A London souvenir for the kids. Why is it that young boys (and it does seem to be mainly boys) want to be a policeman or a fireman? And in case you're wondering why an English policeman is known as a bobbie, the nickname came about as the London Police force was created by an act of parliament in1829 by Sir Robert Peel.
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You forgot the other names of Copper or Old Bill. I did apply to join at 17 but failed the entrance exsam, the sargant told my dad I had no interest but my cousin did and rose to be an inspector in the west mercia force
Cool! Thanks for the info
When I took my dad to London, he wanted a Sherlock Holmes cap and he got one.
i' didn't know about the origin of the name , interesting :)
At some point I'd heard the origin of the term, but it's been awhile.
I mused about going into policing, though ended up going into different fields.
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