West Midlands secures funding for police museum in Birmingham

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West Midlands secures funding for police museum in Birmingham

West Midlands Police have secured £1m for a museum of policing in Birmingham, with plans to exhibit stories of inmates and staff from an nineteenth century lock-up.

Artist's impression of the museum's intro space

Date - 17th March 2020
By - Chloe Livadeas

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The force are the winners of the National Lottery Heritage Fund. The project will incorporate exhibitions into the Victorian Lock-Up on Steelhouse Lane that will tell stories of both prisoners and staff. These will be built into cells, giving...

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