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E_location=[[Smith Towers]]|E_color=Tower| | E_location=[[Smith Towers]]|E_color=Tower| | ||
SW_location=[[Henslowe Park]]|SW_color=Park| | SW_location=[[Henslowe Park (Millen Hills)|Henslowe Park]]|SW_color=Park| | ||
S_location=[[Tatchell Way]]|S_color=Street| | S_location=[[Tatchell Way]]|S_color=Street| | ||
SE_location=[[the Muller Building]]|SE_color=NecroTech|}} | SE_location=[[the Muller Building]]|SE_color=NecroTech|}} | ||
===Description=== | ===Description=== | ||
A wide, cobblestoned square with large buildings looming over it. A historical marker stands in the small garden at the square's center. | A wide, cobblestoned square with large buildings looming over it. A historical marker stands in the small garden at the square's center. | ||
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===History=== | ===History=== | ||
In 1965, three convicted murderers broke out of a holding cell in the nearby [[Retallick Walk Police Department]]. After making it out a side door into Hector Square, they were spotted by a police officer, who shot one of the escapees. The two surviving criminals, who had somehow managed to arm themselves, broke into [[Ferrington Way School]], and thus began a 22-hour standoff, one of the most famous in British crime history. When police snipers finally took down the last escapee, six civilians and a police officer were dead. A small historical plaque marks the spot of the officer's death in the center of the square. | In 1965, three convicted murderers broke out of a holding cell in the nearby [[Retallick Walk Police Department]]. After making it out a side door into Hector Square, they were spotted by a police officer, who shot one of the escapees. The two surviving criminals, who had somehow managed to arm themselves, broke into [[Ferrington Way School]], and thus began a 22-hour standoff, one of the most famous in British crime history. When police snipers finally took down the last escapee, six civilians and a police officer were dead. A small historical plaque marks the spot of the officer's death in the center of the square. | ||
[[Category:Streets]] | [[Category:Streets]] | ||
[[Category:Millen Hills]] | [[Category:Millen Hills]] |
Latest revision as of 21:23, 8 May 2024
Hector Square
Millen Hills [54, 16]
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Description
A wide, cobblestoned square with large buildings looming over it. A historical marker stands in the small garden at the square's center.
History
In 1965, three convicted murderers broke out of a holding cell in the nearby Retallick Walk Police Department. After making it out a side door into Hector Square, they were spotted by a police officer, who shot one of the escapees. The two surviving criminals, who had somehow managed to arm themselves, broke into Ferrington Way School, and thus began a 22-hour standoff, one of the most famous in British crime history. When police snipers finally took down the last escapee, six civilians and a police officer were dead. A small historical plaque marks the spot of the officer's death in the center of the square.