Monmouth Police Station
| Monmouth Police Station | |
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Monmouth Police Station
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| General information | |
| Address | 19 Glendower Street |
| Town or city | Monmouth |
| Country | Wales |
| Coordinates | 51°48′39″N 2°42′50″W / 51.810892°N 2.713894°WCoordinates: 51°48′39″N 2°42′50″W / 51.810892°N 2.713894°W |
| Designations | Grade II Listed |
The Monmouth Police Station is a Grade II listed building in the town centre of Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales. It is located in the historic Glendower Street neighbourhood, within the medieval town walls. In March 2012, it was announced that the Monmouth Police Station was one of seventeen police stations in South East Wales that would no longer be open to the public.
Before 1881, the town of Monmouth maintained and staffed its own police station. Monmouthshire County assumed control of Monmouth for policing in 1881, and Monmouth eliminated its own police force. The county rented a building in Agincourt Street as a police station. In 1895, the Monmouthshire County Council purchased a building in Glendower Street, and redeveloped it as a police station. The Agincourt Street facility was no longer needed.
Kelly's Directory of Monmouthshire indicates that, in 1901, the Monmouth Police Station on Glendower Street was staffed by Captain Vincent E. Parker, "Superintendent of the Borough County Constabulary," as well as two sergeants and seven constables. Police Superintendent Parker did not live at the police station; rather, he resided in the Overmonnow area with his family. Ten years earlier, the native of France had been Superintendent of Police in Tredegar, Monmouthshire. While Parker did not reside at the station in 1901, other members of the police force did call it (or the building to the right of it) home. Police Sergeant John Tucker resided at 13 A Glendower Street with his family. Police constable James Collins boarded there as well.
In 1911, the address of the Monmouth Police Station was recorded as 15 Glendower Street. The station was the residence of Police Sergeant Charles Jones, a native of Herefordshire, and his family. Constables Albert Jenkins and Frederick Dries, of Monmouthshire and Middlesex respectively, boarded there as well. Police Sergeant Jones had lived on Hereford Road in 1901. William Bullock was Superintendent of Police in 1923. His title was "Superintendent of the County and Borough Constabulary." Two sergeants and six constables were also at Glendower Street.
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