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Building Name

Cross Lane Police Station

Date
1879
Street
Cross Lane
District/Town
Salford
County/Country
GMCA, England
Architect
Arthur Jacob
Client
Borough of Salford
Work
New Build
Status
Demolished
Contractor
Knight and Woolley. Salford

SALFORD POLICE FORCE .... The new branch stations in Great Cheetham Street and Moor Lane, Kersal are nearly completed, whilst a third is proposed in the neighbourhood of Cross Lane.. [Manchester Guardian 9 April 1879 page 8]

SALFORD TOWN COUNCIL - A special meeting the Town Council was held on Wednesday morning, the mayor, (Mr. Alderman Robinson) presiding. On the recommendation of the general watch committee the tender of Messrs. Knight and Woolley, Salford, for the erection of a new police station adjoining the cattle market in Cross Lane, at a cost of £693, was accepted. [Manchester Courier - Saturday 6 September 1879 page 10]

Reference    Manchester Guardian 9 April 1879 page 8 - Salford Police Force
Reference    Manchester Guardian Saturday 5 July 1879 Page 4 (Contracts)
Reference    Manchester Courier - Saturday 6 September 1879 page 10 – tender accepted