major's den number 10

[firefilesuk]

stupid question but is this a freely accesible street like any other i.e can members of the public drive past etc or is it in some kind of gated community and heavily guarded?

 

[Settleddown]

Its a heavily guarded gated street.

 

[Ricochet J]

Heavily guarded street. Generally, Whitehall and the surrounding Parliament are full of police with big guns.

 

[stulid]

Why? You planning some sort of insurgent activity?

 

[Settleddown]

http://images.travelpod.com/users/dancejill/1.1250977162.x10-downing-street-is-down-there.jpg

No hotlinking.

 

[SB118]

^^ nice to see the government understand the love of the people

 

[Cosimo]

It’s got guarded gates protecting it at either end but you can see Number 10 through them.

 

[KNiVES]

After the failed attack by the IRA on good ol' Maggie, they have heavy protection now.

 

[Cosimo]

You can always take the interactive tour of Number 10.

 

[meghatronic]

DPG and Mi5 are all over Whitehall.

Interestingly the actual door is now heavily reinforced "blast proof" and can't really be lifted without equipment. Owing to the IRA (failed) mortar attack on Major.

 

[Vulcan]

You can get in, you just have to climb the gate, they don't mind at all. But make sure you video it.

Here it is in Google Street View.

 

[v0n]

Needless to say, there are also tactical positions on roofs on both sides. Oddly though - usually not manned.

 

[Rroff]

Needless to say, there are also tactical positions on roofs on both sides. Oddly though - usually not manned.

Last time I was there they had guys with G36 in tactical positions, several policemen with mp5s on the street and concrete obstructions either side of the gate - tho they seem to be missing inside on the picture above.

 

[meghatronic]

Last time I was there they had guys with G36 in tactical positions, several policemen with mp5s on the street and concrete obstructions either side of the gate - tho they seem to be missing inside on the picture above.

As far as I'm aware, it is dependent upon the current security threat and related response level.

Current UK threat level is "SEVERE", so I'd expect more of the positions to be manned, as per the "Heightened" response level.

Poo hits the fan at "Critical" threat and "Exceptional" response. Not sure if Whitehall (and critical national infrastructure in general) would remain open to the public in this case.

 

[Rroff]

As far as I'm aware, it is dependent upon the current security threat and related response level.

Current UK threat level is "SEVERE", so I'd expect more of the positions to be manned, as per the "Heightened" response level.

Poo hits the fan at "Critical" threat and "Exceptional" response. Not sure if Whitehall (and critical national infrastructure in general) would remain open to the public in this case.

Yeah thats what I'd expect - this was 3-4 years back. I used to work in London and go past downing street atleast 2-3 times a month tho and never seen it like that pic with just holstered sidearms - always been atleast mp5s and road blocks.

 

["andy"]

lets just say the window cleaner walking up and down most of the week probably doesnt have cleaning apparatus in his pockets

 

[Cosimo]

lets just say the window cleaner walking up and down most of the week probably doesnt have cleaning apparatus in his pockets

... and that really isn’t a ladder he is carrying.

 

[trent]

... and that really isn’t a ladder he is carrying.

I'm beginning to think that he's not actually a window cleaner at all.

 

[doofer]

Was it TriggerHappyTV's Dom Jolly or some other pranksters that got behind Downing Street a few years ago and were kicking a Football over the wall and then asking for their ball back like kids do? Might have been Mark Thomas even, was a while ago but damned funny, they did it at some High Security prison too

Edit Found it on YouTube, was Mark Thomas...

 

[meghatronic]

Edit Found it on YouTube, was Mark Thomas...

[youtue]KC78dae-Gds[/youtube]

That's funny? I do not find that funny.