Manchester City Police
The Manchester City Police (also known as the Metropolitan Manchester City Police and from 1842 to 1853 the Manchester Borough Police[1]) was, from the early 19th century until 1968, the territorial police force of the city of Manchester, in northern England.
Charge-books of the Manchester Division of the Lancashire County Constabulary 1842 to 1854, and summons-books 1847 to 1862, are held in the Lancashire Record Office.[2]
Sir Robert Peacock was Chief Constable of Manchester from 1898 to 1926.[3] In 1927, Manchester City Police was the first force in the United Kingdom to employ a female police surgeon when they appointed Nesta Wells.[4] In 1937, Manchester City Police moved into a new headquarters building in Bootle Street, designed by the Manchester City Architect, G. Noel Hill.[5]
Under the provisions of the Police Act 1964, Manchester City Police merged with the Salford City Police to create the Manchester and Salford Police.[citation needed]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Manchester obtained city status in the United Kingdom in 1853
- ^ Frangopulo, N. J., ed. (1962). Rich Inheritance. Manchester: Education Committee. p. 276.
- ^ "Sir Robert Peacock, M.V.O.: Death of the Chief Constable of Manchester". The Police Review and Parade Gossip. Flickr. 26 November 1926. p. 202. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
- ^ "Wells [née Perry], Nesta Helen". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/58141. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Darlington, Neil (2024). "Central Police Headquarters Bootle Street Manchester". A Biographical Dictionary of the Architects of Greater Manchester, 1800–1940. The Victorian Society. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
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