Old Police Stations

olli77 · Post by **olli77** » Tue 02 Sep, 2008 12:53 pm

an "old" police station, middletons little nick, built in 1956, attatched to the side of the libary and closed when i was little (if anyone has the exact date of its closing id appreciate it) it was a little place, never saw the inside myself but apparently it was like a broom closet, the local bobby (back when we had local bobbys walking the street )was based there if i remember right, there was one tiny cell and room for three police and it even had the little blue latern hanging over the entrance although i cant spot that on the photos of it on leodis so i might be remembering that wrong, in the photo its brand new, but when i was a kid there were lots of trees and bushes around it making it look very idealic, especially with the blue latern, loooking especially nice at night, they demolished the little station after it lay empty for a while, leaving the libary to stand by itself, does anyone have any info on where miggy nick, if there was one, before this station was built in 1956 was located

Trojan · Post by **Trojan** » Tue 02 Sep, 2008 9:45 pm

What was the cop shop in Morley in the Town Hall on Wellington Street is occasionally used as part of the court scenes in Emmerdale - as is the former Morley court.

Steve Jones · Post by **Steve Jones** » Thu 24 Jan, 2013 12:48 pm

reviving this fascinating thread.i have a copy on CD-rom of the Kirkstall Police station Occurence book available from Leeds Indexers and fascinating.on googling to see if any others are available,i found out that West Yorkshire archives hold various ones including Beeston from 1890.Anyone ever looked at the beeston one?The archives hold a lot from the second world war but these may not be accessible because of the 100 year rule on access to records.

Jogon · Post by **Jogon** » Fri 25 Jan, 2013 12:48 pm

Sure I recall police stables as a kid 1960shere http://goo.gl/maps/JZOns

Tasa · Post by **Tasa** » Fri 25 Jan, 2013 12:55 pm

Jogon wrote: Sure I recall police stables as a kid 1960shere http://goo.gl/maps/JZOns The stables and the fire station were on the other side of the road, where the Crown Court building is now. Your Google view is pointing to what was Charles Thackray (and previously the old Medical School) before the Magistrate's Court was built.I used to go and feed the police horses with apples on my way to school (St Anne's)!

Jogon · Post by **Jogon** » Fri 25 Jan, 2013 1:02 pm

Tasa wrote: Jogon wrote: Sure I recall police stables as a kid 1960shere http://goo.gl/maps/JZOns used to go and feed the police horses with apples on my way to school (St Anne's)! Amazing - Parallel lives

Tasa · Post by **Tasa** » Fri 25 Jan, 2013 1:10 pm

Oh, how spooky - if you are going to the birthday bash, we'll have to compare notes

Post by **Croggy1** » Fri 25 Jan, 2013 1:45 pm

Where were the Police stables in Temple Newsam? Although I remember them being there, I can't place exactly where they were sited.

Tasa · Post by **Tasa** » Fri 25 Jan, 2013 1:52 pm

Croggy1 wrote: Where were the Police stables in Temple Newsam? Although I remember them being there, I can't place exactly where they were sited. I imagine it would have been the stable block within the grounds (now the cafe). Edit: no, I stand corrected, as the stable block was already a cafe by 1972, when the police horses transferred there! I'll see if I can find out any more (perhaps they were stabled at the farm).

billy the buffalo · Post by **billy the buffalo** » Fri 25 Jan, 2013 5:47 pm

There is still the old police station on town street Bramley.It is situated in the terrace houses at the globe end of town street.And its the left had house which is bigger that all the rest and i believe it still has the old cells still in the cellar.