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Met Police officer on a street cornerA Metropolitan Police officer on the beat somewhere in Central London, approaching a street corner
Met Police officer in a London parkA Metropolitan Police officer on duty in a London park holds up his right hand to stop a motorist. He is holding a small machine in his left hand, possibly used for measuring speed of travel
Policemen with gas masksA group of London policemen kitted up with gas masks and respirators (in canvas bags), prior to the outbreak of World War Two
Metropolitan Police theatricals, showing five performers on a raised stage. There is a tea hut on the right, advertising tea, coffee and sandwiches, with a man serving an elderly customer
War Reserve policemen, LondonA group of War Reserve policemen in London pose for their photograph during the Second World War. They are wearing tin helmets and striped armbands
Two policemen on a war damaged streetTwo policemen with a man in uniform (possibly a civil defence worker) on a war damaged street in London
Duchess of Gloucester at Met Police cadets paradeBirgitte, Duchess of Gloucester (b 1946) with police commissioners at a parade of Metropolitan Police cadets
Woman and patients at the Medical Centre, HendonScene at the Metropolitan Police Medical Centre, Hendon, north west London, showing a woman in overalls discussing a game of chess with three patients in a hospital ward
Nurse and patient at the Medical Centre, HendonScene at the Metropolitan Police Medical Centre, Hendon, north west London, with a nurse taking a patients temperature with a thermometer
Temporary road works signal, LondonA temporary road works police traffic signal, set up by the Metropolitan Police on a London street. A man with a motorcycle and sidecar waits alongside
Patients in cafeteria, Medical Centre, HendonScene at the Metropolitan Police Medical Centre, Hendon, north west London, showing five patients in the cafeteria enjoying a hot meal served by a catering lady
Nurse at the Medical Centre, HendonScene at the Metropolitan Police Medical Centre, Hendon, north west London, with a nurse selecting medicines from a cupboard, while referring to a checklist on a clipboard
Nurse and matron at the Medical Centre, HendonScene at the Metropolitan Police Medical Centre, Hendon, north west London, showing a matron sitting at her desk while a nurse stands respectfully behind her
Patients relaxing at the Medical Centre, HendonScene at the Metropolitan Police Medical Centre, Hendon, north west London, showing patients relaxing with visitors in a rest room. One patient has his leg in plaster, and is watching television
Group of Special Constables, LondonA group of eleven Special Constables of the Metropolitan Police, London, pose for their photograph. They are all in uniform, and some have decorations from the First World War above their left pocket
Group of policemen, Battersea, LondonA group of policemen pose for their photograph at Battersea in south west London. They are all in uniform, some wearing helmets, others (the Special Constables) in peaked caps
Policemen in gas masks on their motor cyclesTwo long lines of Metropolitan Police officers on their motor cycles, one with a sidecar. They are all wearing masks in case of a gas attack. Sandbags are piled up outside the building on the right
Met Police stopwatch -- outer casingA Metropolitan Police issue stopwatch for the purpose of catching speeding motorists. This method worked on the principle of timing motorists over specific distances to estimate their speed
Nurse, doctor and patient at the Medical Centre, HendonScene at the Metropolitan Police Medical Centre, Hendon, north west London, with a nurse (probably matron) and a doctor attending to a patient
Met Police male voice choir, Ealing, LondonThe Metropolitan Police " T" Division (Ealing) Male Voice Choir, posing for their photograph in uniform on a street in Ealing, west London. Photo by Wakefields of Ealing
Met Police Thames DivisionA diver of the Underwater Search Unit of the Metropolitan Police boarding a Thames Division launch after searching in the River Thames, London
Patient playing darts, Medical Centre, HendonScene at the Metropolitan Police Medical Centre, Hendon, north west London, showing a patient in dressing gown and pyjamas playing darts in a rest room
Nurses and patient at the Medical Centre, HendonScene at the Metropolitan Police Medical Centre, Hendon, north west London, with two nurses attending to a patient
