NETFLIX UK DARK TOURIST ATTRACTION HERE AT THE CRIME THROUGH TIME COLLECTION, LITTLEDEAN JAIL, FOREST OF DEAN, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL14 3NL. AFTER SOME 48 YEARS IN PRISON, INFAMOUS BRITISH COP KILLER HARRY ROBERTS EXHIBITION FEATURED HERE FOR THE FIRST TIME ON PUBLIC DISPLAY, WHICH INCLUDES PERSONALLY SIGNED MEMORABILIA, PRISON WORN CLOTHING AND OTHER PERSONAL ITEMS.

TRUE CRIME, MURDERABILIA, MAIMERABILIA AND DISMALABILIA ….IT’S ALL  HERE AT THE CRIME THROUGH TIME COLLECTION , LITTLEDEAN JAIL

HERE’S A BRIEF INSIGHT INTO THE LIFE AND CRIMES OF INFAMOUS 1966 COP KILLER HARRY ROBERTS . THE EXHIBITION INCLUDES PERSONAL HANDWRITTEN AND SIGNED CORRESPONDENCE FROM HIM , PERSONAL BELONGINGS AND PRISON WORN CLOTHING ….ALL OF WHICH CAN NOW BE SEEN ON PUBLIC DISPLAY AT THE JAIL IN AND AMONGST ALL THE TABLOID STORIES FROM OVER THE YEARS

ABOVE:  Original painting of Harry Roberts by local Gloucestershire artist Paul Bridgman

SUNDAY PEOPLE STORY 24 APRIL 2016 ……NOT TOO SURE WHO TOOK THIS PHOTOGRAPH  OR WHERE IT WAS TAKEN OF HARRY ROBERTS SIGNING PHOTOGRAPHS, OR WHO SOLD THE STORY TO THE PRESS ?? (CERTAINLY NOT US) .  FOR THE RECORD , WHILST HARRY HAS PRIVATELY VISITED THE JAIL.  THIS PHOTOGRAPH  WAS DEFINITELY  NOT TAKEN HERE , NEITHER DID HE ASK OR RECEIVE ANY PAYMENTS FOR THE PERSONAL ITEMS  HE DONATED FOR PUBLIC DISPLAY ALL OF WHICH ARE FEATURED IN AND AMONGST THE TABLOID STORIES ABOUT HIM AND THE CRIMES HE COMMITTED .

ONE OF THE MANY AND CONTINUALLY UPDATED COLLAGE DISPLAYS FEATURING HARRY ROBERTS WHICH INCLUDES SENSATIONALISED TABLOID FEATURES …. ON DISPLAY HERE AT THE CRIME THROUGH TIME COLLECTION AT LITTLEDEAN JAIL

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE  A CRIME MUSEUM AND IN NO SHAPE OR FORM DO WE GLORIFY OR GLAMOURISE ALL THOSE THAT WE FEATURE HERE ON DISPLAY AT LITTLEDEAN JAIL.

FOR THE RECORD, NEITHER DO ANY OF THE ALLEGED OR CONVICTED PERSONS WHO HAVE PERSONALLY CONTRIBUTED DISPLAY ITEMS HERE ( NO MONIES OR PAYMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE BY US TO ANY OF THOSE WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED MEMORABILIA FOR DISPLAY )  

 ALL CRIMES, SLEAZE, SCANDALS AND TRAGEDIES THAT WE FEATURE HERE ARE IN THE MAIN UNPLEASANT SUBJECT MATTERS TO COVER …. AND AS SUCH ARE NOT PRESENTED IN A PLEASANT WAY EITHER …

ABOVE : HANDWRITTEN AND SIGNED BY COP KILLER HARRY ROBERTS

 

AUTHENTIC HAND SIGNED BY HARRY ROBERTS

VICTIMS FROM LEFT PS CHRISTOPHER HEAD , DC DAVID WOMBWELL AND PC GEOFFREY FOX

 Harry Maurice Roberts (born 21 July 1936) is an English career criminal who in 1966 instigated the Shepherd’s Bush murders , in which three police officers were shot dead. The killings happened after the plain-clothes officers approached the van in which Roberts and two other men were sitting in Braybrook Street, near Wormwood Scrubs prison in London. Roberts opened fire on the officers when he feared they would discover the firearms his gang were planning to use in an armed robbery. He shot dead two of the officers, while one of his accomplices fatally shot the third.

