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Barrow Police

Catalogue reference: Ba/BP,Ba/Cons

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This record is about the Barrow Police dating from 1881-1996.

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Reference
Ba/BP,Ba/Cons
Title
Barrow Police
Date
1881-1996
Description

Beat Books, Histories, Miscellaneous, Files, Registers, Byelaws

Related material

<span class="wrapper"><p>See also</p> <p>BD/KF 107/6 Draft lease of two houses in Rawlinson Street and Crellin Street for use as Police Stations, 1874</p> <p>BDX 180 Police Instruction Book, Barrow Borough Constabulary, 1886</p> <p>BDX 189 Log book of PC John Burch, Barrow Borough Police, 1913/14</p> <p>SEE ALSO:</p> <p>BDY 173, Police service record of Henry Marriott of Lancs Constabulary (North Lonsdale Division), and award of his Class of Merit for attempts to retrieve a stolen horse, 1893-1904</p> <p>BD/KF 136/1-3 Papers relating to the appointment of Constables and superintendents at Ulverston; accounts; lease of house in the Gill as station house and strong room. 1840-1850,</p> <p>BD/KF (Plans) Proposed Police Routes, Dalton Parish. Undated, Proposed alterations to Old Workhouse at Ulverston into quarters for constables, cells etc. Undated, Z311 Minute Book of the Ulverston Association for the prosecution of Felons, 1827-1840.</p> <p>Z1079-1086 Plans and files relating to police Stations:</p> <p>Askam (1880)</p> <p>Barrow (1905)</p> <p>Broughton-in-Furness (1884)</p> <p>Dalton (1896)</p> <p>Greenodd (1891-92)</p> <p>Hawkshead (1882)</p> <p>Lowick (1891-92)</p> <p>Ulverston (1882-88)</p></span>

Held by
Cumbria Archive and Local Studies Centre, Barrow
Language
English
Creator(s)
  • <corpname>Barrow-in-Furness Borough Police</corpname>
  • <corpname>Lancashire Constabulary</corpname>
Physical description
10 Series
Immediate source of acquisition

Deposited on 11 June 1986, Ba/BP/1-8

Deposited by the Town Clerk's Department Barrow Borough Council

20 July 1995, Ba/BP/9

Additional deposit, Ba/BP/10

Transferred from Lancashire Record Office, Preston on 10 November 1998, Ba/BP/11-16, Former catalogue numbers in brackets

Transferred from Penrith Police Museum October 1999, Ba/BP/17-36 former catalogue numbers in brackets

Transferred from Penrith Police Museum December 1999, Ba/Bp/37 former catalogue numbers in brackets

Transferred from Penrith Police Museum October 1999, Former catalogue numbers in brackets, Ba/Cons

Administrative / biographical background

The borough of Barrow-in-Furness had an autonomous police force between 1881-1967; previously it had come under the Lancashire Constabulary. It returned to Lancashire in 1967 and was transferred to Cumbria Constabulary in 1974.

Lists of serving police officers were also printed in Barrow Borough Council diaries, 1890/21-1921/22 and in Barrow & District Year Books, 1905-1922

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/7108932a-f5cf-40fe-ba6a-cf806e1de764/

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