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Image: small silver whistle with chain attached
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A Policeman's Whistle
Subject
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Order in Oxford
Description
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"This whistle was part of the uniform given to recruits when I joined in 1973 and was to be worn so that the chain was visible on the tunic. I am not sure when this practice ceased. It was purely ceremonial although it was originally a form of getting assistance for a beat officer. Personal radios would have been first used in the 1960's.
It was originally used by the Metropolitan Police in the 19th century. They were manufactured in Birmingham and apparently the tone was such that it could be heard from a considerable distance away."
Trevor Howie, retired police officer and Museum of Oxford volunteer
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Oxford Police
Publisher
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Museum of Oxford
Date
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1973
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Trevor Howie
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Trevor Howie
Law
Order
Police
Uniform
Whistle
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Memories of the Town Hall
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Do you know our Town Hall well? Have you worked here? Did you come to the Rolling Stones gig, or attended a wedding? Do you have old photographs, tickets, memorabilia you could share?
Scan or photograph them and add to this database for everyone to see.
We are also looking to collect oral histories. If you have memories of the Town Hall which you would like to be recorded, get in touch with Marta at mlomza@oxford.gov.uk. We will match you with a trained volunteer who will record your memories. We will share the recordings on this website and in the Museum (due to open in late 2020).
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Museum of Oxford
Date
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1897 -
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Image: 4 oath cards, titled 'misdemeanour', 'oath', 'felony', and 'appeal' respectively
Card 1 full text: MISDEMEANOUR, Oath of Witness, I swear by Almighty God that the evidence which I shall give to the Court and Jury sworn between our Sovereign Lady the Queen and the Defendant, shall be the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
Card 2 full text: OATH, As to Character, I swear by Almighty God that I will true answer make to all such questions that shall be demanded of me touching the matter in question.
Card 3 full text: FELONY, Oath of Witness, I swear by Almighty God that the evidence I shall give to the Court and Jury sworn between our Sovereign Lady the Queen and the Prisoner at the Bar, shall be the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
Card 4 full text: APPEAL, Oath, I swear by Almighty God that the evidence I shall give to the court touching the matters in question shall be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth
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Oath Cards Used in the Town Hall Court Room
Subject
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Memories of Oxford Town Hall
Description
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The court room is located above the police station; you can visit it if you go on a tour of the Town Hall. These oath cards were available for the swearing-in of witnesses at a court hearing. The witness swears to tell the truth; perjury is the crime of undermining this oath. Witnesses can choose an affirmation, which is a non-secular oath.
Do you have any memories of the Town Hall's Court Room? Comment below.
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Museum of Oxford
Court
Law
Legal
Oath cards
Police