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Watch Committee (1842 - 1974) and its related sub-committees and departments

Catalogue reference: BCC/1/AC

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Reference
BCC/1/AC
Title
Watch Committee (1842 - 1974) and its related sub-committees and departments
Date
1842 - 1974
Related material

The Lock-up, Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham, B4 6BJ

- WMCC - Records of West Midands County Council

Historical departmental records relating to Birmingham's police force are held at the West Midlands Police Museum, based at:

- MS 4213 - Records of regional police governance including the No. 4 District Police Authorities' Committee, the Police Authorities' Committee Ryton Training Centre, the Police Authorities' Committee Midland Regional Crime Squad and the Midlands Regional User Committee

- L 42.2 Reports of the Chief Constable of Birmingham City Police and successor authorities 1909 - 1990

Archives & Collections Library of Birmingham - Archive Collections:

- MS 4335 - West Midlands Police Alien Register, index only, 2004

Archives & Collection, Library of Birmingham - Reference Collections:

Website: https://museum.west-midlands.police.uk/

- MS 4051- Records of the West Midlands Police Authority

Other printed resources relating to the history of Birmingham's police and related departments and functional areas are listed in the Local Studies and History Printed Catalogue in the Heritage Research Area, Floor 4, Library of Birmingham: Check under related search terms: 'Police', 'Fire Brigade', 'Ambulance' etc Also check the Library of Birmingham Library Catalogue and Archives and Heritage Catalogue following links from website www.libraryofbirmingham.com. The key resources include:

- QS/B Birmingham Court of Quarter Sessions

A source list created by the Police History Society detailing the location of records of police forces in Birmingham and across the country is available in the archive search room (Ian Bridgeman and Clive Emsley, 'A guide to the archives of the police forces of England and Wales', June 1989).

- MS 4211 - Records of the West Midands Policy Authority

- Police and Crime Policy News Cuttings 1962 onwards

- PS B Birmingham Petty Sessions and Magistrates Courts

- BCC/1/CO/D/1 Birmingham Fire Brigade (pre and post-1940)

Held by
Birmingham: Archives, Heritage and Photography Service
Physical description
2.6 Cubic metres
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/92b18579-41c5-4216-b167-b797d1e2afd3/

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Watch Committee (1842 - 1974) and its related sub-committees and departments