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Five police officers, including Inspector Helen Hunt, who is wearing the Norman Hartnell style womens uniform introduced in 1968
Male and female police officers at an inspection paradePolice officers (including one woman) taking part in an inspection parade, Met Police, London. Date: circa early 1960s
Male and female police officers in Nijmegen March, HollandMale and female police officers of the Met Police taking part in a Nijmegen March in Holland. Date: 1950s
CS Winifred Barker and Superintendent Shirley BeckeWinifred Theodora Barker (c1909-1995), third commander of the Met Police A4 (Women s) Branch, rising to the rank of Chief Superintendent in 1960
Police officers in canteen at Peel House, LondonPolice officers, male and female, drinking cups of tea in the canteen at Peel House, a Met Police training centre in London. Date: circa 1930s
Woman police officer on the phone in a police stationWoman police officer (Maggie Coombs) on the telephone in a police station. Date: circa late 1970s
Woman police officer with motorcycle, Hendon, LondonWoman police officer under instruction on a motorcycle at Hendon, North London, May 1960. At this time, training courses were being run for WPCs in the use of a new type of lightweight motor scooter
Women police officers at a bowling alley, possibly taking part in a competition. They are, from left to right, Margaret Newbon, Monica Ryan, Jennifer Smith, Alison Blair and WPS Roberta Strickland
Sir George Sinclair inspecting UK policewomen, CyprusSir George Sinclair (1912-2005), Deputy Governor of Cyprus (1955-1960), during an inspection of 53 UK women police officers on their arrival at training school in Cyprus in April 1957
Barbara Denis de Vitre, Assistant HMI, visiting GermanyAssistant HMI (His/Her Majestys Inspectorate of Constabulary) Barbara Denis de Vitre, on a postwar visit to Germany, where she was an expert consultant on the employment of women in the German police
Barbara Denis de Vitre, Assistant HMI, Stuttgart, GermanyAssistant HMI (His/Her Majestys Inspectorate of Constabulary) Barbara Denis de Vitre, on a postwar visit to Germany, where she was an expert consultant on the employment of women in the German police
Women police officers singing in choir, Met Police, LondonWomen police officers singing in the first womens choir, Met Police, London. The conductor is Sybil Hill. Date: circa 1948
Group photo, women police officers outside KLM officesGroup photo, ten women police officers of the Met Police, outside the KLM (Dutch airline) offices. They were on their way to Nijmegen, to take part in the Marches
Two women police officers mounting horses, LondonTwo women police officers in the process of mounting their horses in a Central London street. Women were appointed to the Mounted Branch in 1970. Date: circa 1977
Police officers relaxing, Met Police, LondonA group of male and female police officers, some of them sergeants, relaxing in a rest room, some reading newspapers or books, others chatting. Among them, on the right, is WPS Beatrice Bygrave
WPC Lesley Moore, Metropolitan Police, Stanhope Gold MedalThe Stanhope Gold Medal of the Royal Humane Society, awarded to WPC Lesley Moore, Charing Cross Division, Metropolitan Police, London in January 1992
Woman police officer on bicycle, Met PoliceWoman police officer (mobile officer) riding a bicycle along a country road, wearing uniform with a duty armband. Date: circa 1950s
Margaret Thatcher meeting Metropolitan Police officersMargaret Thatcher (Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, nee Roberts, 1925-2013), who served as British Conservative Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990
Woman police officer with car and radio, Egham, SurreyWoman police officer (mobile officer) on duty in Egham, Surrey, standing by a police car and speaking on a handheld radio
Two police officers with motorcycles, LondonTwo police officers (one male, one female: Margaret Cheesley) with motorcycles, Epsom, Surrey. At this time, training courses were being run for WPCs in the use of a new type of lightweight motor
Women police dog handlers with drug sniffer dogs, LondonTwo women police dog handlers with drug sniffer dogs, Met Police, London. They are (left) Sandra Kertzen with Snoopy, and (right) Lyn Nicholson with Barry
Chief Superintendent Winifred Barker in her officeWinifred Theodora Barker (c1909-1995), third commander of the Met Police A4 (Women s) Branch, rising to the rank of Chief Superintendent in 1960
Woman police officer in reflective uniform, LondonWoman police officer in yellow reflective jacket and dark trousers, holding a white protective helmet with visor. Date: circa 1990s
