Wpc Collection (page 3)

Assistant Superintendent Betty Barnes, Lagos, Nigeria
Assistant Superintendent Betty Barnes (front row, centre), at the time of her posting to Lagos, Nigeria. She served with the Met Police from 1950 to 1975

Three women police officers, Isle of Man, WW2
Three women police officers in an informal group photo while serving at an internment camp, Port Erin, Isle of Man, during the Second World War

Three police officers, Isle of Man, WW2
Three police officers in an informal group photo while serving at an internment camp, Port Erin, Isle of Man, during the Second World War. Their duties included luggage checks and guarding internees

Woman police officer, Isle of Man, WW2
Woman police officer (WPS Ivy Baxter) of the Met Police during the Second World War. In July 1940 she was promoted from constable to sergeant and posted to the Isle of Man

Woman police officer off duty, Epsom, WW2
Woman police officer (WPC Ivy Baxter) off duty, while stationed at Epsom, Surrey, during the early part of the Second World War (spring 1940)

Women police officers off duty in Section House
Women police officers off duty, relaxing in the Section House. Date: 1919

Group photo, women police officers, Met Police, Croydon
Group photo, seven women police officers, Met Police, Croydon Police Station. They are WPCs Pamela Allibone, Kay Parrott, Kathryn Neville, Margaret McNab, Jean Goodwin and Marian Sands

Group photo, women police officers, Westminster, London
Group photo of women police officers standing on Clive Steps, Westminster, London. At the front (left) is Superintendent Sophia Stanley

Chief Inspector Celia May Cundy, Met Police, London. Seen here sitting at her desk, working on documents with WPC Ethel Walker. Date: circa early 1970s

Two police officers on horseback, London
Two police officers, a man and a woman, on horseback in a London street. They are wearing protective helmets introduced in 1984. Women were appointed to the Mounted Branch in 1970. Date: circa 1984

Four police officers on horseback, Central London
Four police officers, two men and two women, on horseback in a Central London street. Women were appointed to the Mounted Branch in 1970. Date: circa 1977

Two women police officers with horses, London
Two women police officers standing with their horses in a Central London street. Women were appointed to the Mounted Branch in 1970. Date: circa 1977

Two women police officers on horseback, London
Two women police officers on horseback in Central London. Women were appointed to the Mounted Branch in 1970. Date: circa 1977

Women police officers and others, Isle of Man, WW2
Four women police officers and others in a group photo at an internment camp, Port Erin, Isle of Man, during the Second World War, where they were responsible for security, including luggage checks

Four women police officers doing luggage search, WW2
Four women police officers doing a luggage search at an internment camp, Port Erin, Isle of Man, during the Second World War

Four women police officers having a tea break, WW2
Four women police officers having a tea break during a luggage search at an internment camp, Port Erin, Isle of Man, during the Second World War

Woman police officer with horse, London
Woman police officer (Ruth Lindley) standing alongside her horse in a field. Women were appointed to the Mounted Branch in 1970. Date: circa 1977

Woman police officer on horseback, London
Woman police officer (Ruth Lindley) on horseback in Central London in front of a band of marching guardsmen. Women were appointed to the Mounted Branch in 1970. Date: circa 1977

Police officers with dogs, conducting a search, London
A group of police officers, male and female, belonging to the Special Patrol Group, with police dogs, conducting a search. The WPCs are wearing the Norman Hartnell uniform, introduced in 1968

Police officers preparing to conduct a search, London
A group of police officers (including June Paterson, left), belonging to the Special Patrol Group, preparing to conduct a search with the aid of police dogs

Woman police dog handler with drug sniffer dog, London
Woman police dog handler Sandra Kertzen with drug sniffer dog Snoopy in action, Met Police, London. The yellow labrador was one of the first to be trained by a WPC. (4 of 5) Date: 1971

Woman police dog handler with dog, London
Woman police officer and dog handler (Amanda Reed, nee Longden) with police dog Zircon, Met Police, London. (3 of 4) Date: circa 1978

Male and female police band members, London
Male and female police band members, Met Police, London, both in ceremonial uniform. The WPC in the foreground is holding a clarinet

Queen Elizabeth with Superintendent Peto, WW2
Queen Elizabeth accompanied by Superintendent D.O.G. Peto of the Metropolitan Police, taking part in a visit to Pembridge Hall Section House during the Second World War

Woman police officer Shirley Becke, London, WW2
Shirley Cameron Becke (nee Jennings, 1917-2011), later to become Commander of the Met Polices A4 (Women s) Branch from 1966 to 1973

Superintendent Sophia Stanley, woman police officer
Superintendent Sophia Stanley, who served from 1918 to 1922 as the first Superintendent of Women Police in London. The new uniform for policewomen, introduced in 1919, was named after her

Woman police officer in updated hat, London
Woman police officer in the new style hat which went with the updated uniform introduced in 1977, with a range of mix and match options

Woman police officers accessories: a whistle on a chain, a plastic-covered notebook, a wooden truncheon with leather strap, and the reinforced bowler hat introduced in 1985. Date: circa late 1980s

Early woman police sergeant, London
An early (possibly the first) woman police sergeant in London, wearing the Stanley Uniform, introduced in 1919. The tunic was single-breasted with six metal buttons down the front

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