After Roberts had spent nearly 48 years in jail, in 2014 the Parole Board for England and Wales approved his release, at the age of 78. Having exceeded by far his minimum term of 30 years imprisonment, Roberts was one of the United Kingdom’s longest-serving prisoners, remaining in custody from 1966 until his 2014 release

PLEASE DO BE AWARE THAT THE CRIME THROUGH TIME COLLECTION AT LITTLEDEAN JAIL DOES NOT IN ANY SHAPE OR FORM CONDONE THE HEINOUS MURDERS COMMITTED BY HARRY ROBERTS OR HIS ACCOMPLICES …..

WE ARE SIMPLY A CRIME MUSEUM AND AS SUCH TOUCH UPON AND FEATURE A VAST ARRAY OF HISTORIC AND PRESENT DAY TRUE CRIMES AND EVENTS THAT HAVE SHOOK THE WORLD IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER …..  HENCE PROVIDING A SAD , DISTURBING AND INSIGHT INTO THESE EVIL CRIMES .

ALL IN ALL FORMING A HOPEFULLY HISTORICAL ARCHIVE FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES TOO .

SO PLEASE , PLEASE , PLEASE … IF EASILY OFFENDED , DISTURBED OR OF A SENSITIVE NATURE, DO AVOID VISITING LITTLEDEAN JAIL .

BELOW IS A GALLERY OF VARIOUS PERSONALLY SIGNED PIECES AND PRISON WORN CLOTHING FROM HARRY ROBERTS ….

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CULTURAL IMPACT

Roberts’ name has been used for many years to antagonise the police, with chants like “Harry Roberts is our friend, is our friend, is our friend. Harry Roberts is our friend, he kills coppers. Let him out to kill some more, kill some more, kill some more, let him out to kill some more, Harry Roberts” as well as “He shot three down in Shepherd’s Bush, Shepherd’s Bush, Shepherd’s Bush. He shot three down in Shepherd’s Bush, our mate Harry” (to the tune of “London Bridge Is Falling Down“) which originated with groups of young people outside Shepherd’s Bush police station after Roberts had been arrested

There have been artistic representations of Roberts. The character of Billy Porter in the 2001 novel He Kills Coppers by Jake Arnott, and the 2008 TV adaptation, is based on Harry Roberts.

BELOW: SCENE OF THE TRIPLE COP KILLING

BELOW: HARRY ROBERTS INSPIRED TV SERIES AND BOOK … “HE KILLS COPPERS”

HARRY ROBERTS , POLICE KILLER RELEASED FROM PRISON ARTICLE IN DAILY MAIL ON 11 NOVEMBER 2014, ALSO SOME VIDEO ARCHIVE FOOTAGE …  SEE HERE

SAS HEROES – SERGEANT ANDY McNAB DCM MM, CHRIS RYAN MM AND BRAVO TWO ZERO HERE AT THE CRIME THROUGH TIME COLLECTION, LITTLEDEAN JAIL

Sergeant Andy McNab DCM MM (born 28 December 1959) is the pseudonym of an English novelist and former SAS operative and soldier.

McNab came into public prominence in 1993, when he published his account of the Special Air Service (SAS) patrol, Bravo Two Zero, for which he had been awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal in 1991. He had previously received the Military Medal in 1980, awarded for an action whilst serving with the Royal Green Jackets in Northern Ireland during 1979

In addition to Bravo Two Zero he has written two other autobiographies and a number of fiction books.

Andy McNab, Chris Ryan  and Bravo Two Zero feature here at The Crime Through Time Collection at Littledean Jail within our SAS Who Dares Wins Counter Revolutionary Warfare (CRW)  exhibition, so if you are in the area please do drop by and pay a visit .

AN INTERVIEW WITH SAS HERO ANDY McNAB ABOUT BRAVO TWO ZERO.

BELOW IS A PICTURE OF THE ORIGINAL BRAVO TWO ZERO PATROL MEMBERS

(Bravo Two Zero patrol members. From left to right: Ryan, Consiglio, MacGown (obscured), Lane, Coburn (obscured), McNab (obscured), Phillips, Pring (obscured).

