Day 25- Bobbies Founder. Staue of Robert Peel founder of the modern police force. Police in Britain are known affectionately as 'Bobbies' a diminutive of the name Robert. He was born in Bury and this Statue stands in front of Bury Parish Church, he became Prime Minister of Britain, twice..
Love the inclusion of the cathedral and statue and you have set them off perfectly. This is picture-postcard stuff! Well done.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the history lesson, I didn't know why they were called Bobbies.
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