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The baker street robbery was the burglary of the safe deposit boxes at the baker street, london branch of lloyds bank, on the night of 11 september 1971. Film uses informers revelations on unsolved 1971 crime. The inside information for this book came from the disgruntled. She targets a roomful of safe deposit boxes worth millions in cash and jewelry along with a treasure trove of dirty secrets. At present i offer a specialised tour of roman london and the option to create a bespoke tour. The baker street robbery was a robbery of the safe deposit boxes at a branch of lloyds bank on the corner of baker street and marylebone road, london, on the night of 11 september 1971. Dec 30, 2012 the baker street robbery was a robbery of the safe deposit boxes at a branch of lloyds bank on the corner of baker street and marylebone road, london, on the night of 11 september 1971. The heist was so widely talked about that, just as the more recent hatton garden heist was turned into a film titled the bank job. The 1971 baker street robbery in london the datalounge. The baker street burglary strange unexplained mysteries. In september 1971, thieves tunneled into the vault of a bank in londons baker street and looted safe deposit boxes of cash and jewelry worth over three million pounds. The great train robbery is a bestselling 1975 historical novel written by michael crichton. The walkietalkie bank job this is where the famous walkietalkie bank job took place. Rowland, who lived in wimpole street, had been tuned in to the 27.

The film the bank job starring jason statham is based on the baker street robbery. Chris porter and his friends are just four average guys leading ordinary lives. The raid at baker street branch of lloyds bank was then britains. Baker street and 19 related entities entities finder. This is the story of an audacious bank robbery which occurred on or rather below baker street in the autumn of 1971. Knopf then, a division of random house, it is currently published by avon, an imprint of harpercollins publishers. Jan 14, 2018 the baker street robbery was a robbery of the safe deposit boxes at 185 lloyds bank on the corner of baker street and marylebone road, london, on the night of 11 september 1971. Buy the baker street robbery dvd from amazons movies store. No weapons were brandished, nor were any alarms triggered.

The worlds greatest bank robbery new documentary 2016 hd. Smashwords loot for the taking a book by don levers. The 2008 film, the bank job was based on the 1971 robbery of lloyds bank in baker street. Feb 15, 2008 the event was first reported on monday, september, 1971. How mi5 raided a bank to get pictures of princess margaret. Basically, mi5 hire a bunch of criminals to rob a safety deposit. Chapter 22 baker street robbery on september 11, 1971, exactly forty years before the destruction of the twintowers of the world trade centre an attempt was made, via somewhat unorthodox means, to avert a similarly cataclysmic event from taking place in the united kingdom. Jun 30, 2017 what do the 1987 knightsbridge deposit robbery, the 1971 baker street robbery and the 1976 societe generale bank burglary have in common. Until today, no one has publicly connected the 1971 raid with the 2015 hatton. Documentary examining the nations most memorable robberies, beginning with the events surrounding the baker street robbery in september 1971, when a gang of criminals broke into the vault of a.

Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading armed robbery true crime series book 40. Months of planning had finally come to fruition and anthony gavin, reginald tucker and thomas stephens were just hours away from getting the score of a lifetime. Yet the gang who committed the heist managed to make off with an absolute fortune mysterious voices. With jason statham, saffron burrows, stephen campbell moore, daniel mays. Then, oddly, a government gagging order, or d notice. The baker street robbery was the burglary of safety deposit boxes at the baker street branch of lloyds bank in london, on the night of 11 september 1971. Greatest robbery the baker street documentary youtube. The heist was so widely talked about that, just as the more recent hatton garden heist was turned into a film titled the bank job but why did this robbery become one of the most talked about, or in some cases least talked about jobs in british criminal. A movie was made about the raid called the bank job in 2008. Set in 1971, it stars jason statham, saffron burrows and keeley hawes, along with half the hey, its that guy.

This robbery took place in 1971 at baker st and was unique in that the robbers were caught and over herd talking on a cb radio. Incredible criminal career of hatton garden heist mastermind brian reader exposed in new book. The baker street robbery is the story of an audacious bank robbery which occurred on or rather below baker street in the autumn of 1971. Jul 06, 20 this robbery took place in 1971 at baker st and was unique in that the robbers were caught and over herd talking on a cb radio.

Feb 16, 2008 bank job that opened the door on a royal sex scandal. Hatton garden ringleader brian reader also masterminded lloyds. Supporters of the theory believe that the press were told not to report on the robbery by the government, and believe that the fact the bank wasnt searched properly was due to the orders from high up. Thieves had tunnelled into the vault of lloyds bank on baker street in london and. The robbers had rented a leather goods shop named le sac, two doors down from the bank, and tunnelled a distance of approximately 50 feet 15 m passing under.

Was the 1971 lloyds bank safety deposit robbery a covert operation to retrieve. Based loosely on the baker street robbery, it alleges that british intelligence had hired the gang to raid the safety deposit boxes at the bank to retrieve pornographic photographs of a prominent member of royalty. Bank job that opened the door on a royal sex scandal mirror. Set in 1971, it stars jason statham, saffron burrows and keeley hawes, along with half the supporting actors in britain.

The baker street robbery was a robbery of the safe deposit boxes at 185 lloyds bank on the corner of baker street and marylebone road, london, on the night of. Muse is a song from jethro tulls album minstrel in the gallery, which was released in 1975. Hatton garden ringleader brian reader masterminded lloyds. Basically, mi5 hire a bunch of criminals to rob a safety deposit vault that. The baker street robbery, 1971 travels on the tube.

