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A couple of Key Discs. Kevin

More whistles. Kevin

A very nice example of a Button Whistle dated from Bradford Borough Police. Kevin

Two nice examples of early belt buckles. Kevin

Two early collar badges. Kevin

Two examples of QC Cap Badges. Kevin

A KC Cap Badge as issued to Senior Officers. Kevin

Two examples of KC Cap Badges, one solid and one voided. Kevin

A couple of early Cap Badges. The second example was issued to senior officers. Kevin

A couple of QC plates. Kevin

Some more examples of Helmet Plates. The first is a solid KC plate and second a blackened version ( Bradford painted their HPs). The third example is a voided KC plate. Kevin

Hello All, I have recently uploaded some images from Bradford Special Constabulary. I have started this separate posting to display images from Bradford Police. The first two are early Helmet Plates (the Victorian example is unfortunately not in my collection). Kevin

This is another interesting image of a SC Staff from Bradford. It is Victorian. This is unfortunately not in my collection. Kevin

Here is an image of the staff issued to commemorate to General Strike.

Here is an example of the WW11 Lapel Badge in Chrome and Enamel. Although not Special Constabulary, I have added examples of the Police War Reserve, and First Police Reserve badges out of interest.

This is another version of the badge in Chrome & Enamel and a rather unusual example of a tie pin using the brass and enamel type. Kevin

Hello All, I am uploading some images from Bradford City Special Constabulary which might be of interest. This first example is a WW1 Lapel Badge in Enamel and Brass. Kevin

Hi Mervyn, The Berks badge is marked 'sterling silver' with no makers name. The Windsor is marked 'Botley & Lewin, Reading'. The other badges have no makers names. Out of interest, I have been in contact with the local museum at Alnwick and have started to share the documents with them. Hopefully, they may also trace some of the people mentioned in the file. I will try to find the time to upload or copy some other pages soon. If you think the wheel barrows etc.. are heavy duty, you should see the inventories of all the farms (including live stock) which I wouldn't inflict on anybody. Kevin

Hello Brian, Reading is the county seat of Berkshire. Here are a couple of examples of lapel badges. Kind regards, Kevin

Hello Brian, Picking up on your question about Windsor Castle. Yes, it is in Berkshire and I lived a few miles away from Windsor for many happy years. Berkshire is a lovely county. Out of interest, I have attached a couple of images of Windsor SC badges , one of which is very similar to the county issue. Kind regards, Kevin

Hello, Taking up on Nick's point, here are another two examples from Berkshire, this time lapel badges, with a lot of detailed work. Kind regards, Kevin

Hello Brian, This is another Berkshire brassard issued without an identifying number. Kind regards, Kevin

Hello Nick, Another very fine example. I was particularly interested in learning about the mischief with the Coat of Arms. Thank you very much for sharing it. Kevin B

Hello Leigh, The colour does definitively appear to be a green instead of a blue. Kevin

RE :- Grimsby. During my rooting around yesterday I came across an intriguing piece of information relating to the town. The images relating to this topic were, unfortunately, copyrighted so I will attempt to explain the content. There is in existence at Grimsby the original Roll of Honour for Grimsby County Borough Fire Brigade 1914 - 1918. The Roll lists numerous firemen under the two headings 'Regular Firemen' and 'Special Firemen'. A few questions come to mind on which members might perhaps give me guidance. Was Grimsby Fire Brigade run by the Borough Police during the Great War? This was very common practice in urban areas prior to WW11 but I can find no definitive answer in relation to Grimsby. If this was the case, were the 'Special Firemen' sworn in as Special Constables for the conflict and then used exclusively to work alongside the regular 'fire bobbies'? Are there any other examples from other parts of the Country? I have not come across this term before and would welcome any commnet(s). Kevin