West Midlands Police Museum

The 'West Midlands Police Museum is located in a Victorian cell block on Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham, England, which was operational from 1891 until 2016.

West Midlands Police Museum
LocationThe Lock-up, Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham,England
Coordinates52.4842181°N 1.8936986°W / 52.4842181; -1.8936986
TypePolice Museum
Collections
OwnerWest Midlands Police
Websitemuseum.west-midlands.police.uk
The museum's oil portrait of Sir Charles Horton Rafter, 1923, artist unknown
Inside The Lock-up

One of two museums operated by the West Midlands Police, (the other being in Coventry) The Lock-up is open to the public and for school/group visits and special events. Visit the website for more details: https://museum.west-midlands.police.uk.

The museum houses comprehensive artifacts and archives of the West Midlands Police and its predecessors dating back to before the formation of Birmingham City Police in 1839,[1][2] as well as a small collection of paintings, including a portrait of Sir Charles Horton Rafter, the longest-serving Chief Constable of Birmingham.[3] The archives contain many records of police officers who served in the area of the present West Midlands Police and are of particular interest to genealogists.[4]

The museum re-opened in April 2022 at the Victorian listed cell block at Steelhouse Lane police station following a heritage lottery-funded refurbishment. .[5]

References
  1. "Birmingham City Police 1839 -1974". West Midlands Police. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  2. Young, Gary (17 December 2013). "West Midlands Police Museum goes back to Victorian times". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  3. "Your Paintings - West Midlands Police Museum". Art UK. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  4. "Genealogy Information". West Midlands Police. Archived from the original on 19 August 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  5. "Police museum takes a leap closer to reality". West Midlands Police. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
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