| Leicester City Police Headquarters | |
|---|---|
 View of Charles Street with the former police headquarters on the right | |
| General information | |
| Type | Police station |
| Address | Charles Street, Leicester, England |
| Town or city | Leicester |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 52°38′00″N 1°07′35″W / 52.63340°N 1.12644°W / 52.63340; -1.12644 |
| Year(s) built | 1931–1933 |
| Construction started | 1931 |
| Completed | 1933 |
| Opened | 1933 |
| Relocated | 2004 |
| Client | City of Leicester |
| Owner | Leicester City Police, Leicester City Council |
| Technical details | |
| Material | Stone facade |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | G. Noel Hill and A.T. Gooseman |
| Architecture firm | Leicester City Architects' Department |
The Leicester City Police Headquarters historic building is located in Leicester, England. It was built during 1931–33 as the headquarters of the Leicester City Police.
Description and history
The building has been described by Historic England as "a distinguished example of civic architecture". It is surrounded by Charles Street (southwest) and Church Street (northwest), Colton Street and Orton Square (northeast), and St George's Way, designated the A594, Leicester's inner ring road (southeast). The main entrance is to the south.
The first headquarters of the Leicester Borough Police from 1836 was in the medieval Leicester Guildhall. In 1875, the headquarters moved to the Leicester Town Hall. In 1933, the City Police moved into its own new purpose-built Leicester City Police Headquarters.
The building was designed by G. Noel Hill (later the Manchester City Architect) and A.T. Gooseman in the Leicester City Architects' Department, and constructed during 1931–33. The facade is faced with stone. The central archway gate gave access to the main drill yard. The public enquiry office was to the right of the archway. The charge office and cell block were to the rear. There were two cottages at the back of the building that were converted into a garage and a gymnasium. A new telephone switchboard was installed in 1936.
Later developments
The city of Leicester was policed independently from this headquarters until 1967, when the city's police force was merged with the Leicestershire and Rutland Constabulary to form the Leicester and Rutland Constabulary. In 1974, the force was renamed as the Leicestershire Constabulary. In 2004, the building closed as a police station and the headquarters was moved to Enderby, a village in Leicestershire on the southwest outskirts of the city. In 2012, the police force's name changed to the Leicestershire Police. The 1933 building still exists and has been converted into offices.
See also
References
- ^ "Charles Street Police, Charles Street, Leicester". historicengland.org.uk. UK: Historic England. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- ^ "A new home for the City Police". storyofleicester.info. Story of Leicester. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- Darlington, Neil (2024). "Central Police Headquarters Leicester". A Biographical Dictionary of the Architects of Greater Manchester, 1800–1940. The Victorian Society. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- "Our Headquarters". UK: Leicestershire Police. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
External links
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