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Tower Hamlets in Greater London, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)
 

Marine Police

 
 
Marine Police Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, September 6, 2018
1. Marine Police Marker
Inscription.
Marine Police
Primus Omnium
Founded 1798
For Over 200 Years
Police Have Patrolled
The River Thames
From This Site
Stepney Historical Trust 1998

 
Erected 1998 by Stepney Historical Trust.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Law Enforcement. A significant historical year for this entry is 1798.
 
Location. 51° 30.198′ N, 0° 3.525′ W. Marker is in Tower Hamlets, England, in Greater London. It is at the intersection of Wapping High Street and Brewhouse Lane, on the right when traveling east on Wapping High Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 98 Wapping High Street, Tower Hamlets, England E1W 2NE, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in London and in the Greater South East. Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean, in the North Atlantic Region, in Europe, in Atlantic Europe, on one of the British Isles, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Sailing of the Mayflower
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(approx. 0.4 kilometers away); This Tower (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); The Mayflower (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); St Mary Rotherhithe (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Zanzibar Court (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Sands Film Studio (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Java Court (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Brunel’s Engine House (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tower Hamlets.
 
Also see . . .
1. Thames Police: The Museum. (Submitted on January 9, 2019, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
2. Metropolitan Police Marine Policing Unit on Wikipedia. (Submitted on January 9, 2019, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
 
Marine Police Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, September 6, 2018
2. Marine Police Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 9, 2019, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 207 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on January 9, 2019, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
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