The Stocks, Penkridge
the village policeman and a willing victim pose with the village stocks which stand in front of the Old Gaol in Penkridge. Built in the early 19th century, the Old Gaol was the village lock-up and stands ...
Thomas Harris in Police Uniform, Coton Clanford,
Photograph taken at St. Faiths.
Thomas Harris was born in Audley. He was a miner and was injured in the Minnie Pit disaster. With his compensation money he bought St. Faiths, a smallholding at Coton ...
Thomas Harris, Policeman, Coton Clanford,
Thomas Harris was born in Audley. He was a miner and was injured in the Minnie Pit disaster. With his compensation money he bought St. Faith's, a smallholding at Coton Clanford.
Thomas was a member ...
Trinity Sunday Parade, Eccleshall
Police officers followed by a brass marching band in procession on the High Street in Eccleshall. Trinity Sunday is the first Sunday after Pentecost and takes place in May or June.
Two Policemen, Woodseaves area
These may be Shropshire Policemen, photographed by Woodseaves photographer Harry Osbourne in the Woodseaves and Newport area.
Women picketing at Florence Colliery, Longton.
This photograph, taken during the 1984 - 1985 miner's strike, shows an early morning picket line at Florence Colliery in Longton, Stoke-on-Trent. Women from mining families were very active during the ...
World War II Police Helmet
Many police during the war were Special Constables, fit and able men in reserved occupation, they were issued with a steel helmet with ‘police’ marked on the front. The helmet was meant to withstand the ...
WPC Police Bowler Hat
Female police officers wore different uniforms to the men till around the 1990s, when the uniforms were altered to the No. 1 dress (rarely seen today except for formal occasions). The bowler hat was introduced ...
WPC Police Pill Box Hat
The WPC’s first uniforms consisted of a pill box hat in the 1970s, which was meant to look different from the men’s custodian helmet. The hat has a white crown and black brim, with the official black ...