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Picture of City of London policeman 1860

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Paul Barton, Special Agent

Paul Barton, Special Agent Report 16 Feb 2008 20:43

I'm reaching completion of my written family history and I'm looking for relevant images to include. One of my ancestors was a City of London policeman 1857-1860 and I'd love to include a picture showing the uniform at the time. This was when they still wore the reinforced top hats before they changed to helmets in 1863. I've trawled the internet with no luck so I wonder if anybody can find me such an image.

°o.OOº°‘¨Claire in Wales¨‘°ºOO.o°

°o.OOº°‘¨Claire in Wales¨‘°ºOO.o° Report 16 Feb 2008 21:13

Well this is Glamorgan police but I think they may be wearing the right uniform

http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.south-wales.police.uk/fe/fileloader/load_files.asp%3Fstrfldrpath%3Ddocs_infoidx%26fileLanguage%3De%26filePathPrefix%3D411%26filename%3D20040303123829&imgrefurl=http://www.south-wales.police.uk/fe/master.asp%3Fn1%3D8%26n2%3D253%26n3%3D411&h=281&w=225&sz=22&hl=en&start=2&um=1&tbnid=SdEmMDVKQpsZMM:&tbnh=114&tbnw=91&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmetropolitan%2Bpoliceman%2B1860%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN

Worth a look even if it's no good

I googled- metropolitan policeman 1860 -images

Alyson

Alyson Report 16 Feb 2008 21:35

Hi Paul have you tried looking for police museums they are a good place to look and you could take photos of them
Alyson

Paul Barton, Special Agent

Paul Barton, Special Agent Report 16 Feb 2008 21:36

Thanks Claire. I'd seen that one. The uniform is similar. Incidentally the City of London force is separate from the Metropolitan police.

Alyson

Alyson Report 16 Feb 2008 21:38

do you live in london ?

Devon Dweller

Devon Dweller Report 16 Feb 2008 22:00

http://www.victorianstrollers.co.uk/stevesuniforms/peeler.html

Devon Dweller

Devon Dweller Report 16 Feb 2008 22:05

http://www.rjerrard.co.uk/law/city/cityw.htm