Description:The original police barracks were at the back of the Guildhall on Market Square. These were demolished in 1867 to make way for the covered market.
The military barracks on Friar's Terrace became vacant in 1882, so the police moved in. This is now the site of the headquarters of the County Library.
To the right, at the junction of Park Road and Friars Terrace, can be seen the sign of the Britannia Inn.
The postcard shows two horse-drawn carts entering the street, with five children in the foreground. A public house named can be seen at the end of the street opposite the barracks. On the right hand side of the photograph, the entrance to Orchard Street is visible.
Dimensions: 138 x 86 (mm)