I love this photograph because of the iron work. The pit shaft support in the background and the finials (rounded spikes) on the helmets. In the days of cottages with low ceilings, the finials would often punch holes in the plaster work as policemen were not allowed to remove there helmets till inside …
In Part 2, I will cover Gillingham, Cranborne, Wimborne, Poole , Branksome, Parkstone, Portland and Weymouth. GILLINGHAM —————— A very welcoming door from Gillingham, which says it all ! Thanks to Carole Dorran for letting me use the photographs. Photograph of Sgt 8 Alfred CASE and his wife …
Some of my posts do go on a bit, you may need the “patience of a saint”, sometimes I ask myself the question, ” Is anyone really going to read this ?” It is really nice when I get a compliment, so thank you to those that have told me to keep …
POINT DUTY / TRAFFIC CONTROL Controlling and directing traffic is more than likely a job every policeman has done at one time in their career.These days its unlikely a police person is going to stand out in the cold for more than an hour awaiting a car to be uplifted or guarding a crime …
From 1907 to 1912 the Dorset Constabulary Summer uniform was GREY. The below photograph of an officer in the grey uniform has been taken from the Bobbies on the Beat Book with permission from author Melvin HANN. There have been several HANN policemen, over the last 150 years. Surprisingly Melvin, who was a …
This ” Conference Point” photograph could be the oldest and most well known from the Dorset Constabulary era. If you look closely it has been dated , 26th June 1865. The photograph in those days would have had a long exposure time, so some officers who kept still, are clearer than others. The ones …
1936 The below photograph is from the “Bobbies on the Beat” book and shows some of the main winners from the annual athletics event which took place at Dorchester on Wednesday 24th June. President and Chairman: C/C Lionel PEEL-YATES Vice Chairman: DCC Alfred BARRETT Secretary: Sgt George GRAY Assistant Secretary: Sgt Henry MARTYN Treasurer: Sgt …
The above photo shows the tug of war team having a break from building the spectator stands before the annual sports event at Dorchester. Each year the team was taken off duties prior to the event, so they could practise and build up their muscles putting the grounds stands together. No mean feat in …
DORSET CONSTABULARY 1956 SENIOR RANKS DINNER, probably December. Most were quite obvious but I am still trying to identify two inspectors. TOP TABLE LEFT TO RIGHT ALL STANDING: 1: Supt Frank ELMES (Poole) 2: Supt David BLAKEMAN (Dorchester) 3: Probably CP BRUTTON, …
All the photographs I believe are from Dorchester in 1966 but some maybe 1965. The first ones are of a parade in September 1966, which maybe to commemorate 110 years of the Constabulary. PHOTOGRAPH 1 PHOTOGRAPH 2 BELOW PHOTOGRAPH 3 BELOW. PHOTOGRAPH 4 BELOW PHOTOGRAPH 5 BELOW Arthur HAMBLETON, Vic DAVIS and poss behind Vic …