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Kingston upon Hull City Police

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Remnants of the second Central Police Station on Parliament Street, Kingston upon Hull

Kingston upon Hull City Police was the police force responsible for policing the city of Kingston upon Hull in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England from 1836 until 1974, when it was amalgamated under the Local Government Act 1972 with parts of other forces to form the Humberside Police.[1][2]

The first chief police officer was Alexander McManus (1836–1866) and the last (1962 until amalgamation) Robert Walton.[3] There is a memorial within Clough Road Police Station to the officers from the force who died during the First World War.[4]

The force's Central Police Station has moved between a number of locations. The first station was located on Whitefriargate, purchased in 1852 from the Hull Incorporation of the Poor, and was used until a purpose-built station was opened on Alfred Gelder Street in 1902. Hull's final Central Police Station opened adjacent to Queen's Gardens in 1957,[1] later becoming the base of Hull's Humberside Police operations until its closure for redevelopment in 2013.[5][6]

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  1. ^ a b Lightfoot, Anne (18 January 1974). "End of a long watch". Hull Daily Mail. p. 9. Retrieved 14 August 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Hull police go out in style after 138 years". Hull Daily Mail. 1 April 1974. p. 10. Retrieved 14 August 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Plaque in Hull Minster
  4. ^ War Memorials On-line Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Hull's Queens Gardens police HQ to close in days". BBC News. 8 March 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  6. ^ Saker-Clark, Henry (6 July 2017). "Hull street to close while Queens Gardens Police Station is transformed into 89 flats". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
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