Remembering Nicholas Utechin

"conversation through the length and breadth of England." [SILV]   In August 2022, we lost a towering figure in the world of Sherlock Holmes fans. Nicholas Utechin, BSI ("The Ancient British Barrow") passed away. Nick joined The Sherlock Holmes Society of London in 1966 at the tender age of  14. Ten years later, he began a 30-year run as editor of The Sherlock Holmes Journal. Nick was made an Honorary Member of the SHSL in 2006 and was also a Master Copper-beech-smith of The Sons of The Copper Beeches of Philadelphia.  He left a large footprint in our world (larger than "the footprints of a gigantic Hound!") and one of his frequent collaborators and editors was Steven Rothman, BSI ("The Valley of Fear"), who joins us for this very special episode to reminisce about Nick's life with Sherlock Holmes. The Canonical Couplet awaits: two lines of poetry that signify a Sherlock Holmes story. You tell us which and one randomly-chosen winner will receive a mystery prize from the IHOSE vaults. Send your answer to comment @ ihearofsherlock .com by October 14, 2022 at 11:59 a.m. EST. The winner will be chosen at random from among all the correct answers. All listeners are eligible to play.   Please do consider becoming a Patron of the Arts. Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and transcription services. And now, Patreon supporters get ad-free versions of the episodes.           Sponsors Wessex Press is the premier publisher of books about Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle, including The Sherlock Holmes Review. MX Publishing, through its series The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories has raised over $100,000 for Undershaw.     Would you care to advertise with us? You can find more information here. Let's chat!   Links This episode: ihose.co/ihose249 The Complete Paget Portfolio (Wessex Press) The Milvertonians of Hampstead: Forgotten Writings of the Worst Men in London (Wessex Press) Previous episodes mentioned: Episode 8: To Keep the Memory Green Episode 76: Out of the Abyss Episode 156: The Complete Paget Portfolio Episode 215: The Sherlock Holmes Society of London at 70 Episode 221: The Baker Street Journal Trifles Episode 300: Langurtin   Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at ihose.co/flipsherlock  as well as through our accounts on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter.     And would you consider leaving us a rating and review? It would help other Sherlockians to find us.   Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at 5-1895-221B-5. That's (518) 952-2125.   Transcript We are so grateful for your support on Patreon, which makes our transcripts possible. Every amount helps. A transcript will be here soon.   Become a Patron!       --