The Lads of City Mechanised

Photograph by Courtesy of Mrs Elizabeth Heard.

Elizabeth Heard has kindly allowed Nottscops to publish this splendid photograph of the lads from the Mechanised Division of Nottingham City Police taken in the early 1960s. Her father, the late Bert Newbold, is shown on the front row at the right of the picture. Liz says she is pleased to have the photographed published as it will help to immortalise her father in the future.

So what we really need now is some names to the faces. Are you on here?. If so let me know and I will gradually add your name to the caption. Email Nottscops with your name, City Police number and your location in the photograph, (1st,2nd,3rd row - position from the left) Names so far:

Back Row 1 Pc Peter King, 2 Pc Syd Ball, 3 Pc Mick Cooling, 4 Pc Gordon Beardsley, 5 Pc Dave Wright, 6 Pc Brian White, 7 Pc Geoff Hallam, 8 Pc Les Silkstone, 9 (?), 10 Pc Barry Teather, 11 Pc Jim Platt, 12 Pc Sam Fowles, 13 Pc Brian Hayes, 14 Pc Peter Osbourne, 15 Ps Frank Shepstone, 16 Pc Bernard Dawson, 17 Pc George Fearn, 18 Pc Ken Rollin, 19 Pc Len Smith, 20 Pc Ron Bowler

Middle Row 1 Pc Ginger Wood, 2 Pc Mick Marriott, 3 (?), 4 Pc Mick Holford, 5 Pc Tom Chambers, 6 Pc John Smith, 7 Pc Fred Reacher, 8 Ps Jim Street, 9 Pc Harold Smith, 10 Pc Dutch Holland, 11 Pc Dennis Smith

Front Row 1 Pc Malcolm Boyle, 2 Pc Roy Goodall, 3 Pc Fred Lynch, 4 Pc George Crowston, 5 Insp Lloyd Gregory, 6 Supt Frank Sykes, 7 A.C.C. Frederick Drayton Porter, 8 (?), 9 (?), 10(?), 11 (?)City mechanic, 12 Pc Ginger Toomey

To get a real close-up of the picture click on it. This will take you to a new Webshots window. Click on view full size. If you are using Internet Explorer 6 and above just hover your mouse in the photo and when the orange button appears in the bottom right corner - click on it . Hopefully you'll see who didn't shave that morning!

Sgt Jim Street