Police Fixed Points. London1882.

Police Fixed Points. Dickens's Dictionary of London, by Charles Dickens, 1882.

The under-mentioned places are appointed as fixed points where a police constable is to be permanently stationed from 9 to 1 a.m. In the event of any person shaking a rattle, or persistently ringing a bell in the street or in an area, the police will at once proceed the spot and render assistance.

A or Whitehall Division.

Bridge-st, at foot crossing Victoria Embankment

Buckingham Palace, The foot crossing opp (4.30 p.m. to 12.30 a.m.)

Charing + at National Bank

Horse Guards,

The, Whitehall Northumberland - avenue, Charing + centre of crossings.

B or Westminster Division.

Albert-gate, Knightsbridge

Bessborough-gdns, nr Vauxhall-br

Broad Sanctuary

Brompton-rd, near Montpelier-st

Buckingham Pal-rd, nr Ebury-br

Cromwell-rd, near Exhibition-rd

Eaton-pl, cor Upper Eccleston-st

Eaton-sq, near St. Peter's Church

Exhibition-rd, cor Kensington-rd

Grosvenor-rd, Thames Bank, near Caledonia-st.

Hans-pl, Chelsea

Keppel-st, Fulham-rd

King's-rd, Chelsea, near Royal Avenue-ter

Millbank, near the Horseferry-rd

Onslow-sq, the end nearest South Kensington ry.-stn

Pimlico-rd, Chelsea, near White Lion-st

Sloane-sq

Sloane-st

Smith-sq, nr John-st, Westminster

St. George's-sq, Lupus-st, Pimlico

Thames Emb., nr Flood-st, Chelsea

Victoria ry. - stn, Buckingham Palace-rd

Victoria ry.-stn., junction of

V'ictoria-st and Vauxhall-br-rd

Victoria-st, Westminster, near Strutton Ground

Warwick-sq, Belgrave-rd

Wilton-cres, Knightsbridge

C or St. James's Division.

Beak-st and Regent-st, corner of

Branch Bank of England, Burlington-gdns, neighbourhood of

Charles-st, cor John-st, Mayfair

Cranbourne - st and Castle - st, junction of

Cranbourne-st and St. Martin's-la. corner of

Crown-st and Oxford-st, corner of

Hamilton-pl, Piccadilly, corner of

Haymarket, cor Pall Mall

Hyde-park-cornerby Apsley House

Litchfield-st and Grafton-st

Moor-st, Church-st, and King-st

Mount-st, cor South Audley-st

National Gallery, In front of

New Bond-st, cor Conduit-st

Oxford-st-circus, corner of Swallow- st, south side of

Oxford-st, west of Regent-st

Park-la and Oxford-st, corner of

Piccadilly-cir

St. James's-st and Piccadilly, cor

South Molton-st, Oxford-st, cor of

Wardour-st, cor Little Pulteney-st

D or Marylebone Division.

Alpha-rd and Grove-rd, corner of

Bathurst-st, corner of Westbournest, Paddington

Chapel-st and Edgware-rd, cor of

Edgware-rd, cor Hyde-pk-pl

Harley-st, cor New Cavendish-st

High-st, corner of Paradise-st

James-st, corner of Barrett-st

Marylebone-rd, cor Up. Baker-st

Montague-pl, cor Gloucester-pl

Oxford-st, between Orchard-st and

North Audley-st

Portman-sq, corner of Baker-st

Regent-cir, Oxford-st, corner of

Princes-st

Southwick-cres, in front of St.

John's Ch, adjoining Cambridge sq

and Oxford-sq, Paddington

Union-st, corner of Gt. James-st, Lisson-gr

Upper Gloucester-pl and Park-rd, corner of

E or Holborn Division.

Bedfordbury, corner of New-st*

Charing  +, near the Post-office

Drury-la, corner of Coal-yard*

Gray's-inn-rd, corner of Holborn*

Judd-st, corner of Euston-rd*

Oxford-cir, corner of Regent-st,

North-side*

Seven Dials*

Southampton-row, cor of Holborn

South Eastern Ry, Charing  + centre of Strand

Temple Bar

Tottenham-ct-rd and Oxford-st,

corner of

Tottenham-ct-rd, corner of Euston-rd*

Wellingt-on-st, corner of Strand

* A constable is continuously stationed at these points during the whole 24 hours

G or Finsbury Division.

