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Central Police Station Foundation Stone plaque

Commemorative plaque

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The public map records this plaque for Central Police Station Foundation Stone. Its recorded inscription reads: CITY OF [crest] BIRMINGHAM THIS STONE WAS LAID BY ALDERMAN W. A. GRIST M.B.E. CHAIRMAN OF THE WATCH COMMITTEE MAY 30TH 1932 SIR CHARLES HAUGHTON RAFTER K.B.E. CHIEF CONSTABLE HERBERT HUMPHRIES C.B.E. MINST. C.E. CITY ENGINEER & SURVEYOR
The Central Police Station in Birmingham was founded in 1932, marked by the laying of its foundation stone; it served as a significant policing hub and reflects the development of municipal law enforcement infrastructure in the interwar period.

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