The Museum of Policing in Devon & Cornwall team braved the wilds of Storm Darragh to open the mini-Museum in Tavistock for Dickensian Evening in December.
For visitors keen to see what is inside the micro premises, in Tavistock’s Court Gate building, Bedford Square, doors were open from 4pm to 8pm.
Entry to the mini-Museum is free.
Additional opening times and dates are announced throughout the year and appear on this page.
The mini-Museum is the result of years of perseverance to find a premises where artefacts, documents and photographs charting Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly’s policing history and heritage can be displayed to the public.
The Museum stores its huge collection of artefacts at Okehampton Police Station. Its archive of documents and photographs are kept at the Devon Heritage Centre, in Exeter.
The mini-Museum is the result of years of perseverance to find a premise where Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly’s policing history and heritage can be displayed to the public.
Pam Giles, volunteer and trustee, who has been involved with the Museum since the start, said: “A lot of the archive and collection has been saved from skips and tips, and it’s important it is protected.
“When people started forming the collection, they didn’t realise the importance of what they were doing.”
The Museum of Policing in Devon and Cornwall is a registered charity supported by the Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner to collect, preserve, and share the history of policing in Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
Help us to open the mini-Museum more often by becoming a volunteer. For more information, email info@dcpolicingmuseum.co.uk or call 07399 858692. Come back to this page for opening times when announced in 2025.
