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
