West Midlands Police Museum
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| Location | The Lock-up, Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham, England |
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| Coordinates | 52°29′03″N 1°53′37″W / 52.484218°N 1.893699°W |
| Type | Police museum |
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| Owner | West Midlands Police |
| Website | museum |
The West Midlands Police Museum is located in a Victorian cell block on Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham, England, which was operational from 1891 until 2016.
The museum houses artifacts and archives of the West Midlands Police and its predecessors dating back to before the formation of Birmingham City Police in 1839,[1][2] as well as a small collection of paintings, including a portrait of Sir Charles Horton Rafter, the longest-serving Chief Constable of Birmingham.[3] The archives contain many records of police officers who served in the area of the present West Midlands Police.[4]
The museum re-opened in April 2022 in the Grade II listed Victorian cell block[5] at the former Steelhouse Lane police station following a heritage lottery-funded refurbishment.[6] The collection was previously displayed in a wing of Sparkhill police station, which was formerly a courtroom.[7][8]
It is one of two museums operated by the West Midlands Police, the other being in Coventry.
References
[edit]- ^ "Birmingham City Police 1839 -1974". West Midlands Police. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ^ Young, Gary (17 December 2013). "West Midlands Police Museum goes back to Victorian times". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ^ "Your Paintings - West Midlands Police Museum". Art UK. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ^ "Genealogy Information". West Midlands Police. Archived from the original on 19 August 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1221212)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ "Police museum takes a leap closer to reality". West Midlands Police. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "Police museum". West Midlands Police. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "West Midlands Police Museum". The Caravan Club. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
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