Bow Street Runners
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The Bow Street Runners were the law enforcement officers of the Bow Street Magistrates' Court in the City of Westminster. They have been called London's first professional police force. The force orig
"Oliver waited on by Bow Street Runners", an engraving in The Writings of Charles Dickens, volume 4, Oliver Twist
Plaque at 19–20 Bow Street
Sir John Fielding
Bow Street office in the late 19th century
Bow Street Magistrates' Court and Police Station each became one of the most famous magistrates' courts and police stations in England.
The Court in 1895
The court in 2006
Redevelopment, October 2018