The 'West Midlands Police Museum is located in a Victorian cell block on Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham, England, which was operational from 1891 until 2016.
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| Location | The Lock-up, Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham,England |
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| Coordinates | 52°29′03″N 1°53′37″W / 52.4842181°N 1.8936986°W |
| Type | Police Museum |
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| Owner | West Midlands Police |
| Website | museum |
One of two museums operated by the West Midlands Police, (the other is in Coventry). The Lock-up is open to the public and for school/group visits and special events. Visit the website for more details: https://museum.west-midlands.police.uk.
The museum houses comprehensive artifacts and archives of the West Midlands Police and its predecessors dating back to before the formation of Birmingham City Police in 1839,[1][2] as well as a small collection of paintings, including a portrait of Sir Charles Horton Rafter, the longest-serving Chief Constable of Birmingham.[3] The archives contain many records of police officers who served in the area of the present West Midlands Police and are of particular interest to genealogists.[4]
The museum re-opened in April 2022 at the Victorian listed cell block at Steelhouse Lane police station following a heritage lottery-funded refurbishment. .[5]
References edit
- ^ "Birmingham City Police 1839 -1974". West Midlands Police. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ^ Young, Gary (17 December 2013). "West Midlands Police Museum goes back to Victorian times". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ^ "Your Paintings - West Midlands Police Museum". Art UK. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ^ "Genealogy Information". West Midlands Police. Archived from the original on 19 August 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ^ "Police museum takes a leap closer to reality". West Midlands Police. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
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