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Actions Displays	River Beat : the story of London's River Police since 1798 Remove from selection Add to selection TitleThe River Beat : the story of London's River Police since 1798 Author Geoffrey Budworth (author)‎ Sir Paul Condon (author of foreword)‎ Place of publicationLondon PublisherHistorical Publications Ltd Year of publication1997 Period19th century20th century Pagination144 p. IllustrationsIllus., black and white photographs, black and white drawings Dimensions252mm x 192mm Materialbook Class numberVA461.L6 .B8 1997 ISBN0948667419 NotesInternational Guild of Knot Tyers collection - donated separately by the author Contains a loose 'Corrections' sheet Subjectrivers, Thames River (England), police, River police, Victorians, London Geographical keywordUnited Kingdom, London The history of the River Police, the first modern police force in England, began with rioting, shots and a death. But it helped reform a chaotic and lawless Port of London, which in its heyday saw thousands of ships in a week. Those days are gone, but the policing has continued, and Thames Division celebrates 200 years in 1998.

TitleThe River Beat : the story of London's River Police since 1798

Author

Place of publicationLondon

Year of publication1997

Period19th century20th century

Pagination144 p.

IllustrationsIllus., black and white photographs, black and white drawings

Dimensions252mm x 192mm

Materialbook

Class numberVA461.L6 .B8 1997

ISBN0948667419

NotesInternational Guild of Knot Tyers collection - donated separately by the author
Contains a loose 'Corrections' sheet

Geographical keywordUnited Kingdom, London

The history of the River Police, the first modern police force in England, began with rioting, shots and a death. But it helped reform a chaotic and lawless Port of London, which in its heyday saw thousands of ships in a week. Those days are gone, but the policing has continued, and Thames Division celebrates 200 years in 1998.