Preston police: Have a look back at what our Lancashire Constabulary used to look like
By Iain Lynn
Published 28th Feb 2019, 14:03 GMT
After many complaints over a number of years over the crime ridden state of Lancashire it was decided in 1839 that a combined police force was required to police the county.
With its HQ here in Preston, the modern force has plenty of high-tech resources at its disposal, but it wasn't always like that. Have a look through our archives at what policing in Preston used to look like.
Preston police
Recruits of the Lancashire Constabulary, being trained at Stanley Grange, Houghton, near Preston, take notes during a staged smash and grab raid, as part of a general intelligence test.
Police recruits being shown how to take a plaster cast of a footprint at the scene of a crime in Hoghton, Preston
A policeman speeding along Garstang Road near Preston, Lancashire, on a new motor pedal cycle with a 98cc two-stroke engine.
The Womans Auxiliary Police Corps in Preston working to keep a police car on the road
An ingenious pocket wireless is used by Mounted Police in Lancashire for controlling heavy traffic. It is especially useful on the occasion of Royal Visits, race-meetings, and other big events.
