
The Evidence Boxes of Paul G. Churchill
Inspired by Simon Goodenough's A Study in Scarlet - A Sherlock Holmes Murder Dossier, Paul began collecting Canonical artifacts around 1990. His initial goal was to collect at least one artifact for each of the 60 Canonical tales. Over 1500 artifacts later, Paul's 'Evidence Boxes' became legendary in the Sherlockian world as he displayed them at numerous Scion meetings. What Paul could not find, he made. He became known as a master forger, and 'found' numerous genuine 'faux' letters, documents, and telegrams, items that candidly became the very one! After Paul's passing in November of 2008, by his decree, the Evidence Boxes were bequeathed to Watson's Tin Box Scion Society of Ellicott City.
At each meeting of WTB, the group examine the evidence in the box relating to that month's story. There's a wonderful interview with Deborah Clark (of the WTB Scion) with the I Hear Of Sherlock Everywhere podcast team discussing Paul's Evidence Boxes: www.ihearofsherlock.com/2021/09/episode-225-evidence-boxes.html
There's also a poignant article on 'Remembering Paul Churchill, BSI' from the IHOSE team at the time of his passing: www.ihearofsherlock.com/2008/11/genuine-corot-sign_9.html
In an effort to ensure as many people as possible could enjoy Paul Churchill's remarkable creative Sherlockian output, we are making available a PDF of each evidence box. These PDFs were created through a team effort - Steve and Rusty Mason (of The Crew of the Barque Lone Star, Texas) and Greg Ruby visited the home of Debbie Clark and together they spent several days photographing the over 1,500 items contained in the evidence boxes. These items were matched to the descriptions of items written by Paul Churchill, Denny Dobry and Beth Austin to create the PDFs. These PDFs are also available through the Beacon Society website (https://www.beaconsociety.com).
The Novels
01. A Study In Scarlet Part 1
A Study In Scarlet Part 2
02. The Sign of Four Part 1
The Sign of Four Part 2
27. The Hound of The Baskervilles Part 1
The Hound of The Baskervilles Part 2
48. The Valley of Fear Part 1
The Valley of Fear Part 2
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
03. A Scandal In Bohemia
04. The Red-Headed League
05. A Case of Identity
06. Boscombe Valley Mystery
07. The Adventure of The Five Orange Pips
08. The Man With The Twisted Lip
09. The Adventure of The Blue Carbuncle
10. The Adventure of The Speckled Band
11. The Adventure of The Engineers Thumb
12. The Adventure of The Noble Bachelor
13. The Adventure of The Beryl Coronet
14. The Adventure of The Copper Beeches
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
15. The Adventure of Silver Blaze
16. The Adventure of The Cardboard Box
17. The Adventure of The Yellow Face
18. The Adventure of The Stockbrokers Clerk
19. The Adventure of The Gloria Scott
20. The Adventure of The Musgrave Ritual
21. The Adventure of The Reigate Squire Puzzle
22. The Adventure of The Crooked Man
23. The Adventure of The Resident Patient
24. The Adventure of The Greek Interpreter
25. The Adventure of The Naval Treaty
26. The Adventure of The Final Problem
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
28. The Adventure of The Empty House
29. The Adventure of The Norwood Builder
30. The Adventure of The Dancing Men
31. The Adventure of The Solitary Cyclist
32. The Adventure of The Priory School
33. The Adventure of Black Peter
34. The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton
35. The Adventure of The Six Napoleons
36. The Adventure of The Three Students
37. The Adventure of The Golden Pince-Nez
38. The Adventure of The Missing Three-Quarter
39. The Adventure of The Abbey Grange
40. The Adventure of The Second Stain
His Last Bow
41. The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge
42. The Adventure of The Bruce-Partington Plans
43. The Adventure of The Devils Foot
44. The Adventure of The Red Circle
45. The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax
46. The Adventure of The Dying Detective
The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes
49. The Adventure of The Mazarin Stone
50. The Problem of Thor Bridge
51. The Adventure of The Creeping Man
52. The Adventure of The Sussex Vampire
53. The Adventure of The Three Garridebs
54. The Adventure of The Illustrious Client
55. The Adventure of The Three Gables
56. The Adventure of The Blanched Soldier
57. The Adventure of The Lions Mane
58. The Adventure of The Retired Colourman
59. The Adventure of The Veiled Lodger
60. The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place
Inspired by Simon Goodenough's A Study in Scarlet - A Sherlock Holmes Murder Dossier, Paul began collecting Canonical artifacts around 1990. His initial goal was to collect at least one artifact for each of the 60 Canonical tales. Over 1500 artifacts later, Paul's 'Evidence Boxes' became legendary in the Sherlockian world as he displayed them at numerous Scion meetings. What Paul could not find, he made. He became known as a master forger, and 'found' numerous genuine 'faux' letters, documents, and telegrams, items that candidly became the very one! After Paul's passing in November of 2008, by his decree, the Evidence Boxes were bequeathed to Watson's Tin Box Scion Society of Ellicott City.
