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PRN | 10544 | ||||
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Site or location name | Bristol Training School for Women Patrols & Police | ||||
Summary | |||||
Description | The Bristol Training School for Women Patrols & Police was established at 6 Berkeley Square, having initially been established at Queens Road. By 1917 the school was being run by Dorothy Peto (pictured), who would later go on to head the women's branch of the Metropolitan Police. The school also trained Britain's first women military police. | ||||
Monument Type | HISTORICAL SITE;HISTORICAL SITE | ||||
Desgination | None | ||||
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Location |
Country | ENGLAND | ||||
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County | |||||
Site Location | Bristol Training School for Women Patrols & Police | ||||
Postcode | BS8 | ||||
Map Reference | NGR: ST5796973052 (357969, 173052) | ||||
Condition/Threat | |||||
Condition (Date) | Good (28-11-2017) | ||||
Source | |||||
Byrne, Eugene (2014) Bristol's War: Britain's First Policewoman. Bristol24/7. Bristol. https://www.bristol247.com/news-and-features/features/bristols-war-britains-first-policewoman/ | |||||
Administration | |||||
Recorded By (Date) | Chris Kolonko - Home Front Legacy | ||||
Copiled On | 28-11-2017 | ||||
Last Updated | 28-11-2017 |
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Image metadata | CSV | 590 Kb |
A group portrait of the Special Women Patrols at Bristol, 1917. IWM (Q 108503). (File name: 10544_1163.jpg) |
JPG | 71 Kb |