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Lee Conservancy Police

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In 1900 two officers were employed for the lower end of the river, and by 1908 there were four officers. In 1913 a report from the "Engineer and Manager" stated that the five constables then employed were overworked and would benefit from assistance. He also asked that they be issued with police
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Although police officers appear to have been appointed to keep order in the Hackney Cut as early as 1848, the first reference to a police officer of the Conservancy Board is from 1871, when William Ross, previously a member of the
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c. cliv) with effect from 1 April 1869. The Board replaced the former Trustees of the Lea Navigation, and was responsible for 50 miles of navigable waterways which included the Lea Navigation and, from 1911, the
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During the Second World War police numbers increased, and by 1948 there was a Superintendent, Inspector, Sergeant and eleven constables.
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for threatening him with violence whilst he was directing traffic on the river.
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The Lee Conservancy Board was established under the
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Lee Navigation
British Transport Police
Lee Conservancy Act 1868
31 & 32 Vict.
River Stort Navigation
Marine Police Force
bargeman
helmets
canal system of Great Britain was nationalised in 1948
British Transport Commission
British Transport Police
Law enforcement in the United Kingdom
List of defunct law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom
Canals of the United Kingdom
"British Waterways Board: Lee Conservancy Board [ACC/2423/P/1930 - ACC/2423/P/3786]"
The National Archives



"Lee Conservancy Police and Water Bailiffs"
"River Lea Police"
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"Canal Policing after 1948"
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Private and military police forces of the United Kingdom
Airports
Belfast International
British Airports Authority

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