WELCOME. History Chief Constables World War Two & After World War Two & After (ii) HQ & Mount Browne Cadets CID CID @ Work Operation Accentor Terrorism & Search Traffic Dept. Motorway & Accidents Mike Hawthorn Public Order The Dorking Boys John Walters @ Woking Greenham Common Dog Section Firearms Operations Room Helicopter Underwater Search Divisional Areas WPC's Major Incidents Killed on Duty Retired Comrades Sports & Social S.C.M.C.C. The Day Book HQ & Mount BrowneHeadquarters - Mount Browne: The 19th-century, red-bricked building that is the heart of the Surrey Police Headquarters complex was originally bought in 1891 by George John Browne, the Third Marquis of Sligo. The house was bought for the Surrey Constabulary after the death of Third Marquis of Sligo's daughter, Lady Isabel, in 1947. Click picture to go to the Surrey Police museum site: Includes an interactive presentation Much has been written about the history of Mount Browne and it finally becoming the H.Q. for the Surrey Constabulary. It is right and proper to acknowledge the work done by Gerry Middleton-Stewart who still works at Mount Browne in charge of what was 'Registry' in the days of the Constabulary. Gerry's work has done much to preserve the artifacts of the days of yore and she has done a superb job in setting up the Surrey Police Museum now with an interactive presentation. Click the picture above to view.Surrey Police staff are welcome to visit the museum at Mount Browne at any time. Members of the public can book group visits by e-mailing the Museum Curator or phoning on 01483 482155 Mount Browne about 1948 In the 1950's The Eagle & the Sligo 'S' still to be seen on the front of the house. Grand opening by the Home Secretary in 1949 Mount Browne new training wing - early 80's HQ's & Mount BrowneThe 19th-century, red-bricked building that is the heart of the Surrey Police Headquarters complex was originally bought in 1891 by George John Browne, the Third Marquis of Sligo. The house was bought for the Surrey Constabulary after the death of Third Marquis of Sligo's daughter, Lady Isabel, in 1947.Situated almost halfway between Guildford & Godalming at Artington, Mount Browne sits on a hill overlooking the River Wey and the Wey Canal. Its situation surely is one of the best of any headquarters in the UK and must have been what attracted the Earl of Sligo originally. The estate has evolved since 1949 and continues to do so. As the Constabulary grew so did the pressure for new training wings and the accommodation needed for students. HQ garage for servicing police vehicles had to be found space as did operations room, dining room to feed the troops, wireless engineers, uniform stores plus many more support services required for the efficient running of the organisation.Not only were support staff housed at Mount Browne but, of course, all the senior officers and staff plus many departments required for operational needs. The Operations Room was at the heart of Mount Browne receiving emergency and other calls to task divisional officers to deal with the incidents received. Mount Browne was, (and still is), the hub of Surrey operations. Skills grew from strength to strength in this building, CID including the whole gambit of investigatory skills, Traffic, Dogs, Photographic, Printing, Major Incident Planning, Civil Defence, plus much more took place under it's roof and Surrey was looked upon as an innovative force that was not frightened to try something new.Because of its proximity to the capital, Surrey's workload has always been a diverse one. http://www.surrey.police.uk/about/history.asp Surrey Constabulary 'For those who served' 1851 - 1992 Editor: Robert Bartlett. Website Design & Maintenance: Denis Turner. Incorp. Surrey Constabulary Blog @: http://blog.old-and-bold.info/ To see all content, you will need the current version of Adobe Flash Player to view it. |