Fernly Park

In the novel The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Fernly Park is the home of Roger Ackroyd. It has a large entrance hall, a drawing room, a dining room, and a study room. Next to the study is a stairwell that leads to Roger’s room. The house also features a balcony outside the first floor, and a small dépendance. There is also a lodge where a Mary Black lives. In the garden can be found an artificial pond. Poirot was interested in an object found in it. The bedrooms are all in the upper floor.

There is also a large Servants' Hall in an unspecified location of the house.

Upon exiting Fernly Park, a Dr Sheppard came across a mysterious man with a trace of American accent in his voice who asked him the way to Roger Ackroyd's household. The arrangement of the house provides indeed vital clues for the story’s solution. For more information, visit page Roger Ackroyd.

People living at Fernly Park

 * Roger Ackroyd, its wealthy owner


 * His niece, recently arrived from Canada
 * His stepson, referred to as "adopted son"
 * His sister-in-law, arrived from Canada with Flora Ackroyd
 * Geoffrey Raymond, the secretary at Fernly
 * John Parker, the highly suspicious butler
 * Elizabeth Russell, the housekeeper, attractive for her age
 * Ursula Bourne, a parlourmaid
 * Emma Cooper, a cook
 * Elsie Dale, a maid
 * Emma Cooper, cook
 * Gladys Jones, housemaid
 * Mary Thripp, kitchenmaid
 * Mary Black (in a lodge)
 * Hector Blunt, friend of Roger Ackroyd, temporary guest
 * Mrs Paton / Ackroyd, formerly (deceased through an alcohol overdose before the opening of the story)