21 – SHIELD: KUWAIT POLICE
News of my father’s achievements as the Commissioner of the Metropolis spread far and wide. He received gifts from all over the world, such as a Papal Blessing from Rome, […]
22 – BADGE: HONORARY POLICE CHIEF
Here is the badge with its leather case that confirms my father as the Honorary Chief of Police of Lynn, Massachusetts. The case has my father’s initials engraved on the […]
23 – COIN: JAPAN – TOKYO METROPOLITAN POLCE
This coin by Mitsukoshi is a gift from the Metropolitan Police in Tokyo, beautifully inscribed with modern and traditional imagery.
24 – COIN: FRANCE – PARIS PREFECTURE DE POLICE
This is another beautifully inscribed coin by Munnail de Paris that reads: 12 Messidor – an V111 – Foundation de la Prefecture de Police,
depicting two streets in Paris and […]
25 – DIARY: SIR ROBERT MARK – 1977
This is a splendid leather bound diary that records some of the appointments my father made during his final year as Commissioner of the Metropolis. They include: Sir Maurice Oldfield, […]
26 – PHOTOGRAPH: BUST OF SIR ROBERT PEEL – 1788-1850
This photograph was taken at New Scotland Yard at a Bi-Centennial Lunch in 1988 to commemorate Sir Robert Peel. He was another man from the north of England, who founded […]
27 – AUTOBIOGRAPHY: IN THE OFFICE OF CONSTABLE
Here is a copy of my father’s autobiography: “In the Office of Constable”, which reached the top of the best-seller lists when it was first published. His book was still […]
28 – ISSUE 244 : THE JOB
Here is the front cover of The Job, issue 244, volume 10, the newspaper of the Metropolitan Police. It contains comments by serving police officers such as PC Colin Richards […]
29 – THE CENTRE PAGES OF THE JOB
Here are the centre pages of the same issue of “The Job”. They include the article written by my father on his five years in the Met and some entertaining […]
30 – RETIREMENT PRESENTATION KEEPSAKE FROM A8
This presentation, given to my father on his retirement, is from A8, the section that was responsible for public order, supervising events such as major demonstrations, marches and ceremonials.
There […]