Bodlewell Lane, police station
Bodlewell Lane, police station
HER Number
13322
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Bodlewell Lane, police station
Place
Sunderland
Map Sheet
NZ45NW
Class
Civil
Site Type: Broad
Legal Site
Site Type: Specific
Police Station
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Description
Sunderland's police force was set up in 1837. It had 53 officers.
Easting
440320
Northing
557310
Grid Reference
NZ440320557310
Sources
Nigel Green, 2009, Tough Times & Grisly Crimes, page 24-26; Chief Inspector Conlin, no date, The History of Sunderland Borough Police