A Guide to the Archives of the Police

Forces of England and Wales

 

Ian Bridgeman

Clive Emsley


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Avon and Somerset Constabulary

Ps. Mike Pegler Community Involvement Bristol

BS99 7BH

(0272) 277777

Museum: Police Headquarters Taunton

1. Beerhouses Register.

Offences and Offenders in Beerhouses. 1894-1952

2. Public Houses Register.

Offences and Offenders in Public Houses. 1913-1961

3. Register of Licenced Premises. "A" Division Bristol. c1930

4. Public and Beerhouse Complaints. 4 vols

1962-1970 1964-1967 1967-1970 1971-1974

5. Register of Street Traders. 1946-1956

6. Cash Book. 1936

7. Pensioner's Monthly and Annual Pay. c1930

21. Complaints Book. H.Q.

1962-1963

8. Register Coroners Inquests. 1933-1950

9. Fees and Fines. 1943-1953

10. Widows and Orphans. 1925-1969

11. Benevolent Fund. 2 vols 1928-1971 1929-1962

12. Cruelty to Animals. C1890

61. Accounts Book. 1865-1872

13. General Letter Book. Bristol. 1907-1908

14. Home Office and Chief Constables Letters.

1939-1948

15. Register of Police Motor Vehicles. 1950-1981

16. Aliens Register. Bristol. 1914-1959

17. Register of Immigrants. 1956-1966

18. Minute Book.

Adoption of Children. 2 vols

1929-1953

Crime.

19. Divisional Refused Charges. Bristol. 1907-1961

20. Prisoners Tried.

Quarter Sessions and Assizes Bristol. 2 vols

1949-1968

21. Crime and Kindred Matters. Bristol. 1969

22. Charge Book. 1974-1975

23. Descriptions of Persons Book. c1950

24. Register of Index. Habitual Criminals. 8 vols

1920-1921 1922-1923 1924 1925 1926 1927

1928 1929-1934

25. Police Gazette. 1914-1940

26. Prisoners Reception Book.

"B" Division Longwell Green. 1929­

27. Prisoners Property. Bristol. 3 vols 1939-1974 1959-1973 1970-1974

28. Prisoners Victualling Account. Bristol Redland Section. 1940-1967

29. Prisoners Book. 11 vols 1969-1975

30. Correspondence Book. Justices Clerks Office. 1938-1952

31. Crime Register. Bristol. 2 vols 1960-1963

Force Instructions.

32. General Orders. Bristol. 4 vols 1929-1971 1935-1949 1943-1944 1945-1955

33. Force Orders. Bristol. 4 vols 1971-1974

34. Notes for Guidance. Bristol. 1967

35. General Instructions. Bristol. 1966

36. Minute Book.

Bristol "D" Division. 1930-1937

37. Minute Book. Bristol. 1961-1974 "A" Division 1963-1971

38. Daily Orders. Bristol. 1955

Station Journals.

39. Warrants Register.

2 vols

1949-1973

40. Missing Persons Book.

1973

41. Lost Children. 1973

42. Station Journal.

"C" Division Bristol. 9 vols

1972

43. Telephone Messages. Bristol. 13 vols 1968-1972

44. "In-Out" Book.

On Duty Book. 1969-1970

45. Record of Police Entering Police Stations. 1970

46. Stray Dogs Register.

4 vols

Bristol River Police. 1954-1974 Weston Bath. 1955-1965 Redland Division. 1970-1974 Central.

1970-1976

47. Lost Dogs Register. 2 vols 1974-1975

48. Conference Notes.

Chief Superintendents. 1944-1968

49. Occurrence Registers. Bristol. 23 vols 1960-1974 Redland. 5 vols 1968-1975 Burnham-on-Sea. 3 vols 1969-1974 Radstock. 2 vols 1967-1974 Bath. 2 vols 1964-1969 Bristol. 21 vols 1957-1975 2 vols 1974-1975

50. Station Journal. Bristol. 81 vols 1961-1975

Personnel

51. Roll of Honour. 2 vols 1914-1918

52. Register of Reservists. 1935-1941

53. Discipline Book.

Police War Reserve. 1941-1947

54. Ribbon Book.

Medals Record. c1945

55. Dismissals Book. 2 vols 1970-1973

56. Grading Register. 1918-1973

57. Discipline Report Book. Bristol. 9 vols 1920-1933 1921-1939 1927-1931 1936 1937-1948 1938-1944 1941 1942 1944

58. Residence Book.

Constables Addresses. 1937-1964

59. Medical Officers Report Book. 1941-1942 1942-1954 1951-1955

60. Applications by Candidates. Recruits. 1946-1954

61. Retirements and Resignations. 2 vols

1946-1958

62. Medical Officers Examination of Candidates.

2 vols 1955-1965

63. House Register. Joining Register. 1960

64. Pension Book. Bristol. 1864-1948

65. Resignations Book. 1898-1971

66. Observer Corps Register c1940

67. First Police Reserve. Bristol 1947-1960

68. Special Constables Register. 2 vols c1940

69. Administrative Personnel Records. 5 vols

1945-1955

Watch and Standing Joint Committee.

