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Former Royal Air Force station
Royal Air Force Wormwood Scrubs or more simply RAF Wormwood Scrubs is a former Royal Air Force station located in Wormwood Scrubs, Old Oak Common, west
RAF_Wormwood_Scrubs
British direct action group
on hunger strike, across the prisons of Bronzefield, Pentonville, Wormwood Scrubs, Peterborough and New Hall; for The Independent, Dan Haygarth profiled
Palestine_Action
Former Royal Air Force's depot in London
Board. Between May and July 1918, military stores from White City, Wormwood Scrubs and Baker Street were moved to the site, with items kept in the completed
RAF_West_Ruislip
Former Royal Air Force station in England
a criminal who with two others murdered three police officers near Wormwood Scrubs prison in August 1966, was found hiding in after a 96-day manhunt -
RAF_Sawbridgeworth
Farmhouse in Penrhos, Gwynedd, Wales
London. The "Three" were sentenced to nine months imprisonment in Wormwood Scrubs, and on their release they were greeted as heroes by a crowd of 15
Penyberth
Aerial warfare arm of the British Royal Navy (1914–1918)
lorries it had its headquarters in 48 Dover Street, London and Depot at Wormwood Scrubs. By November 1914 the Force had become the Royal Naval Armoured Car
Royal_Naval_Air_Service
British/Soviet espionage agent (1922–2020)
of fellow inmates and outside supporters, he escaped from HM Prison Wormwood Scrubs in West London. He fled the country and made his way to the Soviet
George_Blake
Book by Peter Wildeblood
where he is misunderstood by the Governor and Medical Officer; then to Wormwood Scrubs. He refuses to go abroad after his sentence. He forms a close relationship
Against_the_Law_(book)
completed the free ballooning courses and ground instruction at RNAS Wormwood Scrubs, would then be passed on to RNAS Kingsnorth for instruction at an operational
RNAS_Kingsnorth
Royal Naval Air Service, then Royal Air Force airship station in Kent, England
although by 1916 production had moved again to Vickers at Barrow and RNAS Wormwood Scrubs. The engineering section at Capel went on to design an improved variant
RNAS_Capel
British gay rights campaigner (1923–1999)
establishment, brought to light the appalling conditions in HM Prison Wormwood Scrubs, and encouraged campaigns for prison reform and for reform of law regarding
Peter_Wildeblood
1957 British film by Pat Jackson
sentenced to three months’ imprisonment for smuggling. He is taken to Wormwood Scrubs. He is not the normal type of prisoner, wearing a three-piece suit
The_Birthday_Present
Form of protest or political activism
150 Irish Republican prisoners went on hunger strike in HM Prison Wormwood Scrubs, London. During the Anglo-Irish war, in October 1920, the Lord Mayor
Hunger_strike
prisoner on hunger strike are arrested after breaching the grounds of HMP Wormwood Scrubs. 26 January UK Energy Secretary Ed Miliband signs the Hamburg Declaration
2026_in_the_United_Kingdom
1969 British film by Peter Collinson
Dublin, Ireland. The exterior, seen when Croker leaves, is HM Prison Wormwood Scrubs in West London. Upon his release, Croker stays at the Royal Lancaster
The_Italian_Job
British author (1929–2026)
include the costs of Indian marijuana in 1962, the use of HM Prison Wormwood Scrubs as the headquarters of British Intelligence during the Second World
Len_Deighton
Hunger strike in the UK
the hunger strikers were variously held in Bronzefield, Pentonville, Wormwood Scrubs, Peterborough and New Hall prisons. The prisoners' conditions deteriorated
2025 Prisoners for Palestine hunger strike
2025_Prisoners_for_Palestine_hunger_strike
Double agent for Britain during WW2
finally received his first civilian prison sentence, two months in Wormwood Scrubs for forging a cheque. He became a safecracker with London West End
Eddie_Chapman
Glasshouse for the 1851 Great Exhibition in London
Princes Gate near Pennington Road, but other sites considered included Wormwood Scrubs, Battersea Park, the Isle of Dogs, Victoria Park, and Regent's Park
The_Crystal_Palace
Irish Republican Army member (1928–2001)
Goulding. He later became fluent in the language. While incarcerated in Wormwood Scrubs and Brixton prisons in London, he learned not only a smattering of
Seán_Mac_Stíofáin
Public park in London, England
