Constables past and present - entry in Municipal Jubilee Procession, Accrington - Red Rose Collections from Lancashire County Council

iBase ID

297338

Reference identifier

HAC-H01-R32-2425-1

Title

Constables past and present - entry in Municipal Jubilee Procession, Accrington

Place

Accrington

Personal names

David E. Woodhead, Henry Baron, Joe Booth

General notes

Ex P.C. David E. Woodhead left, and Ex Sergeant Henry Baron right, represent the development of the Police Force from the days of the old constable, to present time. This was one of the entries in the Jubilee procession of July 1928, to commemorate the Incorporation of the Borough.
Accrington was served in its early 19th century days by Joe Booth, the only constable, later superceded by the county Police, and the Borough Police Force on January 1st 1882. This picture depicts a constable of 1828 in an appropriate old Peelers uniform, and a modern policeman

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Medium

Photographic print

Colour

Monochrome

Year of image

1928

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Place Names

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