Sergeant ‘Andy McNab‘ (pseudonym), DCM, MM, patrol commander former Royal Green Jackets Captured by the enemy, later released. Author of Bravo Two Zero (1993)

.Sergeant Vincent (Vince) David Phillips, patrol 2IC^] former Royal Army Ordnance Corps. Died of hypothermia during action, 25 January 1991

.Corporal ‘Chris “Geordie” Ryan’, (Pseudonym), MMformer 23(R) SAS. The only member of the patrol to escape capture. Author of The One That Got Away (1995)

.Lance Corporal Ian Robert “Dinger” Pring former Parachute Regiment. Captured by the enemy, later released.

Trooper Robert (Bob) Gaspare Consiglio, MM (posthumous) former Royal Marine or Parachute Regiment. Killed in action, 27 January 1991.

Trooper Steven John “Legs” Lane, MM (posthumous) former Lance Corporal of 9 Parachute Squadron, Royal Engineers and former Parachute Regiment. Died of hypothermia during action, 27 January 1991.

Trooper Malcolm (Mal) Graham MacGown, BDSc former Australian 1st Commando Regiment. Captured by the enemy, later released. Referred to as ‘Stan’ in the books.

Trooper ‘Mike “Kiwi”Coburn’ (pseudonym) former NZSAS Captured by the enemy, later released. Author of Soldier Five (2004). Referred to as ‘Mark the Kiwi’ in the books.

BELOW IS A BRILLIANT BATTLE SCENE CLIP FROM THE BRAVO TWO ZERO FILM STARRING SEAN BEAN AS ANDY McNAB

BELOW IS A BRIEF GALLERY OF SOME OF THE PERSONAL CONTRIBUTION ITEMS FROM ANDY McNAB , CHRIS RYAN AND OTHER SAS MEMBERS NOW ON DISPLAY HERE AT THE SAS EXHIBITION WHICH ARE FEATURED IN AND AMONGST VARIOUS OTHER BRAVO TWO ZERO RELATED EXHIBIT ITEMS .

FORMER SAS BRAVO TWO ZERO HERO CHRIS RYAN SEEN PICTURED HERE WITH ANDY JONES FROM THE CRIME THROUGH TIME COLLECTION AT LITTLEDEAN JAIL

BELOW IS A HAND SIGNED PICTURE OF SAS HERO CHRIS RYAN

HAND SIGNED BY CHRIS RYAN ,

BELOW IS A LINK TO THE WIKIPEDIA PAGE ON THE COVERING OF SAS MISSION IN IRAQ DURING THE FIRST GULF WAR-  BRAVO TWO ZERO

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bravo_Two_Zero

COULD THE NEW DIORAMA ARTIST ” GUV” BE THE NEW TRACEY EMIN OF THE ART WORLD ??….. YOU, AS VISITORS DECIDE

NEW FOR 2015………….. LITTLEDEAN JAIL MOVES  INTO THE REALMS OF CONTROVERSIAL  ART .

FOREST OF DEAN, GLOUCESTERSHIRE – DIORAMA ARTIST  “GUV” LATEST CREATION  “ASYLUM ” GOES ON DISPLAY AT THE CRIME THROUGH TIME COLLECTION, LITTLEDEAN BEFORE BEING SOLD BY A  MAJOR AUCTION HOUSE NEXT YEAR …. COMPLETE WITH CELL DOORS….. COULD THIS FETCH THE SAME KIND OF MONIES AS TRACEY EMIN’S WORLD FAMOUS TURNER PRIZE NOMINATED DIORAMA …. “MY BED” WHICH ORIGINALLY SOLD TO CHARLES SAATCHI FOR £150,000 AND LATER RESOLD BY HIM FOR A STAGGERING £2.5 MILLION IN 2014 ????

LITTLEDEAN JAIL IS A TRULY UNRIVALLED, POLITICALLY INCORRECT AND CONTROVERSIAL VISITOR ATTRACTION . IT IS AN EXCEPTIONALLY  UNIQUE ART GALLERY IN ITS OWN RIGHT , WITH FRAMED COLLAGES AND OTHER EXHIBITION ITEMS DISPLAYED FROM FLOOR TO CEILING THROUGHOUT .

