Friday, 25 October 2013

Day 25-'BOBBIES' Founder

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..

2 comments:

  1. Love the inclusion of the cathedral and statue and you have set them off perfectly. This is picture-postcard stuff! Well done.

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  2. Thanks for the history lesson, I didn't know why they were called Bobbies.

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