As appeared on Portsmouth View, August 2018 Summer of Sherlock presents a variety of events throughout August, from examining scripts, discussing Conan Doyle’s relationship with the Boer War, to learning about poisons and life in Victorian England. More details from the Visit Portsmouth website. Head to the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard for a variety of events. Help the Mary Rose build a LEGO brick mosaic, one of the largest ever built in Britain. In partnership with Bright Bricks, the UK’s premier independent LEGO brick building company, the Mary Rose wants you to help recreate the famous Cowdray engraving of the Battle of the Solent, featuring the sinking of the Mary Rose. The Trafalgar Sail is also on display for a limited time in The National Museum of the Royal Navy’s Storehouse 10. Measuring the equivalent of two tennis courts when fully laid out, the sail is 80 feet at its foot, 54 feet at the head and 54 feet deep, covers an area of 3,618 feet. It is a remarkable piece ...