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Address The Historic Dockyard, Chatham ME4 4TE, United Kingdom Similar Herne Bay Museum and Gallery, Diggerland Kent, Royal Engineers Museum, Canterbury Heritage Museum, Dover Transport Museum Profiles | ||
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The Kent Police Museum is located at Faversham Police Station in Kent, England.
The museum was previously been located within Chatham Dockyard. In September 2015 it relocated to temporary accommodation at the Kent Police Headquarters in Maidstone, and moved to Faversham on 8 Dec 2016. The museum is staffed by volunteers, and holds monthly events.
The museum includes displays on the history of the Kent County Constabulary which started in 1857. In all fourteen earlier police forces were amalgamated to form the force by 1943.
The museum's memorabilia collections include, uniforms, equipment, medals, photographs, scenes of crime evidence, and occurrence and charge books. Its collection was started in the 1960s and the museum was first opened in 1973.
The museum is home to the world's largest working padlock.