Police Cells under Manchester Town Hall

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Overview

Prison Type   Local Lock-up

Date opened   1822

Date closed   unknown

Location   Manchester Town Hall, King Street   Manchester

Map location   exact or closely approximate

County   Lancashire

Critical Remarks

First inspected by the Prison Inspector in 1840 as part of a group of five lock ups connected to police stations in Manchester.

Prison Info

Prison Type   Local Lock-up

Date opened   1822

Date closed   unknown

Location   Manchester Town Hall, King Street   Manchester

Map location   exact or closely approximate
Lat.   53.4813607  Long.   -2.2444221

County   Lancashire

Critical Remarks

First inspected by the Prison Inspector in 1840 as part of a group of five lock ups connected to police stations in Manchester.

Principal Primary Sources

  • Inspectors of Prisons of Great Britain II. Northern and Eastern District, Tenth Report (Parl. Papers, 1845, XXIV.1), p.136; Inspectors of Prisons of Great Britain IV. Northern District, Thirteenth Report (Parl. Papers, 1847-8, XXXVI.361), p.91

Secondary Sources

  • http://www.victorianpolicestations.org/manchester-town-hall-police-office-king-street.html