisons, with billiards, which at night is probably used as tables for blackjack.



Inspection ended in the courtyard of the museum, where the exhibition and sale of the fruits of hard labor under the motto: "Check out the gnome" eerie sight.



In this real-life space adventures Hound of the Baskervilles, ended. To calculate other points had to go to the map and the original source.

The book mentions that Holmes has determined the distance between the village and Grimpen Princetown, 14 miles.
To the south-east of Princetown is this "quagmire» Fox Tor Mires, marked on the map a large dull gray blur. Is it, just towards Bakfastli where rests the squire Richard Cable, which became the prototype of Hugo Baskerville.

But in the "red" spot on the border of the "Marsh", the mass of small, a few houses, settlements and farms that could pass and village Grimpen, and Lefter Hall, and farms' stone columns "and" Rotten bog ».

However, there is one thing ... from Princetown to Bakfastli - 16 kilometers. Accordingly, all these structures are 12-14 kilometers instead of miles. But ... if we assume that Conan Doyle, "confusing the traces of" changed kilometers to miles, then everything falls into place After the writer gathering material for the book is between the two cities.



Grimpen Mire

Those who have read the book, was Grimpen quagmire like me for example, something like a vast wetlands in the forest or in the forests of Belarus - will be disappointed.

In the real world it is very hilly terrain, in granite outcrops on top of some hills. The so-called Torah. Even Google release at the map shows that the "flat" seats, which could theoretically be a normal swamp, is not there. Marshes, lowlands can be considered among the hills where water accumulates after rain and quite possibly there really drown. I have not tested.

Then, a few photos of the area, which Holmes named as: & quot; ... spread out around them dull, devoid of signs of life of the swamp. Here is the stage on which this tragedy was played out, and maybe played out again before our eyes & quot ;.



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Around the crowds wandering animals, without fences or corrals. Sheep and Devonshire ponies. Therefore, despite the permitted speed of 40 miles, everywhere hanging signs. "This year, 86 animals were shot down, please do not exceed 30 miles per hour."



Baskerville Hall, village Grimpen other

As to all kinds of buildings, the appropriate and authentic - totally.
Here, for example, why not a house in which the wily naturalist, Mr. Stapleton and built their diabolical plans to seize the universe. Right behind the fence begin continuous "swamp."



Well, this pretty village in one intersection, where there are also a pub, a church and a post office and the store did not Grimpen than 100 years later? Dr. Mortimer I suppose in the pub in the morning and floods.



And where Baskerville Hall, you ask? Yes, there he is. Yes, today is the five-star hotel, a golf course, but once upon a time ... ... there "was played by this tragedy and maybe once again played out before our eyes."



And in the end a few frames of the area which it imagined Igor Maslennikov in the brilliant film "The Hound of the Baskervilles." To his credit, the director, he tried out for the best. Even granite tors, trying to recreate at some dump. And let unlike any terrain, no house, but it turned out the main thing - a great thriller. For that he kowtow.



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