Move of Police Station from Stamford Town Hall to the Portico

Submitted by Chris Hunt

MOVE OF POLICE STATION FROM STAMFORD TOWN HALL TO THE PORTICO

The police offices at Stamford are this week being transferred from the Town-hall to the Portico.

SOURCE

STAMFORD MERCURY FRIDAY APRIL 4TH 1890 p4/c2

Note. The Portico on High Street is now part of Stamford Library. The police station was sited in an adjoining building to the left of the Portico, between the Portico and Goldsmiths Lane, and is now part of the library. The clock above the entrance is there to this day (January 2025).

A print version can be downloaded HERE