You are here: Home>Photos>Barr, Dave, 299, Police Constable. Barr, Dave, 299, Police Constable.Paul Watts Paul WattsPC 299 Dave Barr stationed at Harpenden c1960-1961, riding what is believed to be the first detached beat motorcycle, a green BSA 250.TagsHarpenden (35)PC Barr (1)This page was added on 25/11/2015. Add your comment about this pageYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Your comment:Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. I consent to my name and e-mail address being stored along with this comment, and to the website editors communicating with me by e-mail about the comment if necessary. My name may be published alongside the comment on the website, but my e-mail address will not be published. My information will not be shared with any third party (see our Privacy Statement - opens in a new window). * Δ ReplyI was stationed at Harpenden, my first station, from June 1961 to April 1965 and rode a Velocette “Noddy bike” on outlying beats covering Kinsbourne Green to Hatching Green. Cannot recall this officer.By Peter Springham (11/09/2025) ReplyBy 1965 the reinforced police style helmets had been replaced by normal crash helmets for “noddy” riders.By John Weeks (08/01/2016) Photos'The Scorchers'A Division Officers c. 1910Barr, Dave, 299, Police Constable.Can anyone help identify this Herts Police Officer ?CommunicationEynsham Hall Training Centre, Witney, Oxon.Flooding in the Lea Valley, 1968Headquarters Hatfield Local Procedure Course 1962Hertford Police Station 1965Hertfordshire Police Cadets 1972 - 1974Hertfordshire Police Minstrel TroupeHerts Officers at District Training CentreHill, George, 178, Police Constable.Hussey, William Henry, 306, Police Constable.Hussey, William Henry, 306, Police Constable.Hussey, William Henry, 306, Police Constable.MemorabiliaMurder Of A Police DogNone for the Road. Royston Police 1990Opening of Baldock Police StationPolice Cadet recruits, 26th August 1959Police Motorway Training A1(M)Police VehiclesRolph, Ernest George, 25A, Police Constable and Family at BraughingSenior Officers of Hertfordshire Police - 1947Special Constable?St Albans, January 1965St. Albans City PoliceTug of War TeamUnknown PC or War Reserve PCVauxhall Viva - Snow Didn't Stop Normal PolicingWare Rural Beat 1968Sergeant 396 Ivan Judd - A Collection Of Photographs See also'Barr, Dave, 299, Police Constable.' also appears inPolice MotorcyclesPolice Officers Share this Facebook Pinterest Twitter Linkedin
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I was stationed at Harpenden, my first station, from June 1961 to April 1965 and rode a Velocette “Noddy bike” on outlying beats covering Kinsbourne Green to Hatching Green. Cannot recall this officer.
By 1965 the reinforced police style helmets had been replaced by normal crash helmets for “noddy” riders.