Please note, this article contains details which some readers may find upsetting. 40 years ago this August, an act of mass murder was committed in central London: the Denmark Place fire. Little known about today, this horrific incident occurred in the shadow of the Centre Point Tower, on a short, narrow street called Denmark Place….
Category: London True Crime
The Umbrella Assassination, 1978
For many Londoners Waterloo Bridge is a favourite landmark, famed for its panoramic vista which takes in a sweeping view of both Westminster and the city’s financial Square Mile. The view towards Waterloo Bridge In the late 1970s however this beautiful river crossing, along with some other London Cold War sites, gained a far more…
London True Crime: The Baker Street Robbery
This is the story of an audacious bank robbery which occurred on (or rather below) Baker Street in the autumn of 1971. No weapons were brandished, nor were any alarms triggered. Yet the gang who committed the heist managed to make off with an absolute fortune… Mysterious voices It was late in the evening on…