At each meeting of WTB, the group examine the evidence in the box relating to that month's story. There's a wonderful interview with Deborah Clark (of the WTB Scion) with the I Hear Of Sherlock Everywhere podcast team discussing Paul's Evidence Boxes: www.ihearofsherlock.com/2021/09/episode-225-evidence-boxes.html
There's also a poignant article on 'Remembering Paul Churchill, BSI' from the IHOSE team at the time of his passing: www.ihearofsherlock.com/2008/11/genuine-corot-sign_9.html
In an effort to ensure as many people as possible could enjoy Paul Churchill's remarkable creative Sherlockian output, we are making available a PDF of each evidence box. These PDFs were created through a team effort - Steve and Rusty Mason (of The Crew of the Barque Lone Star, Texas) and Greg Ruby visited the home of Debbie Clark and together they spent several days photographing the over 1,500 items contained in the evidence boxes. These items were matched to the descriptions of items written by Paul Churchill, Denny Dobry and Beth Austin to create the PDFs. These PDFs are also available through the Beacon Society website (https://www.beaconsociety.com).
The Novels
01. A Study In Scarlet Part 1
A Study In Scarlet Part 2
02. The Sign of Four Part 1
The Sign of Four Part 2
27. The Hound of The Baskervilles Part 1
The Hound of The Baskervilles Part 2
48. The Valley of Fear Part 1
The Valley of Fear Part 2
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
03. A Scandal In Bohemia
04. The Red-Headed League
05. A Case of Identity
06. Boscombe Valley Mystery
07. The Adventure of The Five Orange Pips
08. The Man With The Twisted Lip
09. The Adventure of The Blue Carbuncle
10. The Adventure of The Speckled Band
11. The Adventure of The Engineers Thumb
12. The Adventure of The Noble Bachelor
13. The Adventure of The Beryl Coronet
14. The Adventure of The Copper Beeches
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
15. The Adventure of Silver Blaze
16. The Adventure of The Cardboard Box
17. The Adventure of The Yellow Face
18. The Adventure of The Stockbrokers Clerk
19. The Adventure of The Gloria Scott
20. The Adventure of The Musgrave Ritual
21. The Adventure of The Reigate Squire Puzzle
22. The Adventure of The Crooked Man
23. The Adventure of The Resident Patient
24. The Adventure of The Greek Interpreter
25. The Adventure of The Naval Treaty
26. The Adventure of The Final Problem
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
28. The Adventure of The Empty House
29. The Adventure of The Norwood Builder
30. The Adventure of The Dancing Men
31. The Adventure of The Solitary Cyclist
32. The Adventure of The Priory School
33. The Adventure of Black Peter
34. The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton
35. The Adventure of The Six Napoleons
36. The Adventure of The Three Students
37. The Adventure of The Golden Pince-Nez
38. The Adventure of The Missing Three-Quarter
39. The Adventure of The Abbey Grange
40. The Adventure of The Second Stain
His Last Bow
41. The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge
42. The Adventure of The Bruce-Partington Plans
43. The Adventure of The Devils Foot
44. The Adventure of The Red Circle
45. The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax
46. The Adventure of The Dying Detective
The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes
49. The Adventure of The Mazarin Stone
50. The Problem of Thor Bridge
51. The Adventure of The Creeping Man
52. The Adventure of The Sussex Vampire
53. The Adventure of The Three Garridebs
54. The Adventure of The Illustrious Client
55. The Adventure of The Three Gables
56. The Adventure of The Blanched Soldier
57. The Adventure of The Lions Mane
58. The Adventure of The Retired Colourman
59. The Adventure of The Veiled Lodger
60. The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place