Strictly speaking, what in London is called the smallest police station was never a real plot. Rather, it is a small police box – unusual and unexpected place.

If you come to Trafalgar square from the strand, at the corner of the famous square, near the statue of General Henry Havaco, is this booth. It can be taken as a simple lamppost – top and really sticks out pretty lantern. But in the massive base of the door and in the walls – the Windows are narrow, like the loopholes.

Initially it really was a lamppost. Exactly the same, only without doors and Windows, is in the other corner of the square, near the monument to General Charles James Napier. These lanterns were set about 1826, and some historians suggest that their lamps are taken from the linear ship "victory", on Board of which in the battle of Trafalgar was mortally wounded Admiral Nelson.

After a hundred years, one of the pillars turned into extraordinary police box. Why? It was like this. Even after the First world war at the nearest metro station "Charing Cross" established a temporary police box. In 1926, began the reconstruction of the station, booth became in the way, it tried to put right on Trafalgar square, but the public protested. Then responsible for the work of sir Lionel Edwards invited Scotland Yard to arrange for a police box at the base of a lamppost. This exotic offer was quickly accepted.

Most likely, the role played by the General strike, may 3, 1926, announced nearly two million British workers – miners, dockers, railway workers, drivers, workers power stations, printers. The strike lasted ten days, and the government coped with it (in particular, with the help of citizens who, believing that the strikers "put a gun to the head of the nation", was willing to work instead of them). But the strong performances of protesters in Trafalgar square certainly have forced Scotland Yard to make a quick decision about a police box – the area should not have been left unattended.

Lamppost hollowed out from the inside so that we could fit one person has done in the walls, the Windows that duty followed around. In addition, conducted a phone message from Scotland Yard. When the phone rang, the lantern on the top started to flash indicating a passing police that you need help.

Now this is a unique place not used as booths. If curious tourist will look in "loopholes", you will see not bored "Bobby", and brooms – street sweepers keep in here now their equipment.