Manchester City Surveyors Plans 1900-1910 photocopy held at GMP Museum & Archive: Old Police Buildings.

Cheetham: B Division 

Clarendon Road, Crumpsall. 

@1885                                 Built or rebuilt : as current building in 2008 Google street view shows Lancashire crest and '1885' above gateway, which was not quite captured in the 1906 photograph.

June 5th 1890                   C. C reports on the 24th Articles of the Provisional Order of the Local Government Board re the amalgamation and take over of the police Stations; Blackley, Crumpsall, Gorton, Miles Platting, Longsight, Openshaw and Newton Health form the County.

March 1891                       Insurance valuation of £350.

July 23rd 1891                  Twinquennial valuation of properties owned by the W.C only: Not assessed.

Aug 13th 1891                  Female accommodation only night and day.

1893                                    Shown on the Lancashire Map XCVI 14 sheet County records Office

21st May 1896                  Quinquennial Valuation  and Inventory of Furniture of properties of the WC.
                                             £1,410.0.0                                        £26.0.0.

19th Nov 1896                   LUSC: Repairs to the heating apparatus Estimate £6.13.6. for new heating coil in the furnace.

19th May 1898                  LUSC: painting of the charge office, entrance, reserve room, staircases and landings of house and its exterior. Tender £35

19th May 1898                  City Surveyor to be instructed to obtain an estimate of the cost of fixing of glass fanlights instead of perforated iron ones at the various police stations. [believed this is to the cell doors such as Fairfield St PS] Tender £126.

29th March 1900              LUSC: The substitution of a self acting w.c in lieu of those provided in the cells of the various police stations.

7th  March 1901               Insp. Hewitt retires and now the  Supt ‘B’ Div to reside there. Cleaning and repairs required.

15th May 1901                  Quinquennial Valuations: £1,436.

19th Sept 1901                  LUSC: Drains and sanitary equipment alterations as seen necessary. The Police Supt has taken the room at the PS formerly used as the FB duty room. FB are now using the charge office or a cell which is a most unsuitable place. resolved that the FB to rent a nearby house at 6s pw and let part at 2s 6d to a fireman.

14th Nov 1901                   Tender for works £69.13.0d Mr J M Parlane &Co

2012                                      Premises structurally altered and derelict. The street was renamed Cravenwood Road.