Policemen everywhere! Date and touch up please

[jsimons]

Hi,

 I have several policeman ancestors/relatives in the family and came accross this photo - if anyone could date it that would be great for identifying who it may be and also it is faded in places so a little touch up too would be great.

Cheers and have a good night tonight - Happy New year! 

Joel

[Paul Caswell]

Looks like some sort of Policeman's funeral. Any idea what part of the world we're in? London perhaps?

Paul

[RecycledHippy]

A quick tidy up

Hippy

[jim1]

For a date,early part of the 20th.C,possibly as late as 1910.

jim

[jsimons]

Hi all,

 That looks much better - any chance of a higher resolution like how I uploaded it as it looks like i might be able to read the shop signs better. Can anyone zoom and hazard a guess as to what they say too.

 As for the date 1900s is what I'd say but the ONLY person that died in the police was Sergeant Samuel Bransom who died in 1888 which is a bit far out. Again I'd agree as if you zoom there is like a horse drawn hurse and the other bobbies are wearing white gloves.

Any more help greatly appreciated thanks all!

Joel

[chinakay]

Can't see much of the ladies' outfits but it's definitely not 1888 here...as Jim says, more like maybe 1908-1910 or so.

The sign on the left says MOORE and I think the sign on the right says PARKER & Co.

What do the policemen have draped over their left shoulders? Would it be a mourning cloth?

Interesting photo...

Cheers,
China

[jim1]

Back then the Police wore capes.

jim

[chinakay]

Ah. So they are carrying the cape over the left shoulder.

So if it's a funeral, wouldn't they all be showing a mourning band at least?

That's a huge carriage in the back...would a hearse be that big?

[Ebch]

Could it be Edward V11's Funeral?  May 1910?  It certainly is quite a procession for those days. 
White gloves are part of their uniform for formal events