Force Museum (Devon and Cornwall Constabulary)

Force Museum
Devon and Cornwall Constabulary Headquarters
Middlemoor
Exeter
Devon
EX2 7HQ
England

Website

www.devon-cornwall.police.uk/v3/about/museum

Telephone

01392 203025

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

The Devon & Cornwall Constabulary Museum exists to collect, document, research, preserve, interpret and exhibit material evidence and associated information relating to the history of policing throughout the counties of Devon & Cornwall, in order to contribute to the Force aims of reducing crime and the fear of crime. Police history can help to show how the concept of policing developed; how society has changed through the ages; why having a police force is important and how contemporary police men and women work today. The collections of the Devon & Cornwall Constabulary Museum span from the early C19th to the present day and comprise documents, equipment, fine art and photographs.

Venue Type:

Museum

 Opening hours

As the museum is undergoing redevelopment to create permanent displays and to increase access for everyone the collections are not open at present to the public or for visits. The museum staff however, will be happy to answer your questions and will do their best to be of help. Additionally, if you have stories or information you would like to see included please do not hesitate to contact us.

Force Museum
Devon and Cornwall Constabulary Headquarters
Middlemoor
Exeter
Devon
EX2 7HQ
England

Website

www.devon-cornwall.police.uk/v3/about/museum

Telephone

01392 203025

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

Equipment: Truncheons; lamps; whistles; rattles; handcuffs; boots; bicycles; uniforms; personal protective gear; weapons of defence; furniture; cameras, traffic and communication items. Records: County and some Borough Force registers, ledgers and reports; historic documents and ephemera detailing landmark events and day-to-day procedures. Memorabilia: Insignia, plaques, flags and banners, rolls of honour, medals. Textiles: Uniforms, headgear. Trophies: Trophies awarded in the past to members of or groups representing the Force. Fine art: Framed and non-framed paintings and works of art on paper (commissioned and non-commissioned). Photographs: Images of all types.

Collection details

Archives, Costume and Textiles, Fine Art, Law and Order, Photography, Social History, Weapons and War

Key artists and exhibits

  • Devon and Cornwall Constabulary
  • Police history

Force Museum
Devon and Cornwall Constabulary Headquarters
Middlemoor
Exeter
Devon
EX2 7HQ
England

Website

www.devon-cornwall.police.uk/v3/about/museum

Telephone

01392 203025

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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