Kent Police Museum

The Kent Police Museum sits inside Faversham Police Station in the county of Kent. It tells the story of the Kent County Constabulary, which began in 1857. The museum also covers fourteen smaller police forces from towns and cities that joined the constabulary by 1943. Uniforms, medals, crime-scene photographs and old charge books form part of the displays. Many items were given by retired officers and their families. The exhibits include equipment used by officers in earlier centuries. Scenes of crime evidence and occurrence books show how investigations were recorded long ago. Photographs capture moments from daily police life across the decades. The museum opened first in 1973 at Maidstone headquarters before moving to Chatham Historic Dockyard in 1994. After a spell back in Maidstone, it settled in Faversham in December 2016. Visitors find a small but carefully arranged collection in the Faversham station. The displays are grouped by era, from the 19th century to modern times. Each case holds uniforms, badges and tools that officers once carried. Photographs on the walls show police stations and street scenes from the past. The atmosphere is quiet, with room to study each artefact closely.