Peterborough Combined Police

Peterborough Combined Police
Agency overview
Formed 1st April 1947
Preceding agencies
Legal personality Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction* Police area of Peterborough in the country of England, UK
Legal jurisdiction England & Wales
Constituting instrument County and Borough Police Act 1856
General nature
Operational structure
Headquarters Milton Steet, Westwood Airfield Temporarily & Bridge Street Peterborough
Agency executive Francis George Markin, Chief Constable
Area Commands Peterborough
Footnotes
* Police area agency: Prescribed geographic area in the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction.

Peterborough Combined Police was the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement in Peterborough, England, from 1947 to 1965. It was created from the amalgamation of the Liberty of Peterborough Constabulary and the Peterborough City Police.[1]

History

1856–1947

Following the passing of the County and Borough Police Act 1856, the Liberty of Peterborough Constabulary was formed the following year on 10th March 1857. Later, in 1874, a Charter of Incorporation was granted to the city of Peterborough, prompting the Council to form a Watch Committee along with the Peterborough City Police.

These two forces were combined on 1 April 1947 to form the Peterborough Combined Police.

1947–1965

In the hot summer of 1958 the Peterborough combined police became the first police force in the UK to issue white summer tunics along with white helmets for that year. It was not a success however as the public ridiculed the policemen as Ice Cream men which ended the jackets and helmets after only a very few days.

On 31 March 1965, five police forces in the Cambridge area—Peterborough Combined Police, Cambridge City Police, Cambridgeshire Constabulary, Huntingdonshire Constabulary and Isle of Ely Constabulary—were united to form the Mid-Anglia Constabulary, headquartered in Brampton. The name changed on 31 March 1974 to form today's Cambridgeshire Constabulary following alterations to the county boundaries.


Badges and Summer Uniform of the Peterborough Combined Police.
Kings Crown Peterborough Combined Police Badge 1947-1952 
Queens Crown Peterborough Combined Police Badge 1952-1965 
Peterborough Combined Police White Summer Uniform 1958 
Peterborough Combined Police Summer Jacket 1958 

See also

References

Booklet Commemorating 100 years of service of THE PETERBOROUGH POLICE 1857 - 1957. And The OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE NEW POLICE HEADQUARTERS Bridge Street Peterborough. Printed by the 'Peterborough Standard' 10/10a Church Street Peterborough. Commemorating Booklet PDF

Booklet 100 years of Peterborough Police
  1. ↑ "Cambridgeshire Constabulary History".
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