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Dorset and Bournemouth Police were the first to adopt the Hardy Amies designed uniform in the very late 1960s. One of its innovations was a cheaply-made shield to display the officer's collar number. I have this vague memory that the Met' trialled the Hardy Amies uniform along with their version of a shield. I shall have to do some digging. It's bugging me.
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Guess the Force!
NickLangley replied to Polsa999's topic in Great Britain: Mervyn Mitton's British & Colonial Police Forces
LKH = Lindsey Kesteven Holland. Each of the three Parts of Lincolnshire had its own county council but for policing they amalgamated. The Lincolnshire Constabulary used a logo with the letters LKH. And Lincolnshire was only a ferry ride across the Humber from Hull. Having looked again I have a feeling that the lack of a crown on the HP means we are in railway/dock police territory -
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NickLangley replied to Polsa999's topic in Great Britain: Mervyn Mitton's British & Colonial Police Forces
LKH? -
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NickLangley replied to Polsa999's topic in Great Britain: Mervyn Mitton's British & Colonial Police Forces
The RH Hird brother was definitely a constable in the Kingston-upon-Hull Police. As for the other brother I would go for West Riding Constabulary. -
Gentlemen, believe I have the answer. Denham's auction house have a white Brighton helmet up for auction. According to the catalogue it has been converted for use on a motor scooter. http://www.denhams.com/auction-catalogue/antique/541/toys-carpets-memorabilia-militaria/clothing-luggage-baskets/ http://images.denham...1/541lot382.jpg
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The motorcycle helmet is a very good suggestion. If the strap is made of a leather-type material rather than nylon webbing then I would say that is almost certainly correct. A later Brighton helmet is now on eBay.http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1960-S-WHITE-BRIGHTON-POLICE-HELMET-/330725438718?pt=UK_Collectables_Memorabila_RL&hash=item4d00c5b4fe
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Not too many forces beginning with an "A". Off the top of my head: Accrington, Anglesey, Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire, Ayrshire, Angus and Argyllshire. Of course it could be one of those WWI badges where a town issued its own SC badge without having a force. And then SC might be short for Sports Club!
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BTP Helmet Plates
NickLangley replied to Polsa999's topic in Great Britain: Mervyn Mitton's British & Colonial Police Forces
I knew there was something about the BTP helmet plate that was bugging me but I couldn't put my finger on it ... until now. I can't recall another force's plain metal helmet plate where the lettering is contersunk rather than proud of the badge. Does anyone know of another force that had a similar style of HP? -
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NickLangley replied to Polsa999's topic in Great Britain: Mervyn Mitton's British & Colonial Police Forces
I need to get some new reading glasses. On closer inspection the coat of arms on the original photo are not those of Audenshaw. Mea culpa! -
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NickLangley replied to Polsa999's topic in Great Britain: Mervyn Mitton's British & Colonial Police Forces
The coat of arms that are just about visible on the bridge are those of the township of Audenshaw which, technically, was not part of the borough of Ashton-under-Lyne. As for the POW feathers they probably are emblematic of Cheshire of which Audenshaw was, until 1974, a part of. -
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NickLangley replied to Polsa999's topic in Great Britain: Mervyn Mitton's British & Colonial Police Forces
I'm not convinced by the tram theory for picture #2. The brickwork is just too substantial for a tram shed and why have arches? I would say that those are lines for running rail wagons into more secure storage facilities. So definitely railway police of some description.