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    • Rationalisation 1898
    • Civic Pride and Cleansing the City
  • Police Estate
    • Introduction: Police Estate
    • Manchester's first expansion 1838/9
    • Sir Charles Shaw and the Watch Committee 1839-1845
    • Operational Replacements from 1846
    • Strategic Requirements 1860 - 1885
    • Manchester's Second Expansion 1885
    • Manchester's Third Expansion 1890
    • Rationalisation of the Police Estate 1898
  • Police Personnel
    • Introduction: Police Personnel
    • A Policeman's Lot 1872.
    • A Policeman's Lot 1885-1901
    • Police Matrons
    • Jerome Caminada
  • Police Stations [38] & Maps
    • 1838/9 Map 1 [11 PS] >
      • Manchester Town Hall Police Office King Street.
      • Deansgate Police Station and lock-up Knott Mill
      • Ridgefield Station House off John Dalton Street – City
      • Swan St Police Lock-up - New Cross
      • Oldham Road Police Station - New Cross
      • Kirby St - Ancoats
      • Cavendish St Town Hall - Chorlton on Medlock.
      • Great Jackson St (Park Place) Town Hall Hulme.
      • Hanover St jct Edward St Smithfield Market
      • London Rd/ Brook St, - Piccadilly.
      • Allum St, Ancoats
    • 1839-1845 Map 2 [2 PS] >
      • Fairfield Street Police Station - Ardwick
      • Moss Lane Station House - Hulme
    • 1846-1859 Map Fig 3 [4 PS] >
      • Harpurhey Village
      • Cheetham Hill PS Temple
      • Grove St/ Bury New Rd Broughton
      • Livesey Street PS. New Cross
    • 1860-1884 Map Fig 4 [6 PS] >
      • Albert Street PS - City
      • Goulden St PS - Collyhurst
      • New Town Hall Lever St
      • Willert St PS Collyhurst
      • Fairfield St (East) Ardwick
      • Newton St PS - City
    • 1885-1889 Map 5 [4 PS] >
      • Brook St P.S. Bradford
      • Monmouth St P.S. Rusholme
      • Cannel Street P.S. Ancoats
      • Derby St P.S. Stangeways
    • 1890-1897 Map 6,7,8 [9 PS] >
      • 1890 Map 7 [7 PS] >
        • Moston Lane P.S. Harpurhey
        • Clarendon Rd P.S. Crumpsall
        • Newton Health P.S. Oldham Road
        • Openshaw P.S. Ashton Old Road
        • South St P.S. - Longsight
        • Lowe St P.S. Miles Platting
        • Belle Vue St P.S. Gorton
      • 1891-1897 Map 8 [2] >
        • Bridgewater St P.S. (Southside) 1892/7
        • Bridgewater St P.S. (Northside) 1897
    • 1898-1903 Maps 9, 10 [2 PS] >
      • Mill St P.S. Beswick
      • Whitworth St P.S. in London Road Fire Station
  • Statistics
    • Table 1 Manchester Police Stations and Buildings 1794 - 1906
    • Table 2 Expenditure Police Stations & Lock-up Houses 1852 – 1879
    • Table 3 Manchester Police Establishment and Offences 1858-1901
    • Table 4 Prisoners at Manchester Police Stations 1897 - 1898.
    • Table 5 Manchester Population, Rates, Police 1839-1901
    • Table 6 Manchester Crime and Census Statistics 1881 - 1901
    • Table 7 Manchester Rateable Values 1839 -1901.
    • Table 8 Report into Manchester Extension 1890
    • Table 9 Manchester, Liverpool and Birmingham Police 1892
  • Bibliography
    • Bibliography
    • Primary Sources
    • Secondary Sources
    • Other Bibliographies
Victorian Police Stations
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Detail from 1849 OS map. Note extensive parade ground compared to station. 

Ardwick: C Division

Fairfield Street


Feb 21st 1843                WC resolved that a substantial Police Station is required for the C Division in the neighbourhood of London Road on Fairfield St and to purchase the land.

June 3rd 1843               Tender accepted of Messrs Mellor and Greenhalgh to erect the new station at £525. Contracts drawn.

July 27th 1843              Chief rent request turned down, The tithe records to be examined and the freehold to be purchased over 3 years at £1616.

Oct 26th 1843                WC concern over the slow building progress and Town Clerk to write to threaten legal action.

Oct 31st 1845                 Purchase of the land at £1367 from Mr Crompton interest at 5%. Chief rent of £11.5.1 [requires clarification by W.C as to why]

May 7th 1846                Requirement for lighting in the cells.

April 29th 1849             After 6 years Messer’s Mellor and Greenhalgh seek £50 to pay for gas and water fittings installed over and above the original tender.

1850 Slater’s                  Police Station Temperance Hall then Police Station [inbound left side]

June 12th 1856             C.Cs report concerning local feeling for a P.S near to Ardwick Green (Green Lane) as a sub-station for inhabitants and minor cases not felonies requiring a Supt and a principal station. 24 arrested nearer to Ardwick Green than Fairfield St but CC and Supt Saynor do not feel need for a station at this time. Returned to Ardwick Committee.

Nov 13th 1856               To widen the benches in the cells.

Sept 8th 1858                 Now in need of repairs after 15yrs.

March 15th 1860          Gas Street Vans to be placed in the yard to afford increased facilities for the stoppage of the escape of gas.

April 12th 1860             Heating apparatus in the cells has been very unsatisfactory and on the last few days had to discontinue its usage.

1863 Slater’s                  Police Stations: Supt. Thomas Anderton

Sept 1863                        HMIC Inspection reveals: Fairfield Street PS cells unsuitable for repair due to their position and defective ventilation

Oct 17th 1867                Following the death of Sgt Brett in the ‘Fenian Outrage’ the LUSC ordered to make arrangements to secure the stations by:- Plating the doors in iron, wrought iron bars to windows.

29 Sept 1869                 HMIC Inspection reveals: 4 large cells,  no rooms for lodging accommodation 
29 Sept 1870                 HMIC Inspection: Fairfield street cells inadequate and objectionable in construction in being too far from the reserve officer to prevent the requisite supervision.

Jan 4th 1872                  Offer of sale of Temperance Hall next to station £1050

Feb 6th 1873                  Auth to buy land adjoining site for £1,000 at chief rent of £27.

Oct 30th 1873                 Temporary accommodation required for officers during rebuilding of Fairfield St.

March 23rd 1876          Drilling of 33rd Lancs (2nd M/cr) Rifle Volunteers Mon – Fri evenings approved.

Copyright @ Mike McCulloch  www.victorianpolicestations.org. 
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The oldest 1830 photographed cells at Cavendish Street PS Chorlton on Medlock taken @1933
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Minshull Street Police Court 'session cells' (1873) taken @1906
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Town Hall cells (1876) with double length bench taken @ 1906
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The 1906 cells at London Road (Whitworth Street PS) taken @ 2012