Police Stations/Bridewells of Liverpool

I thought this would be a really interesting thread as the bridewells especially interest me.
Hat's off to Greg's Dad who highlighted the bridewell on Cheapside.

I took some pictures myself today.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a2/...heapside12.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a2/...heapside18.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a2/...heapside21.jpg

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Good photos, DC.
Have you got a new camera?

Bridewell, Campbell Street.
1992 photo.
'Decorated' for an unknown film.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/187/3...0a3d0aa9_o.jpg

2007 photo

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/154/3...f2a76809_o.jpg

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The most miserable place on earth or at least the staff were that manned the place, including a now hail fellow well met local "writer" who was a nasty piece of work when he worked there for years and years complete with his handlebar moustache! It had a horrible atmosphere and a lot of angst. The prisoners had to be taken there in the early hours on transfer from the stations in time for Court. Full of smelly drunks and terrible noises. Then there were the prisoners!

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Brilliant bit of info thanks! :PDT11

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Originally Posted by PhilipG

Good photos, DC.
Have you got a new camera?

Bridewell, Campbell Street.
1992 photo.
'Decorated' for an unknown film.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/187/3...0a3d0aa9_o.jpg

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We have got a new camera Phil yes! :)

Great pic btw :handclap:

February 2007.
I think it's now called 'Peel House'.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/174/3...39b6bf43_o.jpg

Great Phil thanks!

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I remember walking the beat one Saturday night along Dale Street and it was about 9pm when I found a man in a collapsed state on the corner of Cheapside and Dale Street. He was rotten drunk and totally incapable of standing up. As it happened, the Chief Inspector was walking by and he gave me a hand to lift this guy into the Main Bridwell and we took him to the Desk counter where he collapsed again in a heap. The Chief Inspector hopped it and I started to explain to the Desk Sergeant what the circumstances of the arrest were. He said "er, can I have a word you our kid round the back". So we went into the corridor at the back of the charge desk. "You see mate, he is one of the Prison Officers from Walton that we have here to do the escorts, can you leave him with us" so it was a case of "Righto Sarge" and I hopped it too. I heard the next day that when he had sobered up, the bugger alleged that he was £30 quid light!

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What a gret story that is! :handclap:

there was a nice police station just around the corner from me in Seaforth. sadly demolished last year to make way for a block of uninspiring flats.

will try and find a pic...

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I remember the interior of Lawrence Road Bridewell covered in retangular white tiles, so was Allerton. All Police stations were Bridewells until 1986 when the Police and Criminal Evidence act required that Custody offices had to be designated by Chief Constables and had to have certain facilities. The smaller stations could be used as Bridewells for short stay prisoners but most of them shut down and money was thrown at the bigger stations making them bomb proof/modernised etc. The old cells became store rooms for junk and old murder files.

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Wow Chris!
Have you any old pics?

No sorry I don't.

here we go, can't find my pic I took a couple of years ago, so here's one from a website called Litherland & Ford digital
http://www.litherland-digital.co.uk/...is_station.jpg

great to see that one of Lawrence Rd. I used to walk past that a lot as a kid.

£30 found behind the bar in the Rose & Crown.

Westminister Rd Bridewell (The Old Bill)

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94...-2007001-1.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94...verpool005.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94.../oldbill-1.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94...verpool007.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94...paraderoom.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94...dbillliver.jpg

Lark Lane:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/147/3...370ee24299.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/163/3...edd5ce452e.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/161/3...2012b1a79c.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/134/3...a029f8fe21.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/144/3...2abf33b655.jpg

Garston, Heald Street:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/115/2...e09fa309fd.jpg

Garston is Heald Street.

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Garston is Heald Street.

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Correct, 10 team points :PDT11 [Will edit]

Looking at the side of the Bridewell from the tower window at Liverpool Council Offices (Municipal Buildings)

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/g...8/108_0803.jpg

Great pics all. I've still yet to see one of Rose Hill police station though. I used to walk past it 4 times a day to and from school for years and it featured in the 1958 Rank film 'Violent playground' It was demolished when St. Anne street opened in the early 1970s.

I once had an experience of being in a line up in Rose Hill police station. I was
working in Scotts bakery in Rose Place when a policeman came in and asked
me would I take part in a line up. The crime involved an 18 year youth so imagine my surprise when I saw the rest of the line up as I was 30 years old at the time,it must have been my youthful figure. I recieved a cup of cocoa and 2/6 for my trouble.
Another time I went in was when my bike, which I had left outside Moore`s camera shop in Dale St, next door to the police building was stolen.
About a week later a youth came to the bakery looking for a job riding my bike. I tried to take the bike but he wouldn`t let go so I took him to Rose Hill
with it. I had to go to the Juvenile Court 3 times and each time he never showed up.

