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Metropolitan Police officers in the station canteenA group of Metropolitan Police officers relaxing in the canteen at West End Central police station during a tea break. Included in the photograph are PCs Ian Fletcher, John Foxley, Arthur Webb
Met Police Commissioner, Operation BumblebeeThe Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Sir Paul Condon (now Baron Condon, b 1947), giving a talk about Operation Bumblebee, a campaign for burglary prevention launched in 1993. Date: circa 1993
Group of people in ragtime fancy dressA group of people in ragtime style fancy dress, including a cowboy on a mule, two policemen, men in drag, a pierrot, a chef, and a few blacked-up faces. Date: 1920s
Police at a Tonypandy colliery, Glamorgan, South WalesNumerous policemen (nicknamed Devonshires) on duty at a colliery engine house in the Tonypandy area of Glamorgan, South Wales, during the riots of 1910
Met Police officer at Piccadilly Circus, LondonA Metropolitan Police officer on duty at Piccadilly Circus in Central London, speaking on his walkie talkie radio. There are neon advertisements for Coca Cola, Cinzano, Skol, Volkswagen
Patients playing bar billiards, Medical Centre, HendonScene at the Metropolitan Police Medical Centre, Hendon, north west London, showing three patients, two in dressing gown and pyjamas, one in shirt and trousers, playing bar billiards in a rest room
Police in the BlitzA Metropolitan Police officer dressed for the London Blitz during World War II
Police Uniforms 1969Police officers wearing experimental uniforms from 1969 - Not general issue. Metropolitan Police Date: 1969
Police Officer UniformPolice officer in uniform. Metropolitan Police
Bashful model and six policemenThe Bashful Model. It takes six policemen to restrain a suspect long enough for him to be photographed
Police Officer & StrayPolice officer walking stray dog to lost and found home in London Metropolitan Police
Police firearms incident, undated
PolicemanPolice officer marks gap in hedge where deceased was lying
A group photograph of police station staff
Harlesdon police station
Police brutality, Satire. Spain
Pulled over for speedingA flapper girl pulled over for speeding by two policemen. The caption reads " You needn t say anymore, Miss. We know all the excuses. Yours is the eleventh on the list!" Date: 1928- 1929
Police and strikers during railway strike, DublinPolice holding strikers back to allow non-union men to pass to Kingsbridge Station (now known as Heuston Station) in Dublin, Ireland. 1911
The Prince of Wales Hospital Carnival, North London
Police guard for Slate Club Money, Old Street, LondonIn what was then the largest Slate Club in England, 15, 000 in cash was distributed to the 13, 000 members of the New Tabernacle Church, Old Street, London
Police arriving during London Dock StrikeLondon policemen arriving at the scene of disturbances caused by dock strikers. 1911
Llanelli railway strike riots, WalesOne of the coal-carrying trucks in Llanelli, Wales, which rioters wrecked during the railway strike. 1911
London policeman and Lord Nelson lookalikeA London policeman and a participant in the Lord Mayors Show, City of London, dressed as Lord Nelson. circa 1911
Cub scouts washing police car, SurreyCub Scouts washing and cleaning a Police Triumph Herald car in Surrey during Scout Job Week. 1974
West Southwark Slate Club paying out, LondonScene showing people collecting their money on paying out day of the West Southwark Slate Club in London. A Slate Club was a society whose members contributed small sums weekly or monthly to a fund
Policeman helping a young boy cross the roadA Metropolitan Police officer from the Holborn Division, helping a young boy cross the road safely. The white arm sleeves show that the officer is on point duty. Date: circa 1930s
Metropolitan Police officers on horseback in a field, undergoing training. Smoke rises from two smouldering bundles on the ground, to familiarise the men and horses with smoky conditions
Metropolitan police officer and dog with shopkeeperA Metropolitan police officer with his Alsatian dog chats with a shopkeeper in front of his shop. late 20th century
Metropolitan Police officer with man and two boysA Metropolitan Police officer in the original Peelers uniform looks sternly at a man and two boys, who don t seem a bit intimidated. Date: circa 1860s
Two nurses with patient in hospital wardTwo nurses make sure a patient is comfortable in his bed in a hospital ward, possibly somewhere in East London. The patient is a convalescing policeman. Date: late 1960s
Metropolitan Police group at the time of the Dock StrikeMetropolitan Police N Division, a group photograph at the time of the Dock Strike, with a ship called the Ping Suey in the background. Date: 1912
Two Metropolitan Police officers with boys on estateTwo Metropolitan Police officers with three boys on the Chalk Hill Estate, Wembley, Middlesex. Date: circa 1970s
Metropolitan Police officers inside a carThree Metropolitan Police officers inside a car. The man in the back is wearing headphones, and is making notes. By this time some cars were fitted with two-way radio transmission equipment
Metropolitan Police officer with horse and childrenA Metropolitan Police officer introduces his horse to a group of children. Another officer does the same in the background on the left. circa 1990s
Student demonstration, County Hall, Central LondonStreet scene during a student demonstration outside County Hall, Central London. A group of students sit on a raised plinth, while Metropolitan Police officers and photographers stand around
Metropolitan Police officer with sandbags in wartimeA Metropolitan Police officer with sandbags in the background, during the Second World War. Date: circa 1940s
Two Metropolitan police officers with dogs in a woodTwo Metropolitan police officers with their dogs, one an Alsatian, near a lake in a wood. Either a training exercise or part of an investigation. Date: circa 1960s
Police and anti-fascist demonstrators, Central LondonStreet scene in Central London, showing police (some on foot, some on horseback) with a crowd of anti-fascist demonstrators. The event appears to be fairly peaceful. Date: late 1970s
Metropolitan Police officer fitted with his uniformA newly recruited Metropolitan Police officer who has just been fitted with his uniform and helmet at a police clothing store in Lambeth Road, south east London
Metropolitan Police officers in an informal group photographA large group of Metropolitan Police officers in an informal group photograph, in a back garden or yard with hanging baskets above them
Metropolitan Police group photograph at exhibitionGroup photograph of Metropolitan Police officers, male and female, posing with a police car on an exhibition stand. A banner bears the words: Beat crime -- join us. Date: circa 1970s
Metropolitan Police B Division officers playing draughtsOfficers of the Metropolitan Police B Division playing draughts during a rest break at the station. Two men are sitting at a table playing, with four men standing and watching. Date: circa 1930s
Metropolitan Police officer on horsebackA Metropolitan Police officer, Superintendent Pryke of J Division, on horseback. circa 1905
Metropolitan Police officer in late 1920s uniformA Metropolitan Police officer in a head and shoulders portrait. This style of uniform was worn between 1926 and 1931. The letters WP, seen on his collar, replaced the letters MP in 1931
Metropolitan Police officer with three medalsA Metropolitan Police officer, Alfred Thomas Cook, with three medals on his jacket, in a head and shoulders portrait. Date: early 20th century
Newly recruited Metropolitan Police officers in uniformA line of newly recruited Metropolitan Police officers are fitted with their uniforms and helmets at a police clothing store in Lambeth Road, south east London
Princess Alexandra visiting Convalescent Police HomePrincess Alexandra (b 1936) visiting the Convalescent Police Seaside Home at 205 Kingsway, Hove, East Sussex. She is shaking hands with PC Arthur Mendoza of the Metropolitan Police QK Division
Poll Tax demonstration, Central LondonA Metropolitan Police officer in the middle of a peaceful crowd of demonstrators during the Poll Tax demonstrations in Central London