Peterborough Combined Police

[1] Following the passing of the County and Borough Police Act 1856, the Liberty of Peterborough Constabulary was formed the following year on 10 March 1857.

In the hot summer of 1958 the Peterborough combined police became the first police force in the UK to issue white summer tunics along with white helmets for that year.

It was not a success however as the public ridiculed the policemen as Ice Cream men which ended the jackets and helmets after only a very few days.

The name changed on 31 March 1974 to form today's Cambridgeshire Constabulary following alterations to the county boundaries.

And The OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE NEW POLICE HEADQUARTERS Bridge Street Peterborough.