Charles Frederick Field

Charles Frederick Field
Field in an 1855 engraving.
Born1805 (1805)
London, England
Died1874 (aged 68–69)
Occupationspolice officer
private detective

Charles Frederick Field (1805 – 27 September 1874) was a British police officer with Scotland Yard and, following his retirement, a private detective. Field is perhaps best known as the basis for Inspector Bucket in Charles Dickens's novel Bleak House.