Greater Manchester Police Museum

Greater Manchester Police Museum Come and discover one of Manchester's hidden gems! A Victorian police station in the heart of the Northern Quarter.

‘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!

Did you know that when Greater Manchester Police was formed in 1974, police were organised across 10 divisions, with Sal...
21/04/2026

Did you know that when Greater Manchester Police was formed in 1974, police were organised across 10 divisions, with Salford forming F-Division?

April 21 marks Salford city’s 100-year anniversary. To celebrate, the Greater Manchester Police Museum is looking back at the history of policing in Salford.

Learn more here: https://orlo.uk/NOVsl

Due to volunteer availability the museum will be closed this Tuesday (21st April), but don't worry we will back on Tuesd...
21/04/2026

Due to volunteer availability the museum will be closed this Tuesday (21st April), but don't worry we will back on Tuesday 28th April.
We are sorry for any inconvenience this might cause.

Did you know that Salford City Police and Manchester City Police briefly merged into one force, Manchester and Salford P...
20/04/2026

Did you know that Salford City Police and Manchester City Police briefly merged into one force, Manchester and Salford Police, from 1968 until the formation of the Greater Manchester Police in 1974?

April 21 marks Salford city’s 100-year anniversary. To celebrate, the Greater Manchester Police Museum is looking back at the history of policing in Salford.

Learn more here: https://orlo.uk/h1idI

Did you know that 100 years ago, Major Cedric Godfrey was halfway through his historic 38-year tenure as Chief Constable...
19/04/2026

Did you know that 100 years ago, Major Cedric Godfrey was halfway through his historic 38-year tenure as Chief Constable of the Salford Police, one of the longest and most successful in the history of Manchester policing?

April 21 marks Salford city’s 100-year anniversary. To celebrate, the Greater Manchester Police Museum is looking back at the history of policing in Salford.

Learn more here: https://orlo.uk/8D9UB

Did you know that 100 years ago Salford City Police carried out one the first and most successful road safety awareness ...
18/04/2026

Did you know that 100 years ago Salford City Police carried out one the first and most successful road safety awareness campaign in British history?

April 21 marks Salford city’s 100-year anniversary. To celebrate, the Greater Manchester Police Museum is looking back at the history of policing in Salford.

Learn more here: https://orlo.uk/6XHLo

Did you know that around 100 years ago Salford became one of the first English cities to introduce police telephone boxe...
17/04/2026

Did you know that around 100 years ago Salford became one of the first English cities to introduce police telephone boxes, possibly before London?

April 21 marks Salford city’s 100-year anniversary. To celebrate, the Greater Manchester Police Museum is looking back at the history of policing in Salford.

Learn more here: https://orlo.uk/Tdjso

Did you know that more than a hundred years ago, Salford was home to various violent youth gangs called ‘Scuttlers’ who ...
16/04/2026

Did you know that more than a hundred years ago, Salford was home to various violent youth gangs called ‘Scuttlers’ who fought each other across central Manchester until the 1900s?
April 21 marks Salford city’s 100-year anniversary.

To celebrate, the Greater Manchester Police Museum is looking back at the history of policing in Salford.

Learn more here: https://orlo.uk/74OFS

Did you know that when policing was introduced to Salford in April 1844, it had less than 30 police officers? April 21 m...
15/04/2026

Did you know that when policing was introduced to Salford in April 1844, it had less than 30 police officers?

April 21 marks Salford city’s 100-year anniversary. To celebrate, the Greater Manchester Police Museum is looking back at the history of policing in Salford.

Learn more here: https://orlo.uk/jMF1K

It's school holidays! The museum will be open on Tuesday and Thursday during the holidays. Come and join us for some fre...
02/04/2026

It's school holidays! The museum will be open on Tuesday and Thursday during the holidays.
Come and join us for some free family fun activities. See if you can solve our mystery by completing the trail or even take part in a court case.
We are open from 10.30am until 4pm (last admission 3pm)

The Greater Manchester Police Museum is proud to be taking part in the National Lottery’s Open Week, which runs from the...
02/03/2026

The Greater Manchester Police Museum is proud to be taking part in the National Lottery’s Open Week, which runs from the 7th to the 15th March.

We are offering bookable guided tours on Thursday 12th March, for a more direct and personal experience of the museum's incredible spaces and historical objects. Tours take place at 10am or 1pm, approximately two hours each.

To book onto the tour, please email ([email protected]) with the number of slots you require.

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57A Newton Street
Manchester
M11ET

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10:30am - 3:15pm
Thursday 10:30am - 3:30pm

Telephone

+441618563287

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