"Angel," Islington

Baker-st (corner of), King's  +

Bateman's-row, Shoreditch

Canal-br, City-rd

Cat and Mutton -br, corner of Pritchard's-rd.

Chiswell-st, Finsbury-sq

City-rd, corner of East-rd

Exmouth-st, near "Spa"

Eyre-st-hill, Leather-la

Farringdon-rd and Charterhousest (corner of)

Golden-la, St. Luke's

Gray's-inn-rd, Holborn end

Great Eastern-st and Curtain-rd, Junction of

Hatton-gdn, Charles-st end

Hoxton-st, corner of Gt. James-st

King's + at the junction of Gray's inn-rd and Pentonville-rd

Kingsland-rd, corner of Ware-st

New North-rd, corner of Murray-st

Old-st, Tabernacle-sq, Shoreditch

Queen's-rd-br,cor Gt.Cambridge-st

Rosemary Branch-br, corner of Bridport-pl.

St. John-st opposite Central-av, Metropolitan Meat Market

Shepherdess-walk, cor of

Sturt-st

Whitecross-st, St. Luke's

York-rd, corner of King's + opposite "Victoria."

H or Whitechapel Division.

Ben Jonson-rd and White Horse st, Stepney, junction of

Brick-lane and Bethnal-green-rd, junction of Church-st, Wapping

Church-st and Albert-st, Mile End New Town, corner of

Columbia-rd, Bethnal Gn, opposite the " Birdcage"

Commercial-rd-east, nr." George "

Cross roads, Dock-st, Leman-st,

Cable-st, and Royal Mint-st

Flower and Dean-st and Brick-la, Spitalfields, end of George-yd,

High-st, Whitechapel, end of G.E. Ry.,

High-st, Shorediteh, front of Great Garden-st and Whitechapel rd, end of Hare-alley,

High-st, Shoreditch, end of Hermitage-br, Wapping

Keate-ct, Commercial-st, Spitalfields, end of

London Docks, Upper East Smithfield, entrance to New Gravel-la-br, London Docks*

Obelisk, near the, corner of Leman st, Commercial-st, New Commercial-rd, and High-st, Whitechapel

Old Gravel-la-br, London Docks*

Settle-st & Commercial-rd, end of

Shorediteh Church

Spitalfields Church

Stepney ry.-stn, Commercial-rd-ea.

Warner-pl and Hackney-rd, corner of

Wells-st, Whitechapel, opposite Sailors' Home

Whitechapel Church

Whitechapel-rd, in front of East London-ry.-stn

White Horse-la and Mile-end-rd, Junction.

* A constable is stationed at each

of these points from 3 p.m. to 7 a.m.

the following day.

K or Stepney Division.

Armagh and Roman rds, Bow, junction of

Barking-rd ry.-stn

Blackwall + Blackwall

Burdett and Mile End rds, cor of

Custom House ry.-stn, Victoria-Docks

E. and W. India Dock-rds, junc. of

East Ham-gate, East Ham

Forest-gate ry.-stn.

Grove and Roman rds, Bethnal Gn, junction of the

Maryland-point-br, Stratford

Poplar Hospital, East India Dk-rd

Stratford Town Hall

Tidal Basin ry.-stn., at foot-br,

Victoria Dock-rd

White Post-la and Wick-la, Victoria-pk, corner of

Upton-pk ry-stn

L or Lambeth Division.

Blind School, north end of London-rd

Broadwall, corner of Roupell-st

Commercial-rd, cor of Princes-st

Kennington and Lambeth rds, corner of Kennington + Lambeth Palace

London-rd, south end of

Lower Kennington-la, corner of

Kennington-pk-rd

Marsh-gate, Westminster-br-rd

Obelisk at E. end of Kennington rd

Palace and Westminster-br rds, corner of

Princes-rd, corner of Lambeth-wlk

St. George's Cathedral, in St. George's-rd

Stamford-st and Blackfriars-rd, corner of

Vauxhall +

Vauxhall-walk, cor of Leopold-st

Victoria-crossings, Waterloo-rd

Waterloo and Blackfriars rds, junction of

Waterloo ry.-stn

Waterloo-rd, corner of Herbert's bdgs

Waterloo-rd, corner of York-rd

Westminster-rd, corner of Hercules-bdgs

M or Southwark Division.

Bermondsey - st and Tooley - st, corner of

Blackfriars-rd, corner of Friar-st

Black Horse-court, Gt Dover-st

(5 p.m. to 1 a.m.)