Dorothy Peto, first Woman Superintendent, Met PoliceDorothy Olivia Georgiana Peto (1886-1974), first Woman Superintendent in the London Metropolitan Police. She served from 1930 until 1946, receiving the OBE in 1920 and the Kings Police Medal in 1944
Woman police officer in uniform, LondonWoman police officer in woollen V-neck jumper and trousers, together with the reinforced bowler hat introduced in 1985. Date: circa 1985
Woman police officer in coat and bowler hat, LondonWoman police officer in a coat from the mix and match uniform introduced in 1977, together with the reinforced bowler hat introduced in 1985. Date: circa 1985
Woman police officer in Bather uniform, LondonWoman police officer posing in the Bather style uniform which was worn from 1946 to 1968 -- double-breasted overcoat (winter wear), white shirt and tie, peaked cap with badge, and duty armband
Woman police officer talking in a school classroomWoman police officer (Helen Parnell) talking to a group of children in a school classroom. Date: circa 1980s
Woman police officer at Piccadilly Circus, London, surrounded by pedestrians on a busy day. She is wearing the new style Norman Hartnell uniform, introduced in 1968. Date: circa late 1960s
Woman police officer outside police station, LondonWoman police officer (Peggy Spalton) standing outside a London police station. Date: circa 1960s
Woman police officer in portrait photoWoman police officer (Winnie Gould) in a portrait photo, in the Bather style uniform which was worn from 1946 to 1968 -- four-buttoned jacket with matching material belt, white shirt and tie
Two women police officers walking along London streetTwo women police officers (Sergeant Neale, left, and Constable Cooper, right) walking along a London street. Date: circa 1960s
Woman police officer and woman with handbag, LondonWoman police officer talking to a young woman with a handbag outside a shop on a London street, and making notes in a notebook. Date: circa 1960s
Woman police officer standing by mounted policeman, LondonWoman police officer standing by a mounted policeman just off Hammersmith Bridge, West London. Date: circa 1950s
Woman police officer and woman with handbagWoman police officer, Sergeant Greta Drinkwater (nee Saban), talking to a woman with a handbag in a London street. Drinkwater would rise to the rank of Chief Superintendent
Two women police officers in a London streetTwo women police officers (Valerie Fenner, left, and Sarah Phillips, right) walking along a London street with a wrought iron gate in the background. Date: circa 1950s
Five police officers outside Peel House, LondonA group of five police officers (four women and one man) outside Peel House, a Met Police training centre in London, with a police public call box immediately behind them
Woman police officer in air raid helmet, London, WW2Portrait photo of a woman police officer wearing an air raid helmet in London during the Second World War. Date: 1940s
Group of six women police officers in London, WW2Group of six women police officers, one of them a sergeant, wearing air raid helmets and carrying canvas bags in London during the Second World War. Date: 1940s
Two women police officers in London, WW2Two women police officers on duty wearing air raid helmets on a London street during the Second World War. They are WPCs Ivy Baxter and Beatrice Gargrave (both joined June 1937). Date: 1940s
Women police officers at work, WEC, London. They are Sergeant Patricia May Atkinson (seated left, joined August 1946), and Constables Ada Sandy (joined July 1928)
Woman police officer, Charlotte Grace Dixon, LondonAn early woman police officer, Inspector Charlotte Grace Dixon, who joined the Metropolitan Police in 1920. Date: early 1920s
Woman police officer Beatrice Wills, LondonPortrait photo of Beatrice Wills (nee Wakefield), an early woman police officer. She joined the force in January 1919, and is seen here wearing the Stanley Uniform, introduced in that year
150th Anniversary of the Bow Street RunnersPC Carol Price chats to PC Dave Edwards with his horse, and PC Stephen Cass. Carol Price was the last policewoman ever to wear this uniform on the streets of London
Woman police officer Marion Macmillan in Northern IrelandWoman police officer Marion Macmillan, Head of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) Women Police Branch in Northern Ireland, seen here shaking hands with a VIP at a womens parade
Four police officers playing mixed doubles tennisFour police officers (including WPC Alison Blair, right) playing a mixed doubles tennis match. Date: circa 1960s
Group photo, women police officers in cricket teamGroup photo, women police officers in a cricket team. They include WPC Haywood (centre, holding cup), Commander Sally Hubbard, ? Summers, Superintendent Joan Partridge, ? Sims
Presentation of cup to cricket team captainPresentation of a cup to WPC Haywood, captain of the policewomens cricket team. Date: 1971