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Crime Season

Explore highlights from our past temporary exhibition The Great Train Robbery: Crime & The Post, and read stories of other postal crimes from our collections online.

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Crime Exhibition Highlights

Curator Joanna picks eight highlights from the exhibition which you definitely shouldn’t miss.
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The Post Office Investigation Branch

Who were the investigators and what did this little-known organisation do? Our blog explains it all.
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10 Interesting Facts About The Great Train Robbery

Thought you knew every detail about The Great Train Robbery? Then read on...
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The Great Train Robbery

At around 3.00am on 8 August 1963, a gang of armed criminals boarded a Royal Mail train en route to London.
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Eastcastle Street Robbery

Archivist Helen investigates a robbery from the Post Office mail van worth £7.3 million in London's Eastcastle Street.
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Hatton Garden Post Office Robbery

Diamonds are a robber's best friend...precious stones and jewellery worth 6 million were stolen from a busy Post Office.
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Postal Crimes of the Past

From robberies to letter thefts and murders. Read the dark stories of crimes against post.
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Postal Crime Testimonies

Senior Curator Julian describes some of the oral history content that is included in our new exhibition.
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