The Marine Police Force, sometimes known as the Thames River Police and said to be England's first Police force, was formed by magistrate Patrick Colquhoun and a Master Mariner, John Harriott, in 1798 to tackle theft and looting from ships anchored in the Pool of London and the lower reaches of the river. Its base was (and remains) in Wapping High Street, and it is now known as the Marine Support Unit.

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  • The Marine Police Force, sometimes known as the Thames River Police and said to be England's first Police force, was formed by magistrate Patrick Colquhoun and a Master Mariner, John Harriott, in 1798 to tackle theft and looting from ships anchored in the Pool of London and the lower reaches of the river. Its base was (and remains) in Wapping High Street, and it is now known as the Marine Support Unit. The Stepney Historical Trust presented Thames Division with a plaque, a ceremony which was attended by the Chief Superintendent of the Metropolitan Police, The Archbishop of Canterbury, the actor Richard Wilson (Victor Meldrew from "One foot in the Grave"), Tower Hamlets Councillors, the emergency services and local people from Wapping.
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  • March 2009
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  • The Marine Police Force, sometimes known as the Thames River Police and said to be England's first Police force, was formed by magistrate Patrick Colquhoun and a Master Mariner, John Harriott, in 1798 to tackle theft and looting from ships anchored in the Pool of London and the lower reaches of the river. Its base was (and remains) in Wapping High Street, and it is now known as the Marine Support Unit.
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  • Marine Police Force
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