Charlotte-st and Blackfriars-rd, corner of

Derrick-st and Thames-st, Rotherhithe, corner of

Dockhead

Findlater's-corner, London-br

(5 p.m. to 1 a.m.)

Newington-causeway, south end

Plough-rd and Deptford Lower rd, junction of with several other streets, Rotherhithe

St. James's Church, Jamaica-rd

Southwark-pk-rd and St. James's rd, crossing at

Southwark -st and Southwark-brrd, crossing at

Spa-rd and Grange-rd, corner of

Southwark-br-rd, corner of Great

Suffolk-st

Star - corner, near Bermondsey Church

Upper Grange-rd and Old Kent-rd

corner of

N or Islington Division.

Ball's-pond-rd, corner of South gate-rd

Broadway, South Hackney

Clapton-rd, corner of Lea-br-rd

Essex-rd, corner of New North-rc

Green-lanes, corner of Highbury New-park

Green -lanes, corner of Seven Sisters '-rd.

Hackney ry.-stn., Mare-st

Haggerstone ry.-stn

Highbury-pk, corner of Highbury- gr

High-st, Homerton, corner Church-rd

Lordship-rd, corner of Manor-rd,

Stoke Newington

St. Paul's-br, Canonbury. A constable is continuously stationed at this point during the whole 24 hours

Triangle, Mare-st, Hackney

Upper Clapton, corner of Hill-st

Upper-st, Islington, corner of Providence-pl

Victoria-rd, corner of Gainsboro'- rd, Hackney Wick

Walthamstow ry.-stn., James-st

Walthamstow, Wood-st, corner of

Valentine-rd

P or Camberwell Division.

Anerley ry.-br, Anerley (5 p.m. to 1 a.m.)

Barry and Underhill rds, East Dulwich, junction of

Bell-gn, near gas works, Lower Sydenham

Brockley, Manor, and Cranfield rds, junction of

Canal-br, Old Kent-rd

Crescent, Southampton-st, Camberwell, the corner of

"Elephant and Castle," Newington- butts

Elliott-bank and Sydenham-hill rd, corner of

Forest-hill ry.-stn, Forest-hill

"King's Arms," Old Kent-rd

"Lion," Camberwell-ga

Nelson-st, Wyndham-rd, Camberwell, corner of.

New + and Lewisham rds, junc. of

Peckham-rye, south end of Rye-la

The Palatinate. Rodney-pl, New Kent-rd

"The Swan," Peckham-pk-rd

Trafalgar-br, Trafalgar-rd, Old Kent-rd

Tulse-hill ry.-stn, Approach-rd, corner of

R or Greenwich Division.

Blackheath village, centre of Broadway,

Deptford Charlton Church Greenwich Church, opposite

High-st,

Deptford, junction of numerous roads leading into

Lee-br, junction of Lewisham-rd,

Lewisham High-rd, Lee-rd, and Granville-pk

Market-hill, Woolwich

New + Gate

Nightingale-la

S or Hampstead Division

Albany-stand Euston-rd, corner of

Belsize-pk, Buckland-cres

Belsize-rd and Abbey-rd-west, St. John's Wood, corner of

Blenheim-ter and Abbey-rd, cor of

Child's-hill, Hendon

Cobden Statue, High-st, Camden Tn.

Euston and Hampstead-rds, cor of

"Eyre Arms," corner of

Finchley and Grove-end rds

High-st, Hampstead

Kilburn-rise, corner of Palmerston and Edgware rds

North Gate, corner of Avenue-rd,

St. John's Wood Park and High sts, Camden Tn, corner of Primrose-hill-rd, corner of Adelaide- rd

"Swiss Cottage," corner of Upper Avenue-rd and Finchley-rd

The Boys' Home, Regent's-pk-rd

Upper Hamilton-ter and Abercorn pl, corner of

Upper Heath, Hampstead

T or Kensington Division.

Albert Embankment, Chelsea, at the S. end of Oakley-st

Earl's Court-rd, Kensington, at Dist. Ry. Stn.

Fulham-rd, near St. George's Workhouse, Chelsea

Fulham Tn., Fulham, in High-st, between Fulham-rd and Putney-br

Gloucester-rd, opposite the Dist. Ry. Stn., Kensington

Goldhawk-rd, at north of Grove, Shepherd's Bush

Great Western-rd, by St.Peter's and West Croft sqs, Hammersmith

Hampton Court, from Bushy-pk Gates to

Hampton-br

Holland-villas-rd, Kensington, at junction with Addison-cres and

Holland-rd King's-rd, Chelsea, between Manor st and Vestry Hall

North-end-rd, Fulham, from ry.- stn., to Gibb's-gn

Notting-hill High-st, by Metropolitan Ry. Stn.

