In 1830 local divisions, one for each borough and each with its own station, were established. These were known by letters of the alphabet. e.g. M division was for Southwark.
Wikipedia states the Met is "the first modern and professional police force in the world" though the establishment of the Marine Police preceded the land-based force by over 30 years, and Commissioners of Police for Scotland were appointed in 1714. It's all in the definition.
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Metropolitan Police
The bronze panel depicts an everyday scene in London at that time - that of a...
{On the top, diamond, plaque:} This tree is dedicated to PC Patrick Dunne who...
Site of Scotland Yard, first headquarters of the Metropolitan Police, 1829 - ...
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Metropolitan Police
What a great plaque. The inscription is inside a laurel wreath, in front of a...
Served in India and South Africa. He named Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape...
Crushed under a collapsing wall in Shoe Lane or St Bride Street while fightin...
British field marshal, served in India and the Boer War. Born India to an Iri...
Served in the navy in 1944-8. Entered business and was the founding member o...
