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Old police cells, including a so-called drunk tank, have been restored as historical exhibits in London's newest museum, charting the advent and evolution of policing in the British capital.
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From Oscar Wilde to suffragettes, new UK museum tells story of policing London
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27/05/2021 - 20:16 The Bow Street Police Museum opens to visitors for the first time on Friday. Most of the site has already been converted into a luxury hotel Niklas HALLE N AFP 4 min
London (AFP)
Old police cells, including a so-called drunk tank, have been restored as historical exhibits in London s newest museum, charting the advent and evolution of policing in the British capital.
The Bow Street Police Museum in Covent Garden, which opens to visitors for the first time on Friday, is housed inside one of London s first police stations, dating back nearly a century and a half.
LONDON (Reuters) - A disused London police station has opened up its old detention cells to visitors as it reinvents itself as a museum, the latest addition to the British capital's varied cultural offerings.