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.
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
ReplyDeleteCool! Thanks for the info
ReplyDeleteWhen I took my dad to London, he wanted a Sherlock Holmes cap and he got one.
ReplyDeletei' didn't know about the origin of the name , interesting :)
ReplyDeleteAt some point I'd heard the origin of the term, but it's been awhile.
ReplyDeleteI mused about going into policing, though ended up going into different fields.