1891 to 1894 (commemorated with a blue plaque). Contrary to popular belief, he did not use the area as the setting for the Sherlock Holmes short story "The Adventure of the Norwood Builder" (1903). This story, for the most part, takes place in Lower Norwood (today known as West Norwood). The only connection between this story and South Norwood is that South Norwood's railway station Norwood Junction is used by the character Jonas Oldacre. The NatWest Bank on South Norwood High Street was, in Victorian times until the mid-1980s, the local police station and is the most likely candidate for the police station mentioned in the second Sherlock Holmes novel, The Sign of the Four'' (1890). Conan Doyle's house was put up for auction on 28 February 2013 but the house failed to reach its reserve price. Peter Grant (1935–1995) - music manager, most notably for Led Zeppelin, born and grew up in South Norwood. William Stanley (1829–1909) - inventor and architect, set up a technical institute and factory in the area. Stormzy - rapper, grew up in South Norwood. William Walker (1869–1918) - diver, most notable for shoring up Winchester Cathedral and thereby saving it from collapse. Lived at 118 Portland Road (commemorated with a plaque). Ellen E Ciss Wright - athlete, All England 440 yards champion, lived at 6 Clifford Road; a plaque on the Portland Road leisure centre commemorates her. References External links Arthur Conan Doyle's house in South Norwood News, Sport and information – This is... Network South Norwood Tourist Board Districts of the London Borough of Croydon Arthur Conan Doyle Areas of London District centres of London