As an opening gift for the opening of Victoria and George, I'm uploading some of the Victorian cc I've made over the past six months. This is the second part, three sets of uniforms and hairs for your Victorian service sims.
Before 1829, there was no official organised police force in Britain. Instead the "police" was made up of constables and watchmen who had been appointed by local magistrates to keep the peace and uphold the law, the most famous of which were the Bow Street Runners, as well as "thief-takers" who worked for a fee. This changed when Sir Robert Peel's Metropolitan Police Act was passed in 1829, and London gained the first organised and official police force in England. The new force came about at a bit of a tumultuous time in British History. The Revolution in France and the subsequent wars had left those in charge in fear for the stability of the country, and so, in the years following the end of the Napoleonic Wars, various laws were passed restricting liberties and aimed at stopping rebellion in its tracks. then in 1819, one of the worst peace time atrocities in Britain happened at St Peter's Fields in Manchester, when the army charged with sabres drawn to break up a political rally. Eighteen people were killed and more than 700 injured in what became known colloquially as the Peterloo Massacre, in reference to the famous victory at Waterloo four years earlier.
All of this was still fresh in the public's mind when the Act was passed, and the new force had to find a way to allay the public fears that they were a new form of militia, while having the authority to uphold the law. Their uniform, believe it or not, played a part in this. Not only was the uniform designed to look like a civilian uniform, rather than a military one, (this included the colour, which was blue and not red) the constables wore top hats to denote their authority, while their swallowtail-coats and breeches were meant to be reminiscent of the livery of a footman, thus implying that they were there to serve the public. In a further move to distance the new force from the military, as a rule, the officers were unarmed apart from a truncheon, with firearms only being deployed in extreme circumstances, or if the officer felt he had to be armed for his own safety. The fact that only specially trained firearms officers are the only police who routinely carry arms, continues to this day.
This early uniform was worn from 1829-1863 with a few changes to update styles, but in 1864 the tailcoat and top hat was replaced with a high collared tunic and the now iconic custodian helmet. This uniform, although updated over the years, would remain recognisable right up until the middle of the twentieth century.
And that is what I've got for you:
Two 1876 police tunics, one suitable for a constable, one for a sergeant, both with duty armband and a custodian helmet, young adult through to elder.
The tunics are on a new mesh by me, and it's included in the rar.
The helmet is young adult to elder only I'm afraid, since that's all I need it for in my game, but if anyone wants to convert it to teens, they can. It comes in eight of Pooklet's colours, with textures from
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aquilegia 's base game defaults. I've included a volatile texture of you want to make the rest of the colours.
Elders go grey, and the grey is attached to the black.
Credits:
Maxis for the base texture of the tunic.
The British Police Online Museum for the textures for the insignia and trimmings.
Pooklet for the hair colours.
aquilegia for the hair textures.Collar texture from Sherlock Holmes vs Jack the Ripper by Frogwares Games extracted by Poe and re-uploaded by
faechangelingMore history on the Met can be found here.
All files are compressorized.
Download here.
Before the formation of the London Fire Engine Establishment in 1833, fire fighting in the capital had been a bit of a piecemeal affair. Following the Great Fire in 1666, various insurance companies had been set up, that would, as long as they were paid a yearly fee, issue the policy holder with a badge called a fire mark to affix to their building. If the building caught fire, the insurance company would then cover for it to be extinguished. Of course, this could and did lead to a bit of chaos if a brigade was called to a building only to discover that it wasn't the fire mark of their insurers on it. Often times, several brigades would attend a fire, those whose building it wasn't leaving when they realised.
In 1833, many of the insurance companies in the capital merged, to form the London Fire Brigade Establishment. This brigade fought the fires of London until 1862 when the insurance companies told the government they were no longer willing to be responsible for putting out the fires of the capital, since it was becoming too costly. In 1866, the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, under the responsibility of the Metropolitan Board of Works was formed. It was during this time that the Chief Officer, Captain Massey Shaw designed the uniform that the brigade would wear until the 1930s, a black woollen tunic and trousers and a brass or nickel helmet manufactured by Merryweather & Sons Ltd.
Outside of the capital, fires were fought by volunteer and local fire brigades, who wore similar uniforms to the MFB.
That is what I've made. A 1866 - 1930s fireman's uniform with Merryweather helmet, young adult through to elder. The uniform is on a new mesh by me, which is included.
The helmet is young adult to elder only I'm afraid, since that's all I need it for in my game, but if anyone wants to convert it to teens, they can. It comes in eight of Pooklet's colours, with textures from
aquilegia 's base game defaults. I've included a volatile texture of you want to make the rest of the colours. Elders go grey and the grey is attached to the black.
I should also point out that the helmet mesh isn't perfect. I'm still learning when it comes to meshing, so there are a few bits that look a little wonky and will probably make more experienced meshers weep. Normally I wouldn't share something I feel has flaws such as these, but I haven't seen another Merryweather helmet about, and figured that it would be nice to have something rather than nothing.
Credits:
Maxis for the tunic and belt textures.
Three Counties Asylum website for the button texture.
Various auction house websites for the helmet details.
Pooklet for the hair colours.
aquilegia for the hair textures.More history on the LFB can be found here.
All files are compressorized.
Download here.
The Royal Mail has existed since the 16th century, when Henry VIII established the position of Master of the Posts to carry and deliver his missives. It remained a service exclusively for the monarch until 1635 when Charles I opened the Royal Mail up to the public to use. It evolved into a complicated system, with letters being charged according to the distance they had to travel, and even how many sheets of paper they contained. These charges were met by the recipient rather than the sender.
It remained this way until 1840, when Rowland Hill's proposed reforms were implemented. These reforms included the introduction of a uniform cost of 1d (one penny) for a letter weighing up to an ounce, paid for by the sender by the means of a preprinted, adhesive stamp. This became known as the penny post, and the first stamps were the Penny Black.and the Twopenny Blue. Oh and the reason that an image of the queen's head was chosen, is because it was considered one of the most difficult to forge accurately.
Despite it's long history, it wasn't until 1784 that the first uniforms were introduced, and then only for the mail coach guards. Letter carriers didn't get a uniform until 1793. The early uniforms were predominately scarlet with blue lapels and cuffs. The colours were switched in 1837 when the uniform of the letter carriers of London was changed to a blue tailcoat with scarlet collar, with a blue waistcoat underneath, but they switched back again in 1855 when a scarlet frock coat was introduced. In 1861, the frock coat was once again navy, with scarlet collar and cuffs, and trousers were navy with a scarlet stripe down the outside of each leg, and a matching waistcoat. In 1862, a single peaked shako hat replaced the felt hat letter carriers had been wearing since 1859.
The last significant change to the uniform until 1910 happened in 1868 when the frock coat and waistcoat were replaced with a military style tunic, in navy with scarlet collar and piping.
And that's what you get:
1868 Postman's uniform, with single peaked shako hat, young adult through to elder. The tunic is on a new mesh made by me, and included in the rar.
The hat is young adult to elder only I'm afraid, since that's all I need it for in my game, but if anyone wants to convert it to teens, they can. It comes in eight of Pooklet's colours, with textures from
aquilegia 's base game defaults. I've included a volatile texture of you want to make the rest of the colours. Elders go grey and the grey is attached to the black.
Credits:
Maxis for the tunic textures.
The British Postal Museum Archive for the button texture, and hat detail.
Pooklet for the hair colours.
aquilegia for the hair textures.More history on the Royal Mail can be found here.
All files are compressorized.
Download here.
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