Loot for the taking by don levers goodreads share book. Thieves tunnelled into the vault of lloyds bank on baker street and looted in. Oct 03, 2016 on the evening of saturday, september 11, 1971, a robbery was taking place on baker street in london. Robert rowland was an amateur radio ham who lived in wimpole street, which is about half a mile away from baker street. Desmond wolfe leased the store used as the tunnel entrance something that would come back to bite him later on. Who are some famous bank robbers that got away with the. What do the 1987 knightsbridge deposit robbery, the 1971 baker street robbery and the 1976 societe generale bank burglary have in common. Bank job, the 2008 the true story of the 1971 baker street bank robbery which was prevented from being told for over thirty years because of a government gagging order. Jun 17, 2011 robert rowland was an amateur radio ham who lived in wimpole street, which is about half a mile away from baker street.

An amateur radio ham, robert rowland, alerted scotland yard that he had overheard a robbery in progress somewhere within a 10mile radius of central london. The robbers had rented the leather goods shop le sac, two doors north of the bank, and tunnelled a distance of approximately 50 feet 15 m passing under the intervening chicken inn restaurant. Anthony gavin, thomas stephens and reginald tucker did the tunnelling and the robbery itself. The baker street robbery has more recently become famous because of the 2008 film bank job which was based on the heist and also a channel 5. A journey to the far end of the metropolitan line on, it is also possible to book walking tours with me. The baker street robbery has more recently become famous.

It was also home to the first madame tussauds in 1835, though this was moved around the corner to marylebone road in. Basically, mi5 hire a bunch of criminals to rob a safety deposit vault that contains a bunch of compromising pictures of a senior royal princess margaret in the movie. Baker street robbery and 5 related entities entities finder. Supposedly, its based on the 1971 baker street robbery, in which a group of thieves burgled a series of safety deposit boxes from lloyds of london, and were never to. A team of thieves tunnelled into the lloyds, baker street bank vault and stole some.

Baker street is frequently mentioned in the lyrics of jethro tull songs. It is the story of the great gold robbery of 1855, a massive gold heist, which takes place on a train travelling through victorianera england. A 2008 british movie, very loosely based on a true story, namely the 1971 baker street bank robbery. Untold story of baker street bank robbery the guardian. Jan 15, 2016 the baker street robbery has more recently become famous because of the 2008 film bank job which was based on the heist and also a channel 5 documentary special at the end of last year. Jun 28, 2019 this is the story of an audacious bank robbery which occurred on or rather below baker street in the autumn of 1971. Bank job that opened the door on a royal sex scandal. Anger at royal slur in bank robbery film uk news the.

Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The baker street robbery was a robbery of the safe deposit boxes at a branch of lloyds bank1 on the corner of baker street and. The event was first reported on monday, september, 1971. Armed robbery true crime series book 40 kindle edition by alexander, andrew. Untold story of baker street bank robbery uk news the guardian. The bank job all the tropes wiki fandom powered by wikia. She targets a roomful of safe deposit boxes worth millions in cash and jewelry along with a. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. On the evening of saturday, september 11, 1971, a robbery was taking place on baker street in london. The baker street bank robbery 1971 and princess margaret. Aside from the obvious inclusion of holmes fictitious residence at 221b baker street, real historical events on baker street include the formation of the beatles apple boutique in 1967 and a robbery at lloyds bank in 1971. Martine offers terry a lead on a foolproof bank hit on londons baker street.

The most famous version of this theory was turned into an entertaining film in 2008 called the bank job. The robbery made headlines for a few days and then disappeared the result of a d notice, gagging the press. A gang tunnelled 40 feet 12 m from a rented shop two doors away to come up through the floor of the vault. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Feb 26, 2018 the most famous version of this theory was turned into an entertaining film in 2008 called the bank job. The people who executed these heists were all professional thieves, and they were all captured. Here are a few you might like i added a mini summary so you can decide what you want to watch. During the evening of 11 september 1971, four men entered the london branch of lloyds bank located on baker street after tunnelling their way over a distance.

The contents of some safety deposit boxes were taken, including what most sources agree were sex photos of a prominent member of the royal family, which resulted in the police issuing a national gag order prohibiting papers from discussing the. A gang tunnelled 40 feet from a rented shop two doors away to come up through the floor of the vault. The baker street robbery occurred on the night of september 11th 1971 in london, england. The bank job, clips of which were shown at the cannes festival last. The baker street robbery the safe deposit centre manchester. Anger at royal slur in bank robbery film on the eve of a movie about the 1971 baker street bank raid, the radio ham who foiled the robbers says its screenplay is a slur on princess margaret.

French vacuum gang since 2006, in france, an unknown gang of thieves have been emptying supermarket safes, using nothing more than a drill and a modified vacuum cleaner. Jan 16, 2016 reader is thought to have been part of a gang that took more than. Jan 27, 2016 the baker street robbery involved four principal players, none of whom had a record or reputation for the higher leagues of crime. Untold story of baker street bank robbery film uses informers revelations on unsolved 1971 crime. Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional. Inappropriate the list including its title or description facilitates illegal activity, or contains hate speech or ad hominem attacks on a fellow goodreads member or author. But as they tunnelled into the vault of the baker street branch of lloyds bank, they had no idea they were about to spark a secret service. One of britains most infamous robberies occurred in 1971 on baker street in london.