manned by 901 County of London Barrage Balloon Squadron, based at nearby RAF Kidbrooke. Parts of the park are designated as conservation areas. The Green
Shrewsbury_Park
crossing Ernest Willows (UK) Frank Goodden (UK) City of Cardiff airship Wormwood Scrubs, London, England Corbehem, near Douai, France Departed at 3:25pm on
List of English Channel crossings by air
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British MI5 and SIS officer
October 1940, MI5 moved offices from unlikely temporary premises at Wormwood Scrubs Prison to the even less likely Blenheim Palace. At a top-level meeting
Jane_Sissmore
Royal park in London, England
Treetops Fountain by Estcourt J Clack, by the park's eponymous tube station The RAF Bomber Command Memorial by Philip Jackson in a hardscaped road apex (sometimes
Green_Park
German military intelligence (Abwehr) officer (1899-1974)
until the outbreak of war when Owens was arrested and incarcerated at Wormwood Scrubs Prison. Although Owens met with Ritter in Hamburg on 11 August 1939
Nikolaus_Ritter
Ettington Park Newbold-Upon-Stour, Stratford-on-Avon Warwickshire 32 Wormwood Scrubs Shepherds Bush London W12 33 Dancers Hill South Mimms, Barnet Hertfordshire
List of World War II prisoner-of-war camps in the United Kingdom
List_of_World_War_II_prisoner-of-war_camps_in_the_United_Kingdom
Welsh nationalist political party
dismissal of the use of Welsh and their subsequent imprisonment in Wormwood Scrubs, led to "The Three" becoming a cause célèbre. This heightened the profile
Plaid_Cymru
Anti-colonial Insurgency in Kenya (1952–1960)
prison and was cashiered from the Army. He served his sentence at Wormwood Scrubs Prison in London. None of the other ranks involved in the massacre
Mau_Mau_rebellion
apartments. 22 October: British double agent George Blake escapes from Wormwood Scrubs prison; he is next seen in Moscow. 18 September: Notting Hill Fayre
Timeline of London (20th century)
Timeline_of_London_(20th_century)
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Parks and open spaces in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
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Public open space in London, England
house the RAF Intelligence School, although the 'official' line was that it was a convalescence hospital. The Operational Record (Form 540) of RAF Station
Hampstead_Heath
Allied liberation of Le Havre in WW2
Cashiered and sentenced to one year's hard labour, he was imprisoned in Wormwood Scrubs and Wakefield prisons. He was released on 5 June 1945. A report of
Operation_Astonia
Park on the Isle of Dogs, London
as Millwall Park. During World War II the Transporter Yard served as an RAF embarkation point, and a section of the higher land was the site for four
Mudchute_Park_and_Farm
Park in Upper Shirley, London, England
Sutton Tooting Tylers Wandsworth Wimbledon and Putney Winn's Woolwich Wormwood Scrubs Village greens Camberwell Crooked Billet Islington Kew Newington Parsons
Addington_Hills
Hill and park in the London Borough of Croydon, England
Sutton Tooting Tylers Wandsworth Wimbledon and Putney Winn's Woolwich Wormwood Scrubs Village greens Camberwell Crooked Billet Islington Kew Newington Parsons
Duppas_Hill
British volunteer military unit from 1860 to 1961
the 6th Battalion London Regiment (Defence Force), which camped on Wormwood Scrubs and later Victoria Park. Again, during the General Strike in 1926,
City_of_London_Rifles
worked as a double agent for the Soviet Union and escaped HM Prison Wormwood Scrubs in 1966 Bo Guagua (1987–), second son of Chinese politician Bo Xilai
List_of_Old_Harrovians
1963–1969 Welsh nationalist terrorist group
MAC members, Jenkins refused. He was later transferred to HM Prison Wormwood Scrubs in May 1970, where he contributed to Plaid Cymru's publication Welsh
Mudiad_Amddiffyn_Cymru
Development of Welsh language to present day
and sentenced to nine months' imprisonment. On their release from Wormwood Scrubs they were greeted as heroes by a crowd of 15,000 people at a pavilion
History_of_the_Welsh_language
English pornographer (1930–2003)
process. That October he was sentenced at the Old Bailey to 21 months in Wormwood Scrubs; he was released in December 1953. After being arrested for loitering
James Humphreys (pornographer)
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British nuclear weapons research during WW2
