Undershaw

The home of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Undershaw, is under threat of being turned into modern day accommodation, destroying the wonderful history and intriguing past of this building. It is here that Conan Doyle wrote The Hounds Of The Baskervilles, making it an important piece of the Sherlock Holmes legacy. It would be terrible if this magnificent building falls victim of some company's ridiculous marketing ploy to destroy pieces of history in order boost their profits.
The state of this house at this moment in time is appalling, due to the lack of care provided by the building's current owners, who sadly have planning permission to use Undershaw and its surrounding land as space for their new houses. The interior of the rooms are in bad condition and have not been properly preserved. It is really quite sad how they are allowing this destruction to eat away a part of history. The building continues to deteriorate.
A charity named The Undershaw Preservation Trust is out to reclaim this building and restore it to its previous state. Mark Gatiss, who plays Mycroft Holmes in the BBC's Sherlock, is the patron of this worthwhile charity and is supporting them throughout their battle to save Undershaw. The trust has protested against the plans to develop Undershaw into other buildings, and the development has been put on hold. It is now facing a Judicial Review on the 23rd May 2012.
This charity really needs support. If you are keen on supporting this important cause, more information can be found on their website:

http://www.saveundershaw.com/index.html

They also have a Facebook "like" page, if anyone has a Facebook account (I know not everyone does, and I admit that sometimes I wish I didn't.) The link can be found here. There are pictures of the damaged interior on both websites, so you can see the damaged state this place is in.

If you are still reading this, thank you for sticking to it. I really suggest you support this trust as it is doing something beneficial for the Holmes community and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's history.