Tuesday 12 November 2019

1974 Durham County Constabulary Parade on Palace Green

Inspection Parade by Chief Constable Mr AG Puckering on Palace Green in 1974.

Under the Local Government Act 1972, in 1974, the northern area of the force (including Gateshead, Sunderland and South Shields) became part of Northumbria Police, with Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees in the south-east going to Cleveland Constabulary and Durham County Constabulary became Durham Constabulary

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