West Midlands Police Museum
 The museum's entrance, in Court Road | |
| Location | Court Road, Sparkhill, Birmingham, England |
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| Coordinates | 52°27′02″N 1°51′54″W / 52.45060°N 1.86488°WCoordinates: 52°27′02″N 1°51′54″W / 52.45060°N 1.86488°W |
| Type | Police museum |
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| Owner | West Midlands Police |
| Website |
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The West Midlands Police Museum is located in a wing of Sparkhill police station, Birmingham, England, which was formerly a courtroom.[1][2]
One of two museums operated by the West Midlands Police, it is only open by appointment or on occasional open days.[1][3] The main part of the collection relates to Birmingham City Police.[1]
The museum houses comprehensive archives of the West Midlands Police and its predecessors dating back to the formation of Birmingham City Police in 1839,[4][5] as well as a small collection of paintings, including a portrait of Sir Charles Horton Rafter, the longest-serving Chief Constable of Birmingham.[6] The archives contain records of all police officers who served in the area of the present West Midlands Police and are of particular interest to genealogists.[7]
Sparkhill Library occupies the adjacent building.
References
- 1 2 3 "Police museum". West Midlands Police. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ↑ "West Midlands Police Museum". The Caravan Club. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ↑ "Repository Details". ARCHON Directory. The National Archives. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ↑ "Birmingham City Police 1839 -1974". West Midlands Police. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ↑ Young, Gary (17 Dec 2013). "West Midlands Police Museum goes back to Victorian times". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ↑ "Your Paintings - West Midlands Police Museum". BBC Online. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ↑ "Genealogy Information". West Midlands Police. Archived from the original on 19 August 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2014.