70. Watch Committee Notes. Bristol. 27 vols 1876-1927

72. Watch Sub Committee Notes. Bristol. 2 vols 1916-1917 1919-1922

73. Bristol Watch Sub-Committee Notes. Children.

1910-1924 War Related. 1917-1919

Special, Pay, Housing. 1917-1920 Finance.

1919-1924 Charities. 1919-1924

74. Bristol Watch Committee Minutes. 1924-1974

75. Bristol Watch Sub-Committee Road Saftey. 2 vols

1949-1972

Miscellaneous.

76. Instructions and Guidance. County Borough of Oldham. 1892.

77. Police Instructions. Liverpool Police. 2 vols 1893 1896

78. Police Code.

H. Vincent.

1895

79. Handy Guide to Diseases of Animals Acts.

Fred Foster. 1946

80. Fire Alarms Register. 1964

81. Fire Arms Certificates. 3 vols 1940-1968

82. A.R.P. Minutes. Bristol. 1939-1941

83. Fire Brigade and A.F.S. Minutes. Bristol.

1940-1941

84. Special Constabulary Minutes. 1939-1954

Bridgewater Constabulary. Personnel.

85. Pay Book.

Bridgewater Police. 1850-1855

86. Record of Sickness. Bridgewater. 1912-1939

87. Head Constables Report Book. Bridgewater Police. 1916-1924

88. Service Book.

Bridgewater Constabulary. 1929-1937

Gloucestershire Constabulary. Crime.

89. Crime and Kindred Matters. B" Division Gloucester. 11 vols 1929

1932-1936 1937-1940 1940-1944 1941-1952 1944-1949 1949-1952 1952-1955 1952-1961 1957-1958 1961-1968

90. Bail Book.

"B" Division Gloucester. 1932

Personnel.

91. Discipline Report Book. Gloucester. 1933-1952

Somerset Constabulary. Administration and Finance.

92. Accounts of Fines and Fees. Frome, Weston, Keynsham. 14 vols

1913-1948

93. Court Clerks Book. Keynsham. 1922-1930

Crime.

94. Register of Charges. IIminster. 1880-1930

95. Record of Crime. Glastonbury Division. 1887-1907

96. Register of Charges. Somerset. 4 vols 1904-1933

97. Daily Record of Crime. Frome. 2 vols 1912-31 1931-33

98. Crime Register. Bath. 10 vols 1935-1966

99. Crime Register.

1 vol 1960 Keynsham. 5 vols 1964-1968 Weston. 4 vols 1961

1964 1965 1967

Temple Cloud 4 vols

1964-1967

100. Summons Books. Ilminster. 1880-1922 Somerset. 3 vols 1907-1933

101. Pensford Petty Sessions. Meeting Book. 5 vols 1850-1852 1855-1856 1867-1872 1876-1883 1876-1884

102. Court Registers. Weston, Bath. 13 vols 1918-1954

103. Licensing Minute Book. Weston Petty Sessions. 1924-1930

104. Court Minutes. Weston. 9 vols 1926-1941

105. Weston Petty Sessions. 1934

106. Petty Sessions Minute Books. Weston and Bath. 4 vols

1935-1936 1945

1947 1948

107. Court Registers Adoption of Children. Keynsham Division. 1932-1949

Weston. 1941-1949

109. Probation Committee. Somerset. 1.937-1938

110. Probation Minutes. Keynsham Division. 1940-1956

111. Probation Book. Weston. 1947-1956

112. Justices Book.

Petty Session Attendences. 1907-1929

113. Justices Book. Thornby Court. 1929-1963

114. Keynsham Petty Sessions Minute Book. 1910-1912

115. Court Registers. Keynsham. 13 vols 1915-1954

116. Court Minute Book. Keynsham Petty Sessions. 4 vols

1926-1936 2 vols 1942-1947

117. Court Minutes. Keynsham. 5 vols 1938-1942 1948 1950-1953 1952-1953

Force Instructions.

118. Rules and Regulations. Somerset Constabulary. 1904119. Minute Book.

Keynsham Division. 1949

120. Standing Orders. Somerset. 1970-1973

Station Journals.

121. Somerset Occurrence Register. 1863-1865

122. Bail Book.

Axebridge Station. 1881-1933

123. Crime and Occurrences. Bishops Lydeard Station. 1880-1925

124. Occurrence Book. Glastonbury. 1883-1886

125. Station Journals.

Somerset Constabulary. 12 vols

1899-1936

126. Register of Clubs.

Weston and Keynsham. 1903-1931

127. Mobile Patrol Log Book. Weston. 2 vols 1935-1937

128. Conference Points. Supervision. Bath Division. 1970-1971

129. Lost Property Book. Bath. 2 vols 1970 1975-1976

Personnel.

130. Recruits Declaration Book. Somerset Constabulary. 5 vols 1902-1964

131. Register of Testimonials. Rewards to Police. Somerset Constabulary. 1904-1928

132. Discipline Report Book. Somerset. 2 vols 1920-1934 1920-1946

Watch and Standing Joint Committee.

133. Standing Joint Committee. Somerset. 2 vols 1884-1896 1899-190

 

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