London’s MI6 Headquarters is a FORTRESS

[andyjcoop]

Worked around there for a few years. Never ever saw a single person go in out. Theu definitely have some cool secret tunnel entrance.

[pepsitruther]

MI6 isn’t a nickname, but is an initialism of military intelligence section 6. MI6 was used because they were a lot of British intelligence services operating during the Second World War, and it would make communication more clear.

[Fomites]

Australian here. I was living in London a few years ago and I wandered past this building one day without knowing what it was - then I noticed its hostile exterior. It's like something out of a movie. In fact it is something out of a movie I found out later - one of the James Bonds. I gave the close cameras a wave and one then rotated in my direction lol.

[ShonTolliverMusic]

I think the most amazing thing is that the architects, enginers, and designers managed to make Brutalism really sleek and modern.

[Austin.Kilgore]

“The worlds most famous secret agents” sounds like bit of a oxymoron to say the least lol

[GullibleUrchin]

James Bond is not a secret agent. He's an intelligence officer. A secret agent is effectively an informant.

[nifty]

Years ago, when i was in the reserves, we had a training day on the themes on land and sea vehicles. I was absolutely desperate for a whizz, and my staff Sargent wouldn't let me pee off the back on to the engine, so we stopped off on the shore front and i ran up and had a pee on a wall that was there. Anyways, it turned out to be the side of the Mi6 building, and before i could shake my little chappy dry, i was surrounded by armed police and armed guys in suits. Had to stand with my hands on my head, with my little peter swaying in the wind with an automatic rifle pointed at my face. After everything was explained, they said i could have used the first floor toilets. Ffs

[miamitten]

The real HQ is probably a _”closing down soon”_ furniture shop that’s never open.

[matthewlee]

I find it very hard to believe that there isn't another totally secret M16 location somewhere else in Britain, possibly underground.

[MACHOO]

I worked for a scaffolding company and some of us got to put some scaffolding up for handrails on the roof so they could have some work done, we had to have a police check and drug tested, and our I.D. was changed every day, pretty cool place to be fair. Obviously, we only had access to certain areas.
And no I did not see Bond, M, Q or Moneypenny, it's not like they heard that before. 😂

[PowerhouseOriginal]

Lockpicking lawyer would be inside in four minutes. 😂❤

[stroll-and-roll]

A series of several intelligence service headquarters around the world, would be very interesting!

[Dr-Dre]

"The villain's lair could be anywhere! We'll never find it!"
The villains lair:

[endofdaysprophet]

Information is THE most valuable thing in the world!!!

[SillyPutty]

I can assure there is more than one faraday cage in that building. My company wires SCIFs which is just the US govt's name for a faraday cage. I would bet that there are over 100 of them in Melbourne, FL alone. I know one building that has 8 of them.

[ShiningStar]

There are tunnels that run directly underneath the Thames from MI6 to vauxhall bridge then on to vauxhall bridge road
3 separate tunnels
1 direct to parliament 2nd to Downing Street and third tunnnel to buckingham palace 👍

[anshadedavana]

Plot twist : MI6 actually operates from there because everyone think of it as a decoy and the least expected location for storing any actual secret.

[AtheistOrphan]

Many years ago when I was about to leave the Royal Air Force I applied for a photographic job with the SIS. Interestingly the job description stated that applicants ‘must not have a fear of heights or enclosed spaces’. I never found out why because I failed the pre-interview aptitude test! (Interviews were scheduled to be held in a central London hotel).

[graveperil]

Paddington police station is the real fortress even has it own moat thanks to the thoughtful use of subway entrances

[killaronjones]

guy looks like the most intensely British Brit