Knowledge (XXG)

Bristol Constabulary

Source 📝

273: 67:. The main police station was at the Guard House in Wine Street, Clifton's station was at Brandon Hill, St Phillips and St Jacobs at Trinity Road, and Bedminster's at Turnpike Road. Only the Guard House was initially ready, and temporary premises were used until the other stations were complete. In addition to the superintendent, each station had one inspector and six sergeants. The "City" station (Guard House) had 67 constables, Clifton 53, St Phillips and St Jacobs 40, and Bedminster 38. 22: 70:
The first recruits came from a range of other occupations, including 53 labourers, 19 "servants", 10 shoemakers, 9 farmers, several soapboilers, brewers, ropemakers, cordwinders and butchers, one "gentleman" and one jeweller.
63:
At the time of its formation, Bristol Constabulary had an establishment of 232 officers, and was led by Superintendent Joseph Bishop, who had been appointed from the
272: 329: 339: 147: 310: 235: 206: 97: 78: 57: 49: 53: 105: 334: 303: 45: 77:
By 1866 the force had grown to 296 officers, and by 1945 to 814. At the time of its amalgamation into the
296: 64: 229: 200: 280: 101: 279:
This article related to government in the United Kingdom or its constituent countries is a
88:, the usual name given to county forces, since Bristol was a county as well as a city. 323: 21: 85: 125: 195:. Bristol: The Bristol Branch of the Historical Association. pp. 9–10. 44:
from its foundation in 1835 until 1974, when it was amalgamated under the
224:. Bristol: The Bristol branch of the Historical Association. p. 1. 41: 37: 20: 36:, was a police force responsible for policing the city of 284: 74:
The Constabulary took up its duties on 25th June 1836.
256:. Bristol: Avon and Somerset Constabulary. p. 9. 173:. Bristol: Avon and Somerset Constabulary. p. 7. 84:
Unlike most city forces, the force was officially a
81:on 1 April 1974, the force had 1247 officers. 304: 222:The establishment of the Bristol police force 193:The establishment of the Bristol police force 8: 311: 297: 96:Records of the Bristol Constabulary and 117: 227: 198: 25:Cap badge of the Bristol Constabulary 7: 269: 267: 247: 245: 186: 184: 182: 180: 283:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 14: 330:Defunct police forces of England 271: 150:. Avon and Somerset Constabulary 340:United Kingdom government stubs 98:Avon and Somerset Constabulary 79:Avon and Somerset Constabulary 58:Avon and Somerset Constabulary 50:Somerset and Bath Constabulary 16:Former police force in England 1: 254:150 years policing of Bristol 234:: CS1 maint: date and year ( 205:: CS1 maint: date and year ( 171:150 years policing of Bristol 54:Gloucestershire Constabulary 356: 266: 220:Walters, Roderick (1975). 191:Walters, Roderick (1975). 128:. Somerset County Council 46:Local Government Act 1972 252:Hallett, Penny (1986). 169:Hallett, Penny (1986). 148:"History of the Force" 26: 24: 30:Bristol Constabulary 65:Metropolitan Police 34:Bristol City Police 335:History of Bristol 27: 292: 291: 52:and parts of the 347: 313: 306: 299: 275: 268: 258: 257: 249: 240: 239: 233: 225: 217: 211: 210: 204: 196: 188: 175: 174: 166: 160: 159: 157: 155: 144: 138: 137: 135: 133: 126:"Police Records" 122: 106:online catalogue 102:Bristol Archives 355: 354: 350: 349: 348: 346: 345: 344: 320: 319: 318: 317: 264: 262: 261: 251: 250: 243: 226: 219: 218: 214: 197: 190: 189: 178: 168: 167: 163: 153: 151: 146: 145: 141: 131: 129: 124: 123: 119: 114: 94: 17: 12: 11: 5: 353: 351: 343: 342: 337: 332: 322: 321: 316: 315: 308: 301: 293: 290: 289: 276: 260: 259: 241: 212: 176: 161: 139: 116: 115: 113: 110: 93: 90: 40:in south-west 32:, also called 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 352: 341: 338: 336: 333: 331: 328: 327: 325: 314: 309: 307: 302: 300: 295: 294: 288: 286: 282: 277: 274: 270: 265: 255: 248: 246: 242: 237: 231: 223: 216: 213: 208: 202: 194: 187: 185: 183: 181: 177: 172: 165: 162: 149: 143: 140: 127: 121: 118: 111: 109: 107: 103: 99: 91: 89: 87: 82: 80: 75: 72: 68: 66: 61: 59: 55: 51: 47: 43: 39: 35: 31: 23: 19: 285:expanding it 278: 263: 253: 221: 215: 192: 170: 164: 152:. Retrieved 142: 130:. Retrieved 120: 104:(Ref. Pol) ( 100:are held at 95: 86:constabulary 83: 76: 73: 69: 62: 56:to form the 33: 29: 28: 18: 324:Categories 154:16 October 132:16 October 112:References 230:cite book 201:cite book 92:Archives 42:England 38:Bristol 48:with 281:stub 236:link 207:link 156:2015 134:2015 108:). 326:: 244:^ 232:}} 228:{{ 203:}} 199:{{ 179:^ 60:. 312:e 305:t 298:v 287:. 238:) 209:) 158:. 136:.

Index


Bristol
England
Local Government Act 1972
Somerset and Bath Constabulary
Gloucestershire Constabulary
Avon and Somerset Constabulary
Metropolitan Police
Avon and Somerset Constabulary
constabulary
Avon and Somerset Constabulary
Bristol Archives
online catalogue
"Police Records"
"History of the Force"




cite book
link
cite book
link


Stub icon
stub
expanding it
v
t

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.