Picardy Place, Edinburgh

On my daily walk today, I noticed that the Sherlock Holmes statue had reappeared in Picardy Place, following it's removal (and subsequent refurbishment) due to trams works taking place in the Place!

Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle DL (22 May 1859 - 7 July 1930) was a Scottish physician and writer, most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, generally considered a milestone in the field of crime fiction, and for the adventures of Professor Challenger. He was a prolific writer whose other works include science fiction stories, plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction and historical novels

This statue of his most famous creation was created by Gerald Ogilvie Laing in 1989 and placed close to where his birthplace at 11 Picardy Place stood.