After hacking away at the stones around the door to his cell, Gerard sneaked past ... The final escape in the Tower of London's reign as a prison revealed security so lax it is perhaps best ...

The bedroom used to be a prison cell – it still has locks on the ... Alan’s wife, Pat, also used to work at the Tower of London, as a Jewel House team leader. They live at the Tower most ...

Although its exterior might be grim and even unimpressive (especially when compared to stately Buckingham Palace), the Tower of London's interior ... a fortress and a prison.