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Gloucestershire Police Archives

Capturing and sharing Gloucestershire's police history and heritage

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  • Beginnings
  • Strikes to V.I.P.S
  • Out of the station
  • Changing times
  • Truncheons to tasers
  • Police ancestors
Capturing and sharing Gloucestershire's police history and heritage
  • Finding your police ancestors
    Finding your police ancestors
  • Strikes to Royal Visits
    Strikes to Royal Visits
  • Moving with the times
    Moving with the times
  • Out of the Station
    Out of the Station
  • From truncheons to tasers
    From truncheons to tasers

Welcome!

Welcome to the official website of the Gloucestershire Police Archives. Gloucestershire Constabulary is the second oldest county force and has a rich and varied history to share about policing in the heart of the community. You can use this website to browse a selection of photographs and memories taken from our fascinating archive. Whether you are a serving or former member of the Constabulary, have an interest in local police history, or want to find out about a police ancestor, this site has something to offer. Please contribute your feedback, stories and memories.

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Featured content
  • Cheltenham Police Station, Crescent Place

    Cheltenham Police Station, Crescent Place

    Do you have any photographs?
  • We are Still Open for Business

    We are Still Open for Business

  • Police Stations and Houses

    Police Stations and Houses

    We are trying to identify as many police stations and houses as we can from the historic county of Gloucestershire . Can you help?
  • Archive Events

    Archive Events

    We are known throughout the Galaxy
  • Foreword from the Chief Constable

    Foreword from the Chief Constable

    Chief Constable Rod Hansen
  • Foreword from the Police and Crime Commissioner for Gloucestershire

    Foreword from the Police and Crime Commissioner for Gloucestershire

What's new
  • Police Constable 263 John Hayden

    Police Constable 263 John Hayden

    Thanks to David Hanks
  • Police Training Schools

    Police Training Schools

    Police officers use to go to either other force areas for training or to regional training schools
  • How Things Have Changed

    How Things Have Changed

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Recent comments
  • Sue Webb on List of Police Officers – 1890 – 1899Thank you for your comment. The reason for this was the expansion of City of Bristol Police. Police stations at...
  • David Grimshaw on List of Police Officers – 1890 – 1899On 01/11/1897 there appears to be in excess of twenty officers transferring to Bristol. Anyone have any idea why? My...

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