A Guide to the Archives of the Police
Forces of England and Wales
Ian Bridgeman
Clive Emsley
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