Monopoly Board orange square. £180.Bow st runs along side the Royal opera House in Covent garden. An area steeped in history.
The first professional police forces originated here. In 1749 a group of just eight men known as the Bow St runners, a nickname they didn't like. They felt it a derogatory term. Working alongside the Bow St magistrates court they represented the first formalised and regulated policing. Finally disbanded in 1839.
3 comments:
Love it. What a great way to go around London.
I didn't know the Bow Street Runners didn't like their nickname. Interesting!
Imagine a police force of just eight men in London today!
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