Come and discover one of Manchester's hidden gems! A Victorian police station in the heart of the No
‘Explore Manchester’s hidden past – a labyrinth of alleyways and slums, interrupted only by the huge mills casting shadows below. An eerie underworld where police officers were kept busy apprehending unsavoury characters of all ages. The Greater Manchester Police Museum and Archives enables you to experience what life was really like for these officers in a busy Victorian police station. You’ll al
so see how times have changed and how policing has evolved to meet today’s needs. Located in the historic Northern Quarter of Manchester, the Museum was one of the cities earliest police stations and has been lovingly restored to reflect the reality of policing in the late 1800’s/early 1900’s. See where Manchester’s criminals were charged and fingerprinted before being put into the cells, often packed with up to twelve men on a busy night! Why not take a seat on one of the cell beds with their wooden pillows. Admire the polished wood panels and stained glass in the 1895 Magistrate’s Court and experience how inmates would have felt standing in the dock!
Operating as usual
Hip, hip, hip, hooray - more tickets released today. Extra tickets available for tomorrow's additional open day, gets yours here!!
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Happy Friday everyone! We now have more entry tickets available on the 15th & 22nd February for half term.
https://gmpmuseum.co.uk/visiting/book-your-visit/…
Book Your Visit To help keep you and our team safe, booking is now essential to visit GMP Museum on our public open days (Tuesdays + additional days in schools holidays). To book school and…
We are pleased to announce an extra half term open day on the 24th February!
Book your entry time here:
https://gmpmuseum.co.uk/visit/visit-every-30-minutes-through-the-day-970/?occurrence=2022-02-24…
Girls just want to... Manage collections!
Accessioning our latest donations into the collection, a fabulous set of glass slides depicting police & prison life at the turn on the century.
Definitely the best part of the job.
Thank you very much members of Manchester Deaf Centre for visiting us yesterday. It was great to meet you!
Look where our Wellbeing group visited on Thursday the Greater Manchester Police Museum. A big thank you to them for a warm welcome.
If anyone is interested in joining our Wellbeing group please contact [email protected] 🙂
We've got some lovely houseguests in with us today!
&
are shooting an intriguing film in the courtroom...
Now we know that today is but please do not go to the same lengths as Alfred Pilling.
He stole 56lb of cheese in 1909. (Thats about the same weight as a 50”TV!) & received a month in prison for his dairy related crime.
Double selfie! Kat & Fred having a chat in the dock.
Ian in the Charge Office for !
Want to join our selfie squad?
We're taking applications for new volunteers!
Register here: https://atsv7.wcn.co.uk/search_engine/jobs.cgi?SID=amNvZGU9MTg4MjA4MiZvd25lcj01MDQzOTE0Jm93bmVydHlwZT1mYWlyJnBvc3RpbmdfY29kZT00MDkmdnRfdGVtcGxhdGU9MTEyMA==
Angela, queen of the shop for !
We are not bound by the constraints of the building on day!
Volunteer Sandie on
Our volunteers are getting in on the action for !
Tony with an array of evidence in the crime room.
Why the long face? It's Neigh, surely not!
Wednesday 19th January is Day.
We want to see your best selfies from the museum past & present, this is your 24 hour warning if you are visiting us tomorrow!
Tag us & we'll retweet our favourites on Wed.
Yesterday we were very fortunate to receive a new donation into the collection.
'The Manchester Vigil' was painted by artist and officer, Pete Wiles in 2017 to commemorate a city coming together in the aftermath of the Arena bombing.
It was commissioned by a Detective Inspector working on the case and hung in the office where much of the investigation was undertaken.
The painting has subsequently been reproduced and prints sold to make money for charity. We are very thankful to have been offered the original and are pleased to give it a new home at the museum.
If we had a museum pet, we'd dress them like this...maybe
It's the old 'bill', the long feather of the law, it's....
Have a great Thursday, everyone! We're open to the public every Tuesday - book your free entry time here: https://gmpmuseum.co.uk/visiting/book-your-visit/…
Happy day!
Back in 2004 we were fortunate enough to receive funding from to move & restore the 1895 Courtroom at Denton to the museum.
Isn't it beautiful?
We are looking to stock new products in our shop and want to know what you think.
Which would you prefer? Dog, horse, or bear?
Let us know below (or about anything else you'd like us to stock).
New digital resource available!
Discover the life and times of Constable & author, Thomas Smethurst in this interactive image! 👮👮👮
https://gmpmuseum.co.uk/collection-item/thomas-smethurst-constable-author/
Thomas Smethurst was a constable at the turn of the 19th century and his self penned books have given us a unique insight into the lives of constables at this time. …
"Be glad this Christmas Day, with warm hearts, pleasant feelings, and good will to all". Thomas Smethurst, Reminiscences.
Merry Christmas to all, especially to those working in the emergency services over the holidays, from the museum team. We look forward to seeing you all again in the New Year.
Kevin and the team at the Greater Manchester Police Museum would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas.
Photos from Greater Manchester Police's post
Handcuff time for Kevin. That’s what you get for pinching all the mince pies!
Don’t worry we will let him out later (we promise).
Thank you to all our followers for all your support this year!
The team are now away for Christmas but will return on the 4th January.
You can book your entry slot for the New Year here: https://gmpmuseum.co.uk/visiting/book-your-visit/
Poor Kevin. He ate all our mince pies… oh dear
Kevin stop climbing up things!
Or at least dust while you are there.
Oh no team, Kevin is in charge of the radio for the day. Don’t blame us if things go all wrong.
Kevin has a new outfit, he loves it. Its a change from red and green.
But someone tell him, he is not for sale!
Kevin was trying to climb up the tree and got a bit stuck. Don’t worry PC bear and the ducks to the rescue!
Oh no! Kevin is in charge of the courtroom.
He says coal for everyone!
Kevin is a bit worried Santa’s not going to fit down that chimney, he doesn’t fancy going down to rescue him.
This dapper group of gents are members of police Headquarters staff in 1922. Just one of hundreds of fabulous photos relating to Oldham Borough Constabulary (1849 - 1969).
Chimney inspection time! Kevin wants to make sure that our chimney is all ready for the big night.
This doesn’t smell like candy floss! Don’t eat that, Kevin - it’s carbolic soap!
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Are you tracing your ancestors? Are you a history student? Do you want to do some research? Have a look at what resources we hold in this short video.
From Lisa - My favourite object is the Oldham photo collection. This eclectic collection contains police duties, street/accident scenes and the annual Oldham Police Ball. Also, and most importantly, Clara Walkden. The first female police officer in the borough. #museummomentsMW #MuseumWeek #MuseumWeek2020 A selection of photos from the Oldham collection [silent video]
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