Baker street

1. Baker Street

Presentation
Maria Valkiv
Form 10

2. History Baker Street

Baker Street is a street in
the Marylebone district of
the City of Westminster in
London. It is named after
builder William Baker, who
laid the street out in the
18th century. The street is
most famous for its
connection to the fictional
detective Sherlock Holmes,
who lives at a fictional 221B
Baker Street address.

3. Location

It runs south from Regent's Park, the junction with Park
Road, parallel to Gloucester Place, meeting Marylebone
Road, Portman Square and Wigmore Street. The street is
served by the London Underground by Baker Street tube
station, one of the world's oldest surviving underground
stations.

4. House and Baker Street

The character Gregory
House from the U.S. TV
series House M.D.
resides at the fictional
Flat B, 221 Baker Street
in Princeton, New
Jersey. House M.D. is
loosely based upon
and inspired by
Sherlock Holmes.

5. Film and song about Baker Street

“Baker Street" is a song by Gerry Rafferty, released in
1978. The 2008 film, The Bank Job was based on the
1971 robbery of Lloyds Bank in Baker Street.
"Some Girls", a song by the English rock band The
Rolling Stones, makes a reference to the street.