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07/07/2022
Pleased to announce we received this award from Trip Advisor.
04/08/2021
Following the sad intimation of the death of Eleanor Walker, arrangements have now been made for her funeral on:
Thursday 12 August 2021 at 4pm at the Linn Crematorium.
The family are under current Covid restrictions and the funeral is by invite only.
However, it has been suggested that should anyone wish to pay their respects on the day, they could stand on the long driveway between Drakemire Drive and the gates of the Crematorium, when the cortège passes. The Linn management have said that no persons are allowed to stand on the curved driveway from the gates up to the Crematorium.
As Scot Gov have made changes to Covid restrictions today, these restrictions may be viewed by GCC/Linn management, but we will have to wait and see. Any changes will be circulated as soon as we are aware.
28/07/2021
Dear Members
It is with great sadness that the death of ELEANOR WALKER has been announced. She died peacefully this morning (28 July) in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital after a short illness.
Eleanor served in Glasgow/Strathclyde Police in CID,HQ Personnel and latterly as Chief Inspector in the Force Training Centre, Oxford Street.
She was a great supporter of GPHS for many years, having been a member since 2000. She attended all the AGMs and enjoyed meeting former colleagues
She will be sadly missed.
No funeral arrangements are available at the moment, but I will pass them to you when announced.
Regards
Alastair
18/07/2021
Yesterday we had a special visitor to the museum seen standing here with our Curator Alastair Dinsmor. She is Sally Charter from Halifax who is the Granddaughter of Sir Percy Sillitoe one of our famous Chief Constables from 1931 till 1943.
30/04/2021
Hi everyone the Museum will reopen tomorrow, Saturday 1 May 2021 from 10-4. We are open every day at this time except Sundays when the hours are 12-4, looking forward to seeing you all.
30/04/2021
Hi everyone the Museum will reopen tomorrow Saturday 1 May 2021 from 10-4 every day except Sunday when the hours are 12-4.
12/12/2020
We are back open tomorrow 12 noon till 4pm every Sunday and 10am till 4pm Tuesdays which are our normal winter hours.
30/09/2020
https://www.timeout.com/glasgow/things-to-do/the-best-museums-in-glasgow
Our Museum came second out of the top ten museums in Glasgow, credit to our Curator and volunteer guides.
Get your culture fix at one of the best museums in Glasgow, from Fossil Grove to the Hunterian Art Gallery.
18/08/2020
The International room at the museum proudly boasted that it had a piece of uniform or badge from every country in the world including North Korea. Sudan split up and a new country was established namely South Sudan and we were lucky enough to obtain a piece from there.
01/08/2020
Since we re opened on Monday 20 July 2020 we have had a steady albeit reduced number of visitors. It’s working very well with our hand sanitisation points and one way system.Museum Galleries Scotland show the various Museums in Scotland which are now open and we are the only museum that is open in the Glasgow area.
Remember we are open 7 days a week Monday to Saturday 1000-1600 and 1200-1600 on Sundays.
Why not pop along and bring the kids.
21/07/2020
Well everyone that’s us 2 days in since we reopened on Monday 20 July. We have worked very hard at making the Museum layout as safe as possible with a structured one way system with hand sanitising stations and our guest toilets are open. If you are in town why not pop in and discover one of Glasgow’s hidden gems.
07/07/2020
Our staff are in this week getting the museum ready for opening on Monday 20 July 2020. The opening hours are Monday to Saturday 10am - 4pm and on Sunday 12 noon till 4pm. Unfortunately due to the present restrictions our toilets will be closed to the public and Face coverings are mandatory due to the museum layout which has been redesigned to facilitate minimum contact.
Look forward to seeing you there.
02/03/2020
Our AGM last Thursday had a Hello and Goodbye theme to it. It was Hello and Welcome to Sir William Rae former Chief Constable of Strathclyde Police who graciously accepted our offer to become Honoury President of our Society. It was goodbye to John Bekier a former committee member and did Fridays in the Museum for a long number of years. John stated on his retiral he would visit the museum to keep in touch, not a problem John just remember to bring the biscuits.
30/12/2019
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the Allison Street shootings in Glasgow in which Detective Constable Angus McKenzie and Constable Edward Barnett lost their lives in the line of duty. A wreath was laid by members of the Glasgow Police Heritage Society.
Gone but never forgotten.
18/06/2019
Delighted to announce that the Glasgow Police Museum won their category at the Creative Oceanic Glasgow Awards last night for Best day out. We were contending with the Science Museum,Scottish Football Museum and the St Mungo Museum to name but a few. Our Curator Alastair Dinsmor is on holiday and one of our committee Alistair Morrison and his wife attended to receive the award.
05/06/2019
The Glasgow Awards 2019
The Museum has been shortlisted for one of the Categories (A Good Day Out) in the Glasgow Awards 2019 thanks to the high number of nominations which we received from the public.
The prestigious award ceremony will be held on the 17th June 2019 at the Glasgow Marriott Hotel
11/10/2018
Delighted to say that after a years hard work we have achieved Museum Accreditation!
22/11/2016
This is our Curator, Alastair Dinsmor with his MBE he was recently presented with by Prince William at Buckingham Palace. Well done Alastair and very well deserved!
14/01/2015
Britains First Police Dogs
In February 1910 Major E.H.Richardson of Harrow wrote to all Chief Constables suggesting the use of dogs by the police.
