Bobby on the Beat: Sheffield's Last Police Box
Police Box, Surrey Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S1 2HY
Sheffield's very own National Emergency Services Museum is taking its collection out into the city centre with a special pop-up museum beside the last surviving Police Box on Surrey Street, next to the Town Hall.
Once one of around 120 police boxes serving the city, this is the only survivor of a network that helped officers stay connected long before radios and mobile phones. From reporting incidents to contacting stations and assisting the public, police boxes played an important role in keeping Sheffield safe.
Join the museum team to explore original objects from the collection, uncover the stories of the people behind the uniform and discover how policing has changed through the decades. See historic police vehicles on display, bringing the city's policing heritage to life.
Discover the police box itself and learn how officers on the beat communicated, and why these distinctive green boxes became such an important part of everyday policing.
Continue your journey with the museum's new walking trail and app, following routes once patrolled by Sheffield police officers. Visit historic 999 locations across the city and finish at the National Emergency Services Museum, housed in England's first purpose-built combined police, fire and ambulance station, where even more stories and objects await.
Timings
- Friday 11 September:
- 1000-1700
- Saturday 12 September:
- 1000-1700
Location & directions
Police Box, Surrey Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S1 2HY
- Directions:
- Sheffield's Police Box is located on the Left side of the Town Hall on Surrey Street.
- Contact on day:
- National Emergency Services Museum
- Telephone number:
- +441142491999
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking not required
Accessibility details
This pop-up museum will take place in and around the police box, in the museum's gazebo, and with vehicles on display in the pedestrian area outside the Town Hall.
