Brief
History of the Liverpool and Bootle Constabulary
Liverpool
and Bootle Constabulary was a short-lived police
force operating from 1st April 1967 until 1st
April 1974. It was created from a merger of the
Liverpool City Police and Bootle Borough Police,
and covered the adjacent county boroughs of
Liverpool and Bootle.
It was amalgamated under the Local Government Act
of 1972 with parts of the Lancashire Constabulary
and Cheshire Constabulary to form the Merseyside
Police.
Ford Anglia’s
used by the Liverpool and Bootle Constabulary
Registered in late 1966,
these vehicles were the 'basic' Ford
Anglia’s, lacking the full-width
chrome-plated radiator grille of the deluxe
model. The cars were painted white, had a small
blue light on the roof and large
"Police" wording on the doors.
The traffic department of
the Liverpool City Police did not initially use
the Ford Anglia’s as patrol cars, but as
Scientific Support vehicles. Following the merger
of Liverpool City Police with the Bootle Borough
Police, the new motor patrol section used the
Ford Anglia’s as patrol cars for a period of
two weeks in 1968. The cars were used as a stop
gap whilst the Force awaited the late delivery of
the new Austin Mini Coopers.
(© Merseyside Police - 2008)
A
display of Liverpool City Police's mobile units
in 1967, including the Ford Anglia.
List of Liverpool City
Police's Ford Anglia Police Cars (so
far!)
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| Registration
|
Body Type |
Colour |
Accessories |
| KKD 109E |
Standard Saloon |
White |
Blue Light and Black Police
Signs |
| KKD 114E |
Standard Saloon |
White |
Blue Light and Black Police
Signs |
| KKD 126E |
Standard Saloon |
White |
Blue Light and Black Police
Signs |
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One
of the Liverpool City Police Anglia's - KKD 126E,
was immortalised as a 1:43rd scale model by
Corgi, in their Vanguards range (model No VA00120) in 2002
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