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Catalogue description LANCASHIRE CONSTABULARY
This record is held by Lancashire Archives
| Reference: | PLA |
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| Title: | LANCASHIRE CONSTABULARY |
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Headquarters records PLA 1 General orders PLA 2 Memorandum books PLA 3 Public order bulletin memorandum books PLA 4 War period orders World War I PLA 5 'Confidential Security Scheme' memorandum books PLA 6 Home Office circulars PLA 7 ARP memoranda PLA 8 Fire brigade memorandum books PLA 9 Wartime memorandum books World War II PLA 10 Miscellaneous order, circular and memorandum books PLA 11 Examination books service record PLA 12 Numerical registers of constables PLA 13 Photographs of constables PLA 14 Other personnel records see also PLA 54 PLA 15 Chief Constable's annual reports PLA 16 Records relating to accused persons PLA 17 Press cuttings PLA 18 Miscellaneous see also PLA 53 for more HQ records Sectional records Grouped by division North Lonsdale Division PLA 19 Askam section PLA 20 Dalton section PLA 21 Grange section PLA 22 Greenodd section PLA 23 Hawkshead section PLA 24 Ulverston section Church Division PLA 25 Accrington section PLA 26 Church section PLA 27 Clayton-le-Moors section PLA 28 Clitheroe section PLA 29 Great Harwood section PLA 30 Oswaldtwistle section PLA 31 Rishton section PLA 32 Whalley section Fylde Division PLA 33 Fleetwood section PLA 34 Kirkham section PLA 35 Lytham section PLA 36 Poulton section PLA 37 St Annes section PLA 38 Thornton section Rochdale Division PLA 39 Butler Green section PLA 40 Chadderton section PLA 41 Littleborough section PLA 42 Middleton section PLA 43 Milnrow section PLA 44 Royton section PLA 45 Whitworth section Bolton Division PLA 46 Westhoughton section See PLA 50 for Little Lever Manchester Division PLA 47 Stretford section Leigh Division PLA 48 Golborne section Other records PLA 49 Ashton-under-Lyne borough police PLA 50 Little Lever section PLA 51 Preston borough police PLA 52 Blackpool borough police PLA 53 Headquarters records PLA 54 Personnel record sheets PLA 55 Blackburn borough police PLA 56 Rossendale division |
| Date: | 1833-1984 |
| Held by: | Lancashire Archives, not available at The National Archives |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical description: | 3 Sub-fonds |
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Note on personnel records: The main personnel records for Lancashire Constabulary are the examination books (PLA 11) and the record sheets (PLA 54). Indexes are available on the catalogue shelves, labelled 'Police Indexes: County'. Although there is a 85 year closure on the examination books, and the record sheets are closed indefinitely, searchers can apply for a photocopy of an officer's record to be sent by post provided that the officer joined more than 85 years ago. For more details, see PLA 11 and the indexes. Other useful personnel records are the numerical registers (PLA 12), the photograph books (PLA 13) and pension and other records (PLA 14) General access arrangements: there is unrestricted access to police records over 30 years old, apart from personnel records as explained above. Also, any published items less than 30 years old (eg annual reports) are also open |
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Deposited by the Chief Constable in Jan 1961 and on 17 Jul and 29 Nov 1972 and 31 Aug 1978. Later deposits as marked. |
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POLICE RECORDS As well as the Lancashire Constabulary, there were separate police forces in the following boroughs: Accrington*, Ashton under Lyne*, Bacup*, Barrow in Furness, Blackburn, Bolton, Bootle, Burnley, Clithero*, Lancaster*, Liverpool, Manchester, Oldham, Preston, Rochdale, St Helens, Salford, Southport, Warrington and Wigan. Those asterisked were merged with the county force in 1947 while the rest were similarly merged in 1969 except Bootle/Liverpool and Manchester/Salford which formed two joint forces in 1969. In 1974, with Local Government Reorganisation, the police forces were again reorganised according to the new county boundaries, ie Lancashire, Cumbria, Cheshire, Merseyside and Greater Manchester Police. References Lancashire: PLA; see also QEC, QEV, DDX 1521, DDX 1561 Accrington: MBAC Ashton under Lyne: PLA 49 Bacup: MBBA Barrow in Furness: CBBA Blackburn: PLA 55 Blackpool: PLB; PLA 52 Bolton: PLA 18/13 Burnley: PLBU Lancaster: PLA 16/2-3: DDX 1439 acc 9309 Liverpool: PLA 18/12 Manchester: PLA 18/11 Preston: PLA 51; CBP; DDP acc 6318; DDX 433/19 Rochdale: PLRO; CBR; PLA 18/19 St Helens: CBSH Southport: CBSO Warrington: CBWA; PLA 18/17-18 Wigan: PLWI Although PLA is the reference for the County Constabulary, some records of borough forces are included under that reference. See the contents list on next page, and also the list of uncatalogued police records after the PLA catalogue. Also available is a summary list of personnel records and where to find them, with dates of operation of each force. Please ask for this list |
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