The Policeman's Field Allotment and Grazing Pitch in The Strand

This photo from the Powderham archives is on the  Policing Past Community Present Facebook page.


" This photograph, probably dating from the 1860s, showing Starcross Police House (far right of image). Provided by the Earl of Devon, the area in front of the cottage (now a park/car park on the sea front at Starcross) is/was known as 'Policeman's Field'. This was used by the inhabitant of the Police House as an allotment and grazing pitch.

For those who would like to take a look at how the house looks today, follow this Google Street View link to journey along The Strand, starting at the old Police House: http://ow.ly/KWPlZ
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The house is listed on English Heritage as Northend Cottage 
 English Heritage give 1871 as the date when it was a police house