Arthur Conan Doyle's house to be converted into special school

Undershaw in Surrey, built by Sherlock Holmes's creator to care for his wife, purchased by charitable trust

The riddle of what to do with the Victorian home of Sherlock Holmes's creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle has at last been solved.

Undershaw in Surrey, where 13 stories about the famed detective were written, has been bought by a special school in nearby Hindhead. A near-10-year campaign to preserve the Grade II listed building since the closure of the hotel that last occupied it has come to an end with its purchase by a charitable trust.