Headquarters staff in 1920 outside New Court Police Headquarters, Lansdown Rd. Cheltenham. Back Row left to right; Police Constables Crouch, Jotcham, Orderly Keyse, Police Constables Lippett, Wynniatt. Middle row left to right: Miss Watts, Police Constables Williams, Large, Woman Police Constable Hagley, Police Constables Wakefield, Birchard, Miss Stowell. Seated left to right: Police Sergeant T.A. James, Inspector J Evans, Superintendent J.B. Biggs, Chief Superintendent Cooke, Inspector A. Sainsbury,Police Sergeants J.A. Price, G. Pugh. (Gloucestershire Police Archive URN 116)
Cheltenham Chronicle and Gloucester Graphic
Headquarters staff 1932-33. Back row: Police Constable H. Boucher, Police Constable Robinson, Police Sergeant A. Newman, Police Sergeant A.H. Carter (later Deputy Chief Constable,) Police Constable Hamilton, Police Constable Oakley, Detective Constable Walkley. Front row: Detective Sergeant A. Hancock, Hilda Spooner (Typist), Deputy Chief Constable Goulder, Chief Superintendent A. Sainsbury, Florence Ford (Typist,) Detective Inspector J. Green. (Gloucestershire Police Archive URN 84)
A flood in Headquarters stores. Left to right Les Gwilliam, Force Tailor, Martin Gardner Senior Administration Officer, Ken the handyman ! ( he was only ever known as “Ken the handyman” !! The cigarette was ever present) Last, but not least. Mr Horace Tallis, Headquarters storeman for many years. (Gloucestershire Police Archives URN 2211)
Photograph from Martyn Hillier
The day we put the 4 new (first) BMWs on the road, in 1976. Mr Bill Bacon, of the HOWMU ! It was always called Radio Workshops, but any official correspondence was always to the Home Office Wireless Maintenance Unit. Bill fitted radios to the cars and bikes. From left Bill Bacon, Police Constables Andy Hampton, Martyn Hillier and Traffic Sergeant Ken Hughes. (Gloucestershire Police Archives URN 2210)
Photograph from Martyn Hillier
Early 1990s - new workshops open at Bamfurlong Left to right: Superintendent Joe Skipsey,Mike Barwick (Fleet Manager) Clive Morefield, Mike Rowles, Paul Elston, Peter Davies, Mrs Pam Emmet, Rob Stanley, John Arscott, Rod Stone, Dennis Woodward, Pat Harris, Brian Curtis and Len Whitty. (Gloucestershire Police Archives URN 2271)
Photograph from Martyn Hillier
The police force has always had civilian staff from typists to mechanics from canteen staff to post room staff with many more roles between.
Interestingly in the early days Police wives did a lot of unpaid work for the constabulary. Police officers were required to live in the place where they worked so their wives (who were not allowed to work until 1940) were expected to answer the telephone, and take reports at the door if their husband was out. It is believed that they also did matron duties when there were female prisoners.
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![Force Welfare Officer [retired Police Sergeant] Ronald Spencer, George Medal, on the occasion of the award of his Order of the British Empire in autumn 1985. (Gloucestershire Police Archives URN 465)](https://gloucestershirepolicearchives.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/465-745x566.jpg "URN 465 Ronald Spencer award of his OBE in 1985.")
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The unknown police officer next to Baljeet Mann on the training department photograph is Police Constable Judith Davies
URN 1171, The cadet is Gerry Blyth, went on to become Sgt.
I believe the unknown officer in the training department picture URN 1993 between John Squires and Charlie Thomas at the back is PC Mark Wood
Thank you.
Ref Canteen Staff photo. Thankyou Colin Manton for putting the record straight. John Compton.
In the picture of the Headquarters Canteen staff, Gwen Tallen is actually Gwen Tarren, formerly Gwen Compton.
Male kneeling in training department photo is Shane Wood Force PTI. PC Wayne in same photo is Wayne Wright
The first officer in the training department photograph is P C Chris Perrett
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