The heavy water, valued at £22,000, was initially kept at HM Prison Wormwood Scrubs, and was later secretly stored in the library at Windsor Castle. The
Tube_Alloys
Welsh nationalist and soldier (1933–2020)
stand." At the end of May 1970, Jenkins was transferred to HM Prison Wormwood Scrubs where he initially worked in the prison shop alongside Buster Edwards
John_Barnard_Jenkins
Military unit of the British Territorial Army
Park and Hurlingham Park in west London; 158 Bty at Hyde Park and Wormwood Scrubs, with its HQ at Fairlop and also occupying various sites in Essex east
53rd (City of London) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
53rd_(City_of_London)_Heavy_Anti-Aircraft_Regiment,_Royal_Artillery
Sutton Tooting Tylers Wandsworth Wimbledon and Putney Winn's Woolwich Wormwood Scrubs Village greens Camberwell Crooked Billet Islington Kew Newington Parsons
List of parks and open spaces in the London Borough of Croydon
List_of_parks_and_open_spaces_in_the_London_Borough_of_Croydon
London between 1939 and 1945
Security Service, commonly known as MI5, moved their headquarters to the Wormwood Scrubs prison in East Acton in order to gain more office space. In July 1939
London_in_World_War_II
promenade. 10 May – Forty Irish republican prisoners on hunger strike at Wormwood Scrubs are released. 11 May – Oswald Mosley, a Conservative MP, marries Cynthia
1920_in_the_United_Kingdom
Appointments by Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours
Officer, Board of Inland Revenue Cicely Cardew, Voluntary Worker, Wormwood Scrubs Boys' Prison Alfred Herbert Carding, Works Director, Smart and Brown
1953_Coronation_Honours
Awards of British honours
Sikh Community. Dean Thomas Gardiner, Senior Manager D, H.M. Prison Wormwood Scrubs. For services to Prisoners and to the community in Erith, particularly
2014_New_Year_Honours
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Parks and open spaces in the London Borough of Croydon
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Welsh writer and politician (1893–1985)
and sentenced to nine months imprisonment. On their release from Wormwood Scrubs, they were greeted as heroes by 15,000 Welsh people at a pavilion in
Saunders_Lewis
May – Forty Irish republican prisoners on hunger strike at HM Prison Wormwood Scrubs in London were released. 17 May – Sinn Féin supporters and Unionists
1920_in_Ireland
several wounded. 21 April 1920: IRA prisoners began a hunger strike in Wormwood Scrubs Prison, London. 24 April 1920: the IRA assassinated a DMP sergeant
Timeline of the Irish War of Independence
Timeline_of_the_Irish_War_of_Independence
British government recognitions
Covid-19 Zahid Hussain Bhatti – Managing Chaplain, Her Majesty's Prison Wormwood Scrubs. For services to Her Majesty's Prison and Probation Service during
2020_Birthday_Honours
British honours and awards
Disease. Ms Vanessa Frake. Head of Security and Operations, HM Prison Wormwood Scrubs, Ministry of Justice. David George Brian Francis. For services to disabled
2012_New_Year_Honours
Oxfordshire, b". Al Jazeera. 20 June 2025. "Fifth person charged over break-in at RAF base". BBC News. 3 August 2025. Retrieved 9 October 2025. Butler, Alexander
List of pro-Palestinian protests in the United Kingdom
List_of_pro-Palestinian_protests_in_the_United_Kingdom
Common land in Mitcham, south London
Sutton Tooting Tylers Wandsworth Wimbledon and Putney Winn's Woolwich Wormwood Scrubs Village greens Camberwell Crooked Billet Islington Kew Newington Parsons
Mitcham_Common
Park in the London Borough of Havering, England
Saturday 1 June 1929. In October 1940 a Spitfire piloted by John McAdam from RAF Hornchurch narrowly avoided crashing in the crowded park, by crash landing
Hylands_Park_(London)
British royal recognitions
(Reading.) Robert Stanley Alderson, Senior Foreman of Works, HM Prison, Wormwood Scrubs. Leslie James Allen, Head Timekeeper, Charles Hill & Sons Ltd, Bristol
1965_New_Year_Honours
Aspect of Welsh political history
three men were sentenced to nine months' imprisonment in WorHM Prison Wormwood Scrubs, and on their release they were greeted as heroes by a crowd of 15
History_of_Plaid_Cymru
British royal recognitions
services in Scunthorpe. Dorothy Eileen Ball, Principal Sister, HM Prison Wormwood Scrubs, Home Office. James Henry Balsom, Higher Executive Officer, London
