This week is the 2 year anniversary of the death of Albert Dryden. He grew up in Consett, County Durham. He owned a plot of land that he built a small home on, wanting to be self-sustainable.
In 1991, BBC film crew, local journalists, the Police and men from Council turned up to his property. They had brought machinery to demolish his home. They ordered him to leave his house while they destroyed it. Albert walked up to the gate of his property with a .455 Webley Mk VI revolver, warning the crowd that he would defend his home. Upon being unable to enter the main gate, they attempted to pull down Albert’s fence.
Dryden opened fire on the crowd, hitting a councillor, a police officer and a journalist. He then shot the machinery that they were planning to use to destroy his house.
Unlike 99% of people, Albert didn’t just talk, he acted. After spending nearly 3 decades in jail, he died in hospital in 2018. He never apologised or backed down. An Englishman’s home is his castle. And Albert defended his well.
In 1991, BBC film crew, local journalists, the Police and men from Council turned up to his property. They had brought machinery to demolish his home. They ordered him to leave his house while they destroyed it. Albert walked up to the gate of his property with a .455 Webley Mk VI revolver, warning the crowd that he would defend his home. Upon being unable to enter the main gate, they attempted to pull down Albert’s fence.
Dryden opened fire on the crowd, hitting a councillor, a police officer and a journalist. He then shot the machinery that they were planning to use to destroy his house.
Unlike 99% of people, Albert didn’t just talk, he acted. After spending nearly 3 decades in jail, he died in hospital in 2018. He never apologised or backed down. An Englishman’s home is his castle. And Albert defended his well.