Name: City of London Police Museum
Rating: 5.0

City of London Police Museum

2 Aldermanbury, London EC2V 7HH, United Kingdom

1-90 Years

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This place is permanently closed.

The City of London Police has been responsible for policing the Square Mile since 1839. Over the course of more than 175 years, the force’s priority has remained the same: keeping the City safe. Today the force is the UK's leading police force for fraud and economic crime.

The City of London Police Museum tells the story of the City of London Police and some of the major events that the police have dealt with.

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Free
Host birthday parties: No

Features

Free guided tours take place on the first Friday of each month
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What to see

Historical evidences and record book of the police through years
The museum tells the history of this unique force and the specific issues that they have had to deal with over the past 175 years, which include Jack the Ripper, the Houndsditch Murders which is still one of the biggest multiple murders of on duty police officers, the bombings of the Blitz, and the latest threat of terrorism from both the IRA and religious fundamentalists.