Lions in the Potting Shed by Margaret J. Baker

Speaking at their trial, prosecutor Robert Harman said: 'In September, 1971, this story was re-enacted in real life. The gang were said to have been inspired by Sherlock Holmes author Arthur Conan Doyle's short story The Red Headed League, which told of the digging of a tunnel as part of an audacious attempt to rob a bank in June 1890. A thief then attempts something outrageous.' 'They look outside the box for inspiration and find it somewhere surprising.

It was also a tantalising target for the right set of thieves - and in Seventies Britain the number of bold thieves is growing.

'It's one of England's most renowned banks and supposedly theft-proof. Guy Dark, manager of Lloyds Bank in Baker Street, is seen outside the bank after the raid The new documentary, Greatest Heists with Pierce Brosnan, airs on Sky History tonight.įormer James Bond star Brosnan says in the documentary: 'The safety deposit boxes at Baker Street Lloyds Bank are where London's rich and powerful stash their wealth - and their secrets. She was known to have socialised with Bindon and was pictured with him on the Caribbean island of Mustique in 1974.īindon, who had links with the Kray twins and had starred as a crime boss alongside Michael Caine in 1971 film Get Carter, was said to be so well endowed that he could hang five half-pint beer tankards from his manhood at once.įour men were jailed in 1973 for the raid and Michael X was hanged for murder in Trinidad in 1975. It depicted the compromising images of Margaret and Bindon being placed in Lloyds for safe-keeping by Michael X, a well-known criminal who was originally from the Caribbean. Princess Margaret is seen in 1960 waving from her coach outside Buckingham Palace as she leaves for her honeymoon with husband Anthony Armstrong-JonesĪ film based on the raid, 2008 hit The Bank Job, which starred Jason Statham, told of its alleged connection to Princess Margaret.

Lions in the Potting Shed by Margaret J. Baker