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ain robbery....... Local History

Did you know? As a young man, Reynolds was refused entry to the Royal Navy due to his poor eyesight. “I owned 6 Cadillacs in Mexico City,” Reynolds told Idler Magazine in a 1996 interview. The average weekly wage for a male at the time of the robbery was just under £20 a week. Reynolds had just £3000 to his name when he was finally arrested. His nickname was Napoleon. He was said to be the inspiration for Michael Caine’s character, Harry Palmer, in the movie, The Ipcress File. englishrivieramagazine.co.uk

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