London police station reopens to public as a museum
One of London’s oldest police stations is opening its cells to the public as it reinvents itself as a museum. Bow Street Police Museum, which welcomes visitors from Friday, will tell the story of the Bow Street Runners, often regarded as the capital’s first professional police force. The station and attached courthouse opened in Covent Garden in 1881 and the station closed in 1992. The Kray twins (Cristian Barnett/Bow Street Police Museum/PA) The museum will shine a light on investigations, arrests and famous cases from across that period. Among the collection are the original dock from c...