This book has 371 pages of police history, centred around the police stations of North and East London.

After a chapter about the formation of the Metropolitan Police and its structure, there are chapters dealing with the history of the police station buildings in the following boroughs and districts:

Barking & Dagenham, Camden, Enfield with Broxbourne, Epping Forest, Hackney, Haringey, Havering, Islington, Newham, Redbridge, Thames River, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest.

Although most of the book is about the police stations themselves, the authors have taken the opportunity to recount some of the exciting incidents which have occurred at the stations (eg The 1909 Tottenham Outrage).   Stories of gallantry and disasters are included, as well as explanations about police medals, uniform and equipment.

The book takes a look at police culture behind the blue lamp which decorates the front of these police buildings, and is well recommended for those who have an interest in police or local history of those parts of North and East London