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Did you get this out? I'm having exact same problem with an English threaded Miche BB. Just took it down to Brixton cycles and wouldn't even loosen in a vice.
It's in a steel frame and according to the internet my next step should maybe be one of the following:
Pour coca cola into frame overnight.
Use plusgas (assuming Brixton Halfords have it).
Pour ammonia into it (if I can find some - would household ammonia do?).
Drill holes into the BB shell (any more advice on doing this)?
Hacksaw blade - presumably if I can get it into the gap between the spindle and shell.
As usual there's too much information available on the web and a lot of it's contradictory - e.g. some things say plusgas won't help with steel/aluminium. Or that coke will dissolve the steel while leaving the aluminium (this sounds unikely).
I've not wrecked any tools yet (can bolt mine onto the spindle solidly), there's just no movement whatsoever.