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My Photos of London Policemen in a Snowstorm February 1991 |
London Policemen in the City
© peter.stubbs@edinphoto.org.uk Photo taken: 7 Feb 1991
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Peter Stubbs |
- Background to taking the photos - 1991 |
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Tracey Woods |
- Christmas Card Request - 2011 |
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- The 1st Police Officer - Message 2011 |
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Peter Stubbs |
- Christmas Card Published - 2011 |
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Wil Ames |
- The 2nd Police Officer - Message 2015 |
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Wil Ames |
- The 2nd Police Officer - Message 2015 |
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Peter Stubbs
Edinburgh |
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London Background to taking the Photos This is one of a series of photos that I took in London in the early-1990s. At the time, I was working in Edinburgh and visiting London about once a month to attend meetings. I used to travel to London on the overnight sleeper train. This gave me a couple of hours to spare, to wander around London with my camera before the day's business began. On many occasions, I visited London's Docklands to see the latest constructions there. However, I took this photo in February 1991 during an early morning snowstorm in the City. It was taken in the City from Princes Street, looking towards King William Street, The Monument and London Bridge.** Peter Stubbs, Edinburgh: May 13, 2015 ** Thank you to Wil Ames for writing on May 13, 2015 to let me know this location.: |
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Tracey Woods City of
London Police |
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I was contacted by Tracey Woods of City of London Police, Corporate Communications Dept. on 30 September 2011. She made the request below, which I agreed to. Peter Stubbs, Edinburgh: May 13, 2015 |
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Christmas Card Request "Your photo of the two City of London Police Officers in the snow has been forwarded to me. It is one of the images for our Christmas Card which we would like to consider for this year and wondered if you would be agreeable to this. Do you know the identity of the two Police Officers?"
Tracey Woods, City of London Police: September 30, 2011 |
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Ian Moore Ex-City of
London Police |
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Just one day after being asked above if I knew the identity of the two Police Officers in the photo that I had taken 22 years earlier, I received the message below from Ian Moore. Ian wrote: Peter Stubbs, Edinburgh: May 13, 2014 |
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that 1st Police Officer "I was recently idly searching images on Google for City of London Police with whom I served up to 1995. I noticed that on the very first Google image page you have 3 photos of me and a colleague taken around the Bank area during a snowfall (dated Feb 7th 1991).
What are the chances of that? I am the one with my back to the camera. Ian Moore: ex-PC412C Bishopsgate: October 4+5, 2011 |
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Peter Stubbs Edinburgh |
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This is the Christmas Card that City of London Police produced. All proceeds from the sale of the card were donated to Child Victims of Crime. Peter Stubbs, Edinburgh: May 13, 2014 |
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Christmas Card 2011
© Peter Stubbs, www.edinphoto.org.uk Photo taken: 7 Feb 1991 Peter Stubbs, Edinburgh: May 13, 2015 |
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Wil Ames
Chiswick, London, England |
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It took 24 years, but I now know the names of both the Police Officers in this photo. Wil Ames wrote:
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Christmas Card "Your photo of the London Policemen in the snow has just been brought to my attention. The black & white image recently appeared on a Google search. It has been quite a talking point on the City of London Police Facebook page, and I'm curious as to how you came to take it.
2nd Police Officer BTW. I'm the lanky copper on the left." Wil Ames, Chiswick, London, England: May 12, 2015
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Wil Ames
Chiswick, London, England |
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I've now received another message about this photo from Wil Ames. Will wrote: |
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Facebook Discussions "I was aware of the Christmas card, via colleagues, but I had never seen it as I transferred to another force in 1994. The photo may also have been used for the front cover of a City of London Police magazine, but I don’t know how reliable this information is, or the date of that magazine." Wil Ames, Chiswick, London, England: May 13, 2015
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