City of London Police Museum

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Exterior of the Guildhall where the City of London Police Museum is located. City of London Police Museum - Joy of Museums.jpg
Exterior of the Guildhall where the City of London Police Museum is located.

The City of London Police Museum was a museum housed at the Guildhall, City of London. It treated the history of the City of London Police. [1] Exhibits included uniforms, Victorian-era police equipment and artefacts, communication devices, World War II displays, and exhibits about Jack the Ripper and other famous murder cases.

The museum relocated in November 2016 to the space formerly used by the Clockmakers' Museum, next to the Guildhall Library. [2] The new museum was funded by a £90,000 Heritage Lottery Fund grant. [2] [3] It was closed to become a COVID testing centre during the COVID-19 pandemic on the understanding that it would reopen there when possible, but - despite a decision by the COLP Authority Board to do so on 2 May 2023 [4] - this had still not occurred as of 2025.

References

  1. ↑ City of London Police Museum website
  2. 1 2 Bodger, Nick (22 October 2010). "Culture, Heritage and Libraries Committee report" (PDF). City of London Corporation. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "Inside London's quirkiest new museum". The Daily Telegraph. 3 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "City of London Police Authority Board, Tuesday 2nd May 2023, 11.00am". City of London Corporation.

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