Manchester and Salford Police

Manchester and Salford Police was a police force in England from 1 April 1968 to 31 March 1974.[1] [2] It was created as a merger of the Manchester City Police and Salford City Police under the Police Act 1964 and covered the adjacent county boroughs of Manchester and Salford.

The force had a strength of 2,446 officers on formation with Salford becoming 'F' Division and the remaining 'A'-'E' divisions of Manchester being unchanged.[3]

The chief constable was W James Richards, previously Chief Constable of Manchester City Police.[1] [3]

Initially the members of the amalgamated force continued to wear their old uniforms.[3] In May 1969 the Manchester and Salford Police Authority was granted armorial bearings.[4] The escutcheon or shield of the coat of arms was blazoned as Per pale wavy gules and azure, a chief also per pale wavy argent and Or, six bees volant, two, two and two, proper, and this appeared in the centre of the force's helmet plates and badges.[5]

In 1974 the short-lived force was amalgamated with parts of the Lancashire Constabulary, Cheshire Constabulary and West Yorkshire Police under the Local Government Act 1972 to form Greater Manchester Police.

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References

  1. 1 2 Report of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary for the Year 1968, p. 101
  2. ↑ "Salford Borough/City Police". Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 "Smooth Start for 'Two in One' Force". Manchester Evening News. 1 April 1968. p. 1.
  4. ↑ Geoffrey Briggs, ed. (1971). Civic and Corporate Heraldry. Heraldry Today. p. 254. ISBN 0900455217.
  5. ↑ "Manchester and Salford Police Helmet Plate". Flickr. Greater Manchester Police Museum and Archives. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
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