On 13 May 1910, the Corporation of Glasgow, on the advice of the Chief Constable, ordered four dogs from Major Richardson at a total cost of £21.
Major Richardson's cross bred dog called 'The Executive' (Airedale/Collie/Retrievers), was trained to detect persons hiding in gardens, protect the beat constable from attack and assist him to catch the criminal.
Two of the dogs arrived on the 28 June 1910, and the photograph shows Sergeant Robert Glen with one of the dogs in the Central Police Office yard. The two other dogs arrived the following day.
They were posted to Kelvinside (Maryhill Division) and Pollokshields (Queen's Park Division) where housebreakings, some of which had been very violent, were a problem at the time.
The dogs continued to be used for several years, but by the 1920's there were no dogs in service with the Glasgow Police. A Specialist Dog Branch was later established by the Glasgow Police in 1954, which was the nucleus of the Strathclyde Police Dog Branch in 1975 and has operated within Police Scotland since it was established in 2013
18/09/2013
This weekend Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd 2013 is Glasgow Doors Open Day and as usual we will be open both days so feel free to please come along!
18/09/2013
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My wifes aunt came across this picture of her great grandfather John Pyper who was a policeman in Govan in the late 1800s
She believes he worked from the police office which was in Fairfield Street near Golspie Street which she thinks may have been called White Street back then.
She believes he worked from the police office which was in Fairfield Street near Golspie Street which she thinks may have been called White Street back then.
Did you know that you can just pop in to The Glasgow Police Museum ?
That's right, no prebooking required, and it's completely FREE!
That means learning about the history of the UK's first police force is super easy and convenient! Plus, there are loads of activities for younger audiences, such as an amazing treasure hunt.. and who knows, there might be a prize of a special certificate at the end 👀
For more information about the museum, check out the following link: https://bit.ly/2UtXO9N
That's right, no prebooking required, and it's completely FREE!
That means learning about the history of the UK's first police force is super easy and convenient! Plus, there are loads of activities for younger audiences, such as an amazing treasure hunt.. and who knows, there might be a prize of a special certificate at the end 👀
For more information about the museum, check out the following link: https://bit.ly/2UtXO9N
THIS FRIDAY IS LAST DAY FOR SIGN UPS!!!!
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DB12Run proudly presents
Raising in aid for
Scottish Police Dog Memorial
Walk, Jog, Run, Bark, Cycle, Swim
1km to half marathon the distance is up to you!
You can time yourself, you can do it at your own pace, there is no K9 chasing you for times!
cost to enter this virtual event is £10 to enter
All those who entered will recieve a unique medal in the post comemorating the service of our beloved scottish police dogs in the post.
£5 will be donated to the organiser Carrie-Anne McNab go fund page a serving police scotland dog handler and the memorials founder.
" Currently there is no memorial for the Police Dogs of Scotland something we wish to change. We are raising funds to erect a memorial that will represent all the Police Dogs of Scotland past, present & future. Every day in Scotland a Police Dog helps their local communities by finding missing people, criminals, recovering property or sniffing out drugs, cash, fi****ms or explosives. These furry heroes deserve a tribute and somewhere that their handlers and the public can go to remember them. "
for more information please visit www.scottishpolicedogmemorial.com
https://www.entrycentral.com/policedog
DB12Run proudly presents
Raising in aid for
Scottish Police Dog Memorial
Walk, Jog, Run, Bark, Cycle, Swim
1km to half marathon the distance is up to you!
You can time yourself, you can do it at your own pace, there is no K9 chasing you for times!
cost to enter this virtual event is £10 to enter
All those who entered will recieve a unique medal in the post comemorating the service of our beloved scottish police dogs in the post.
£5 will be donated to the organiser Carrie-Anne McNab go fund page a serving police scotland dog handler and the memorials founder.
" Currently there is no memorial for the Police Dogs of Scotland something we wish to change. We are raising funds to erect a memorial that will represent all the Police Dogs of Scotland past, present & future. Every day in Scotland a Police Dog helps their local communities by finding missing people, criminals, recovering property or sniffing out drugs, cash, fi****ms or explosives. These furry heroes deserve a tribute and somewhere that their handlers and the public can go to remember them. "
for more information please visit www.scottishpolicedogmemorial.com
The Glasgow Police Museum offers a historic look into Britain's first police force. Suitable for the whole family!
A wee appeal Hugh Dan MacLennan the historian is building a web site on highlands and islands folk who came down to live and work in Glasgow. He has a really good police section but its almost 100% male. Does anyone have info on girls who came down to becomes police officers ? My guess is they're far fewer than the chaps ! Any help would be appreciated.
Brilliant place to visit. Really interesting.
The The Glasgow Police Museum offers a historic look into Britain's first police force suitable for the whole family.
Is there any mention of charles hendry world war 2
Loved this museum.very interesting.didnt know about it till i saw it on trip advisor.well worth a visit.highly recomend it.id give this museum 10 out of 10.
Visited today. Very well organised and really friendly and welcoming to all. Particularly interested to see display about gunmen within glasgow - poignant to me because my father was one of the people james griffiths shot in july 1969 during his rampage.interesting to see progress of force within glasgow and the commitment, dedication and heroism underlying much of the police service protecting glasgow citizens. Well worth a visit.
Greetings! Can you please give an approximate date for this photograph based on the police uniform? The tram has been identified as a Glasgow Standard, so I would guess the Edmonton Police archives have this photo because one of their officers was also an officer in Glasgow before coming to Canada.
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