The first organised training school was opened in 1907 at Peel House in Regency Street, Pimlico. Officer recruits undertook a four-week training course before being posted to their beat. Moved to Hendon.
There's a good picture on Flickr but it's copyrighted.
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First police training school
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First Peelers training school
The bronze panel depicts an everyday scene in London at that time - that of a...
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Lieutenant Ralph Charles Fairbairn Cotton
Ralph Charles Fairbairn Cotton was born on 16 January 1883 in Sydenham, Kent (now Greater London), one of the three children of Stephen Fairbairn Cotton (c.1857-1929) and Carrie Henrietta Maria Cot...
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
William Robert Arnell
Resident of Willesden who volunteered in the Anglo Boer War, 1899-1900. William Robert Arnell was born on 22 August 1877, the third of the ten children of Charles Arnell (1847-1931) and Emily Jane...
War served, Other war
1 memorial
P. J. Thompson
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
War served, WW1
1 memorial
Spencer John Bent, VC
Awarded the VC for his heroism on 1-2 November 1914, age 23, while serving in the East Lancashire Regiment. "...he took command, and with great presence of mind and coolness, succeeded in holding h...
War served, WW1
1 memorial
War dead, WW2
1 memorial
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Freddie Mercury
Singer and songwriter. Born Farrokh or Faroukh Bulsara in Government Hospital, Zanzibar, Tanzania. His family moved to Britain in 1964, settling in Feltham. After graduating from college, he tried ...
3 memorials
Cyclist deaths
Much of the street research for LondonRemembers is done by bike. 820 cyclists were killed or seriously injured in 2009 on roads in Britain. Many of these deaths are avoidable. Many of the drivers o...
49 memorials
Colen Campbell
Architect. Born in Scotland, a descendent of the Campbells of Cawdor Castle. One of the initiators of the Neo-Palladian movement through his publication, the 3-part Vitruvius Britannicus.
1 memorial
Frederick Ashton Stratford
A parishioner or member of the congregation of St Matthias, N16, who died in WW1.
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
City of London School 0 - More
EC4, Victoria Embankment, 60
We've listed the statues left to right across the front of the building, with More all on his lonesome on the west (left) facade. The 1...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
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