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The Chief Constable of Oldham Borough Police looks somewhat out of his time as he watches an inspection of the force’s motorcyclists while wearing spurs and carrying a sword. Many early chief constables were former military officers and brought much of army - especially the cavalry - uniform and traditions to the service. However, by the time this image was taken, probably in the late 1930s, the world had changed and the horse had been superseded by motorised transport. The inspection is…

An envious Manchester City Police bicycle patrol officer of the 1960s cast his eye over two new Triumph police cars in the yard of Bootle Street Police Station in city centre Manchester. For more information please follow Greater Manchester Police Museum and Archives. To find out more about Greater Manchester Police please visit our website. www.gmp.police.uk You should call 101, the new national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency…

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As we approach the first 2014 Manchester Derby between Manchester United and Manchester City, we thought we would upload some images of previous game from the archives of our Force Museum. The 1981 games both took place at Manchester City’s Maine Road. The first match took place on the 21st of February and a Greater Manchester Police photographer went along to record the event for the Force’s newspaper Brief. The year marked the 100th anniversary of the first time the two sides met. The…

Constable Tom Williamson Jewes of Manchester City Police, aged 25 and married for just over one year, drowned on 16 June 1933 trying to rescue a man who had fallen into the River Irwell near to Victoria Station. William Burke fell into the Irwell after apparently trying to rescue a cat that was stranded on the footing of Victoria Bridge. PC Jewes who was on point duty at the time immediately went to the bridge parapet where he paused only to take off his helmet. He then lowered himself down…

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