IT  HOLDS THE WORLD RECORD (UNOFFICIAL) FOR THE MOST FRAMED COLLAGES ON DISPLAY IN ONE ESTABLISHMENT .THAT RUNS INTO SEVERAL THOUSANDS …

BELOW IS TRACEY EMIN’S WORLD FAMOUS DIORAMA ENTITLED “MY BED”

BELOW : WORLD FAMOUS ARTIST TRACEY EMIN

ABOUT TRACEY EMIN

Tracey Emin, CBE, RA (born 3 July 1963) is an English artist. She is part of the group known as Britartists or YBAs (Young British Artists).

In 1997, her work Everyone I Have Ever Slept With 1963–1995, a tent appliquéd with names, was shown at Charles Saatchi‘sSensation exhibition held at the Royal Academy in London. The same year, she gained considerable media exposure when she swore multiple times in an apparent state of drunkenness on a live discussion programme on British television.

In 1999, Emin had her first solo exhibition in the United States at Lehmann Maupin Gallery, entitled “Every Part of Me’s Bleeding”. Later that year, she was a Turner Prize nominee and exhibited My Bed — an installation, consisting of her own unmade dirty bed with used condoms and blood-stained underwear.

TRACEY EMIN  TALKS

BEING SOLD AT CHRISTIE’S FOR  CHARLES SAATCHI

“BACK BEHIND BARS” – ICONIC BRITISH ACTOR – JOHN BLUNDELL WHO STARRED IN THE EQUALLY ICONIC 1978/1979 FILMS…” SCUM” AND “QUADROPHENIA” VISITS THE JAIL

WHO’S THE DADDY ?

ABOVE: “FACE-OFF” AT THE JAIL BETWEEN ANDY JONES AND JOHN BLUNDELL

“BACK BEHIND BARS” – ICONIC BRITISH ACTOR – JOHN BLUNDELL WHO STARRED AS  THE ORIGINAL “DADDY” – PONGO BANKS IN THE ICONIC 1978 SCUM” 1979 FILM…“QUADROPHENIA” , WHERE HE PLAYED ONE OF THE MAIN ROCKERS , VISITS THE JAIL

ON BEHALF OF CHARLES SALVADOR (formerly known as Charles Bronson) HIS FIANCEE LORRAINE VISITS THE CRIME THROUGH TIME COLLECTION AT LITTLEDEAN JAIL

20 NOVEMBER 2014

ON BEHALF OF CHARLES SALVADOR (formerly known as Charles Bronson) HIS FIANCEE LORRAINE KINDLY VISITED  THE CRIME THROUGH TIME COLLECTION AT LITTLEDEAN JAIL . HIS LOYAL FRIEND MARK WILLIAMS  TATTOOIST AND SCULPTOR ALSO BROUGHT ALONG VARIOUS UNIQUE EXHIBIT ITEMS, SCULPTURED BY HIMSELF AND OWNED BY CHARLIE WHICH ARE TO BE  FEATURED ON DISPLAY HERE FOR THE FORTHCOMING 2015 TOURISM SEASON…

LORRAINE ALSO BROUGHT  ALONG  ICONIC BRITISH ACTOR – JOHN BLUNDELL WHO STARRED IN SUCH EQUALLY ICONIC FILMS…” SCUM” AND “QUADROPHENIA” ,NOT FORGETTING MARK AND JOHN’S DEAR LADIES.

CHARLES SALVADOR ( FORMERLY CHARLES BRONSON ) PICTURED WEARING ONE OF HIS VESTS WORN WITHIN PRISON… AND NOW HERE ON DISPLAY ALONG WITH MANY OTHER PERSONAL BELONGINGS , ARTWORK ETC.

IT WAS A GREAT HONOUR TO TALK TO CHARLIE PERSONALLY WHO KINDLY TELEPHONED THE JAIL TO SPEAK TO ALL THOSE THAT KINDLY VISITED ON HIS BEHALF . HE WAS IN GOOD SPIRIT AND HAD RECENTLY BEEN ALLOWED TO WATCH “RAMBO” INSIDE HIS CELL ALONG WITH BEING GIVEN A MINCE PIE AND APRICOT YOGHURT TO EAT DURING THE FILM . HE ONLY WATCHED THE FIRST 30 MINUTES OF THE FILM BUT ENJOYED IT TOO.

BELOW ARE A FEW IMAGES RELATING TO YESTERDAY’S VISIT TO THE JAIL