George Blake (left inset), and the Wormwood Scrubs Prison wall, London, over which he went in 1966, after serving only five years of a 42-year prison sentence (the longest term ever imposed by a British court). His escape from prison, out of England and then to Moscow was engineered by an adventurous Irishman, Sean Bourke (right inset). The street in the photograph is Artillery Road, looking north. The concrete bollards have been added since the escape.
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Press, 24 September 1988, Page 25
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76George Blake (left inset), and the Wormwood Scrubs Prison wall, London, over which he went in 1966, after serving only five years of a 42-year prison sentence (the longest term ever imposed by a British court). His escape from prison, out of England and then to Moscow was engineered by an adventurous Irishman, Sean Bourke (right inset). The street in the photograph is Artillery Road, looking north. The concrete bollards have been added since the escape. Press, 24 September 1988, Page 25
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