Police officer using a radio, LondonA Metropolitan Police officer using a small walkie talkie radio made by Motorola on a London street
GATSO speed cameraA GATSO speed camera with two Metropolitan Police officers
Nurse with equipment at the Medical Centre, HendonScene at the Metropolitan Police Medical Centre, Hendon, north west London, with a nurse wheeling an oxygen cylinder
Nurse and patients at the Medical Centre, HendonScene at the Metropolitan Police Medical Centre, Hendon, north west London, showing a nurse with two patients in a rest room
Police Notice -- Street Crossing SignalsA Police Notice showing Street Crossing Signals in Bridge Street, New Palace Yard, London, close to Parliament and the Met Police headquarters
Traffic Accident Group carA late 1940s Traffic Accident Group car, which was manned by two police officers, with two solo motorcyclists accompanying it
Traffic Accident Investigation officers at workMet Police Traffic Accident Investigation officers measuring distances on the road to determine speed and braking distance
Police cars parked outside a stationPolice cars parked outside a police station
Morris Minor police carA Morris Minor police car making its way along a London street
Met Police officer, Victorian periodA Metropolitan Police officer, PC Vincent, in the mid-Victorian period, posing for his photograph in a studio. He is wearing the original Peelers swallowtail jacket
Banks of Filing - Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyThe Metropolitan Life Insurance Companys Home Office Building in New York City. A view of the filing section - then, the largest outfit of steel filing cases in the world!
Boys Eating, Training Ship, Exmouth, Grays, EssexBoys eating buns on the Training Ship Exmouth, operated from 1876 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board on the Thames off Grays, Essex
Edward Prince of Wales visiting Training Ship ExmouthHRH Edward, Prince of Wales, visiting the Training Ship Exmouth on the occasion of its golden jubilee in 1926. The ship was operated by the Metropolitan Asylums Board on the River Thames off Grays
Bootblack at Prince of Wales investiture, Caernarvon
MAB Headquarters, Carmelite Street, LondonHeadquarters of the Metropolitan Asylums Board at the corner of Carmelite Street on the Victoria Embankment, Central London
MAB Early Motor Ambulance, LondonA driver at the wheel of one of the first motor ambulances to be operated by Londons Metropolitan Asylums Board in around 1905
MAB Ambulance Interior, LondonInterior of one of the ambulances operated by Londons Metropolitan Asylums Board in around 1930, showing a patient lying on a bed and a nurse sitting at his side
Children at Queen Marys Childrens Hospital, CarshaltonChildren in the hot water bathing pool at the Queen Marys Childrens Hospital, Carshalton, Surrey. The hospital was opened in 1908 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board
Millfield Seaside Home, Littlehampton, SussexChildren and nurses outside the Millfield Seaside Home at Rustington, Littlehampton, Sussex. The Home was opened by the Metropolitan Asylums Board in 1904 as a seaside sanatorium for children
King George V Sanatorium, Godalming, SurreyAerial view of the 230-bed King George V Sanatorium between Milford and Hydestile near Godalming in Surrey. It was established in 1922 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board as part of their expanding
Park Hospital, Hither Green, south east LondonA view of the Park Hospital, Hither Green, south east London. The Park was one of the fever hospitals opened by the Metropolitan Asylums Board between 1870
Lower Southern Hospital, Gore Farm, Dartford, KentThe Lower Southern Hospital at Gore Farm, near Dartford, Kent, during its First World War use as a military hospital. The hospital was set up in 1883 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board for smallpox
Sea bathing at Millfield Seaside Home, Littlehampton, SussexSea bathing at the Millfield Seaside Home at Rustington, Littlehampton, Sussex. The Home was opened by the Metropolitan Asylums Board in 1904 as a seaside sanatorium for children suffering
MAB Mead Works, Carnwath Road, Fulham, LondonInterior of the Metropolitan Asylum Boards Mead Works on Carnwath Road, Fulham, south west London, used for the building of ambulance bodies
Orchard Convalescent Hospital, Dartford, KentThe Orchard Convalescent Hospital at Long Reach, near Dartford, Kent, during its First World War deployment as a military hospital for overseas troops, mainly Australians