Carrington Police Station 1932

Photo: Paul Woodward

Carrington Police Station in 1932. Against the post, just behind the motorcyclist, is PC Ollie Wigg who later retired as Inspector. (Note the tram-lines on Mansfield Road) – Area 4 History team will endeavour to take a contemporary shot corresponding to this sterling photo by Paul Woodward. Looking at the image it seems very much a case of what goes around comes around, tram lines, ticket issuing road authority on motorcycles….

This image and caption is taken from http://www.nottscops.co.uk/ - a website dedicated to photographic nostalgia for police in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. Also from this site, although not strictly speaking Area 4, is this little downloadable pdf document entitled “Things Worth Knowing” – Definitions ofLegal Terms and Other Matter that every Policeman ought to know. This pamphlet was issued to police and is worth a glimpse just for the fantastic definition of “Indictment”. Download “Things Worth Knowing” here.