Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In this video we look at the dull history behind blue Police lamps, a mainstay of the British Police station since 1861.

I examine why Greater Manchester Police's lamps are spelt with an 0 rather than an O.

I take a tour of 21 Police stations to look at the history behind the blue lamp, why Queen Victoria may have had one of London's lamps removed and why some forces used red ones!