The Museum was founded in 1981. Funded by Greater Manchester Police, it not only collects and preserves archive material and objects relating to the history of policing in the Greater Manchester area, but acts as an important resource for community engagement, where visitors can talk to staff and volunteers about policing.
What can be found at the venue?
Records or archive, Collection of artifacts, Historic building or site
Related crime and punishment profession / organisation
Police, Courts / judiciary
Significant collections relating to regional crime and punishment organisation or to a particular individual
GMP Museum holds primary and secondary source information about the history and development Greater Manchester policing. Our archive holdings are a mix of records – both official and personal. Our holdings fall into four main categories:-
Personnel service records for police officers, including personal memorabilia
Manuals and handbooks relating to police work and administrative records
Records relating to the governing bodies of police forces prior to 1974
Registers of Aliens residing in Salford from 1914 to 1969
What we don’t have – We do not hold court records, records from the prison service or personnel records for police officers serving outside the Greater Manchester area.
Does the venue have an online collections catalogue?
No
Details of opening for public access and / or research services
The museum is open to the public every Tuesday between 10.30 – 4.00, last admission is 3.00 and entry is free. We also aim to open on additional days during the school holidays,
Staff are available Monday – Friday to answer your queries.
Appointments for private group/school visits are available Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
The museum is not open on Bank Holidays.
Research: Use of the archive is by appointment only on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays (during term-time) and Fridays. Enquiries must be made by completing the relevant enquiry form and emailing or posting it to us. We aim to get back to enquiries with an initial response within a fortnight, however this is dependant on our volunteer archive team.
Prices:- Initial enquiry – FREE
Archive images – £15 each (for personal use only, please contact us for reproduction fees)
Alien Register transcriptions – £15
Personal record transcriptions – £15
Payment can be made by cash, card or cheque (payable to Greater Manchester Police Museum)
Available services or facilities
Shop, Toilets
Accessibility and disability arrangements / Covid requirements
The museum has a detailed accessibility page at: https://gmpmuseum.co.uk/visiting/accessibility/
