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Peter Mc RIC	The Belfast Borough Police		Lead	[-]
Posts: 122 27-Sep-2009 5:51 PM Inspector-General	Last night I lay in bed looking up at the stars in the sky and I thought to myself, where the heck is the ceiling. Remove this ad Constituted under the Belfast Police Act of 1800, this force policed the Belfast City area for nearly 65 years. At its peak in 1861 it numbered about 150 Constables, 12 Inspectors, 2 Detectives and 2 Chief Constables split across day and night duties. Typical of the times, they worked long hours (16 hour days on day duty) with time off only for meals. Commonly known as the 'Bulkies', a term for a policeman which survived well into the 20th Century. The force was disbanded around 1865. Source: PICA289/17 See also "The Bulkies, Police and Crime in Belfast, 1800-1865" by Brian GriffinPublished by Irish Academic Press ISBN: 9780716526704. Peter Mc Please visit my sites - The Royal Irish Constabulary Forum and Images of the RIC Last Edited By: Peter Mc RIC 30-Sep-2009 8:04 PM. Edited 2 times.
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Posts: 382 1-May-2010 10:47 PM Inspector-General	The following information is summarised from an article in the Constabulary Gazette supplement, Spring 1999: On August 3rd 1807 the first uniform of the Belfast Borough Police was seen, being "a dark broadcloth tailored jacket, dark frieze trousers, a red waistcoat and a hat of the tall type with a black leather crown". Peter Mc Please visit my sites - The Royal Irish Constabulary Forum and Images of the RIC
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