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Old 21-02-14, 12:08 PM
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Default The River Beat - Geoffrey Budworth

The story of London's River Police since 1798.

I would like to recommend the above book, to anybody with an interest in the Metpol, wartime London or river policing in general.

A very easy, informative read and quite well illustrated. The history is up to the late 1990s.

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Hi Phil

Looks interesting, thanks for posting. I don't suppose it's available on Kindle though.

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I knew Geoff when he was an Inspector. His hobby was knots and knotting. He was something of an expert and consulted over hangings and murders. Bit of useless info for you.

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I have one of Geoff's books on knots. It was given to me at scouts.

Sorry Graham, its not available on kindle.

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