1966_New_Year_Honours
British government recognitions
Region, National Savings Committee. Norman Charles Honey, Governor, Wormwood Scrubs Prison, Home Office. Ralph Spenser Hooper, Divisional Technical Director
1978_Birthday_Honours
British royal recognitions
Agriculture for Scotland. Major Benjamin Dixon Grew, Governor, HM Prison Wormwood Scrubs. Freda Howitt Gwilliam, Assistant Educational Adviser, Colonial Office
1954_New_Year_Honours
British royal recognitions
Foreign Office. David Walter Hurt Roberts, Pharmacist, HM Prison Wormwood Scrubs. John Robertson, County Welfare Officer, Stirling County Council. Thomas
1957_New_Year_Honours
British royal recognitions
Arthur Reginald Robinson, Hospital Chief Officer, Class I, HM Prison, Wormwood Scrubs. Margaret Norah Rookley, Supervisor (F), Head Post Office, St. Austell
1959_New_Year_Honours
British medical drama television series
Lymphoma, Stage 3. Elliott gets a visitors pass to visit his son at Wormwood Scrubs. 374 7 "Someone To Watch Over Me" Robert Del Maestro Graham Mitchell
Holby_City_series_10
English co-founder of the CPGB and Soviet spy
files on him were destroyed when a wartime bomb hit their archive in Wormwood Scrubs. He is known, though, to have worked for Richmond Council until, like
Percy_Glading
British royal recognitions
services to the Guild of Vergers. Joseph Fryer, Prison Officer, HM Prison Wormwood Scrubs. George Peter Gabriele, Leader, St. Mary's Boys' Club, Newcastle upon
1983_New_Year_Honours
British government recognitions
Alfred Marrison, Chief Officer, HM Prison Wormwood Scrubs. John Mason, Foreman of Stores, No.3 Maintenance Unit, RAF Ruislip. (Hayes End, Middlesex). Roderick
1955_Birthday_Honours
British royal recognitions
People in Portsmouth. Janice Irene, Mrs. Walker, Officer, H.M. Prison Wormwood Scrubs, London, H.M. Prison Service, Ministry of Justice. Pamela, Mrs. Walker
2010_New_Year_Honours
British government recognitions
Whitehall Luncheon Club. Thomas Gerard Sloan, Tutor Organiser, HM Prison Wormwood Scrubs. Marie Tapscott Slocombe, Librarian, Sound Archives, British Broadcasting
1970_Birthday_Honours
British government recognitions
Haslemere, Surrey. Dina, Mrs. Officer, Senior Officer, H.M. Prison Wormwood Scrubs. For services to Her Majesty's Prison Service. Hugh Joseph Ogus. For
2012_Birthday_Honours
British royal recognitions
Electricity Board. Patrick James Perry, Chief Officer, Class I, HM Prison, Wormwood Scrubs. (London, W.12). Richard Henry Pettit, Manager, Buffer Depot Group
1962_New_Year_Honours
He was eventually captured by British authorities and was held at Wormwood Scrubs Prison in London. On 28 April 1920, a group of around 20 Irish Republicans
Michael McCarthy (Irish Republican)
Michael_McCarthy_(Irish_Republican)
British government recognitions
Ministry. Lady Barbara Ruggles-Brise, Senior Social Worker, HM Prison Wormwood Scrubs. Hermione Joyce Cecilia Bromwich, Warden, Dockland Settlement No.4
1957_Birthday_Honours
British royal recognitions
services to Nursing. Imam Mohammed Kabir Uddin, Imam, H.M. Prison Wormwood Scrubs. For services to H.M. Prison Service. Jeffrey Utley, Committee Member
2015_New_Year_Honours
British royal recognitions
Fuel Co., Bristol. Kenneth Walter Mervyn North, Plumber, HM Prison Wormwood Scrubs. Alec Oddy, Senior Vehicle Fitter, Wallace Arnold Tours Ltd. Ronald
1978_New_Year_Honours
British royal recognitions
and to Horology. Philip John Taylor, Senior Governor, H.M. Prison Wormwood Scrubs, H.M. Prison Service, Ministry of Justice. Dr. Peter Brian Terry, Consultant
2011_New_Year_Honours
British government recognitions
Ministry of Defence. James Thomas Dix, Chief Officer I, H.M. Prison, Wormwood Scrubs. Robert Dunsmore, Telephonist, H.M. Prison, Barlinnie. Gerald John
1985_Birthday_Honours
British royal recognitions
George Ernest Lawrie, Hospital Chief Officer, Class I, HM Prison, Wormwood Scrubs. Arthur Robert Lee, Station Officer, Yorkshire West Riding Fire Brigade
1963_New_Year_Honours
British government recognitions
of Defence. Anthony Joseph Byrne, Officer (Dog Handler), HM Prison Wormwood Scrubs, Home Office. James Cailes, Process and General Supervisory Grade D
1991_Special_Honours
Park in the United Kingdom
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