Here's Esk St. nick! on the corner of Derby Rd/Esk St in Bootle.
Whats left of it!
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d...4/P1010227.jpg
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d...4/P1010224.jpg
I'll have to get some better pics of this place, although all that is left standing is the outside walls.

I live in Bootle I was going up to get some pics of the one by Bootle Town Hall, so I can do Esk St at the same time if you want?

Originally built by Lancashire County Council, cf also the ones in Garston and Lark Lane.

From "Arab: A Liverpool Street Kid Remembers" (1971) by Andie Clark ("The Autobiography of an Early Century Street Arab").
One of the first Liverpool books I bought, and still one of my favourites.
It's long since been out of print, but should still be available in libraries.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2264/...3fb6f5e8_o.jpg

Thanks Philip. There's an illustration of it too in Scotland Road - the old neighbourhood by Terry Cooke (author of Little Italy). I have a side view of it from Peover street but that's all. My mate and I got in there when it was disused, there was a hall and we lifted a trap door up on the stage and there was a load of cricket gear in there, whites, stumps, bats etc.

I was in the records office today, notice you were there on sat. I've got some old pics to post tomorrow if I get a mo in busy work. :unibrow:

With apologies to dear Oscar.
This is the hidden side of Cheapside Bridewell.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2214/...11b93117_o.jpg

http://www.narpo-merseyside.org.uk/framephotos.htm

save Devo some energy!
ESK ST today...bit overcast, but at least the rain held off
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e2...ture1244-1.jpg
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http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e2...ture1246-2.jpg
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e2...ture1247-1.jpg
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e2...ture1248-1.jpg
behind the walls
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e2...ture1251-1.jpg
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e2...ture1250-1.jpg

noticed this on one of the bricks on Esk St wall. not sure if it's graffiti or what, but took a pic in case it was summat of interest
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e2...ture1249-2.jpg


Bootle Police Courts. the Incwell sign covers the bit that had police entrance on. End building was also used as a Post Office at some time
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e2...ture1230-2.jpg
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e2...ture1232-2.jpg

me and my solo pass have been busy bunnies today.
this is the old County Station on Rice Lane, Walton.
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e2...icture1346.jpg
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e2...icture1345.jpg
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http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e2...icture1337.jpg

on the gate posts I could just make out where there had been a coat of arms...so I looked at the back of one, hoping it had survived the weather a bit more...it hadn't really. I think it may be a Liverbird as it looked like birds feet at the bottom
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e2...icture1338.jpg


had a wander round the back and there was a gate open...how convenient...
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e2...icture1343.jpg
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e2...icture1342.jpg
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e2...icture1341.jpg

A picture of Upper Essex Street is at:
http://www.toxteth.net/places/liverp...street%202.htm
Garston Constabulary Station is shown in Post No.363 of this thread:
http://www.yoliverpool.com/forum/sho...bulary&page=19

Colins Bridewell is now called Jalons Bridewell.
The Hope Street building is being re-developed at this very moment.

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me and my solo pass have been busy bunnies today.

on the gate posts I could just make out where there had been a coat of arms...so I looked at the back of one, hoping it had survived the weather a bit more...it hadn't really. I think it may be a Liverbird as it looked like birds feet at the bottom
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e2...icture1338.jpg



http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e2...icture1341.jpg

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What a brilliant set of photos brilliant!:handclap:

Sited on St Mary's Rd.

There was also one in Jordan Street (off Jamaica Street), but my map doesn't show its' precise location.
A few others still stand including Durning Road (Fire Police Station) and Aigburth Vale.

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There was also one in Jordan Street (off Jamaica Street), but my map doesn't show its' precise location.
A few others still stand including Durning Road (Fire Police Station) and Aigburth Vale.

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I've got a 1967 map, but it's not showing on that.

My gtgt grandparents lived opposite the Durning Rd one. I'll be going over to Wavertree on a photo expedition next week. will get some up to date photos of Durning Rd whilst I'm over that way.

Here's a link to Indigo Goats pics of Colins Bridewell (includes the Charles Dickens plaque and cell pics)
http://flickr.com/photos/indigogoat/...7594155130599/

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There was also one in Jordan Street (off Jamaica Street), but my map doesn't show its' precise location.A few others still stand including Durning Road (Fire Police Station) and Aigburth Vale.

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What period?
The 1890, 1905 & 1925 OS maps don't show anything.

Jordan Street is listed in an online directory (Gores 1900, part 3, page 2047). I just entered Bridewells, but the search is a bit slow. It seems a hard one to locate, as it appears in a directory, but not on a map. Toxteth.net is unsure, also:
http://www.toxteth.net/places/liverp...street%202.htm
http://www.historicaldirectories.org/hd/index.asp
Also mentioned is Brunswick Dock, but I wonder if they mean the Police Station next-door to the Customs Depot at Toxteth Dock/Hydraulic Pumping Station. This one is present on maps around 1900.
http://www.toxteth.net/maps/liverpool/lpool4a.htm