Queen's Elm, Fulham-rd, Chelsea

Richmond-rd, Fulham, at LHlic Bridge

Sands-end, Fulham

Shepherd's Bush, between Uxbridge-rd ry.-stn. and Richmond-rd

Sherbrook-rd, Fulham, by the

Salisbury Hotel

Starch-gn, by S. side of Pond, Goldhawk-rd, Hammersmith

Tregunter-rd, Brompton, between

The Boltons and Redcliffe-gdns

Uxbridge-rd, Hammersmith, by Conyngham-ter

West Kensington-gdns, Hammersmith, between ry.-br. And North-end-rd

V or Wandsworth Division.

Altenburg-gdns, Battersea-rise

Austin and South rds, Battersea, the junc. Of

Balham, near ry.-stn.

Clapham June, at the entrance of ry.-stn., L. & S.W.R., Wandsworth- rd

East Moulsey, Bridge-rd, near Hampton Court ry.-stn.

Falcon-Ja and High-st, Battersea, junction of

Hammersmith-br, and Castlenau, approach to

Kew-gn, near residence of the Duchess of Cambridge

Kingston ry.-stn Maiden ry.-stn.

Market-pl, Kingston

Plough-la and York-rd, Battersea, corner of

Putney ry.-stn., outside

Red Lion-st and High-st, Wandsworth, corner of

Surbiton ry.-stns., outside

Tyneham-rd, Battersea

Wandsworth, cab rank, ry.-stn.

W or Clapham Division.

At the triangular piece of ground where Kennington-gate formerly stood

High-st, Collier's Water-la, Parchmore- rd, and Woodville-rd, junc. of

Nine Elms-la and Wandsworth-rd,

Vauxhall, corner of "Plough," Clapham-com, near the

X or Paddington Division.

Bishop's-rd, at posts of crossing in, Paddington, by "Royal Oak"

Clarendon, Silchester,Walmer, and Lancaster rds, junc. of, Nottinghill i e

Cleveland-sq, corner of, at end of

Chilworth-st, Paddington

Clifton-gdns and Clifton- villas, junc. of, in Warwick-rd, Paddington

Great Western and Tavistock rds, junc. of, near Westbourne-pk ry.-stn.

Harrow-rd and Kilburn-la, junc. of, at Kensal-gn

Harrow-rd, N.E. corner of, in Edgware-rd, Paddington '

Ladbroke-gr-rd, Notting-hill, at its junc. with Portobello-rd, near G.W.R. br

Latimer, Walmer, and Silchester rds, junc. of, Notting-hill, in first-named road

Lock-br, at S.W. corner of, Harrow-rd, Paddington

London-st, by^ cabstand at N.W. corner of, in Craven-rd, Paddington

Norfolk-ter and Pembridge-villas, junc. of, at pillar letter-box, Westbourne-gr

North Pole-rd, at junc. of Latimer-rd, Notting-hill Princes-rd, at its junc. with William-st,

Notting-hill

Queen's-rd, W. corner of, in Bayswater-rd, Paddington

St. Ann's-rd, opposite turning of

St. Katharine's-rd, Notting-hill

Westbourne - pk- rd, Paddington, opposite Alexander-st, by cab stand

Y or Highgate Division.

Barnsbury-rd, corner of Copenhagen-st, Islington

Blackstock-rd and Seven Sisters'-rd, corner of

Caledonian-rd, nr Copenhagen-st

Crouch-end, at junc. of Crouchend- hill and Crouch-hill

Freeling-st and Bemerton-st, corner of

Holloway-rd, at Hornsey-rd

HornseyRise, near "Shaftesbury" Junction-rd, at Holloway-rd King's +, at end of York-rd

Malden-rd and Prince ofWales'-rd, corner of

Muswell-hill, near entrance to Alexandra Palace

"Nag's Head," near, in the Seven Sisters'-rd

N. London Ry. Stn., at corner of Camden-rd and College-st

Pancras-rd, under railway-arch

Southampton and Circus roads, Haverstock-hill, junction of

Tollington-pk, at Stroud-gn-rd

York-rd, at corner of St. Paul's Rd