Police
Museum - former Newton Street Police Station This former police
station was built in 1879. Today it is the
Greater Manchester Police Museum. The museum web
site says this of their facilities: "Imagine
stepping back in time to a Victorian Manchester, not
the city of commerce and corporate splendour but a
hidden city of gas lamps and narrow alleys, of slums
and unruly alehouses. Now imagine a busy police
station in the heart of that city from where police
officers arrested criminals and upheld the law.
History is brought back to life at the Police
Museum."
Below you can see
the police station in 1910. It shows an
education class underway. The image is shown
here with the permission of the Greater Manchester
Police Museum and Archive. You can see more
historic images at their Flickr
Photostream.
 The Museum adds that
if you "Venture into the original Victorian cells
with their wooden pillows and the Charge Office of
Newton Street Police Station where time has stood
still for over 120 years. Explore our
galleries containing historic police equipment and
uniforms from the region. Uncover the fascinating
world of forgery and forensic science. Admire
the polished wood panels and stained glass of our
genuine 1895 Magistrates' Court. Our transport
gallery contains a variety of vehicles used by the
police from the 1950s to the modern day."
To see an in-depth history of the
development of a professional police force and its
police stations in Manchester, click on the button
below.
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