Records of the City of Manchester Petty Sessions Court [Magistrates Court]
1839-1970
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Adult Court : Convictions 1839-1870 (these are loose papers detailing convictions for various crimes); Convictions (Bounded volumes) 1855-1915; Records of convictions for drunkenness 1867, 1900, 1901-1911; Habitual drunkenness 1901-1914; Vagrancy 1872-1912; Licensing convictions 1849, 1869-1908 (some gaps) Miscellaneous convictions 1869-1896; Depositions 1901, 1907, 1911, 1914-1915; Court Registers 1933-1937; Court Summons Books 1891-1968;
Juvenile Court : Convictions 1847-1913; Depositions 1911-1915
Minutes of Meetings of the Justices 1889-1965 (some volumes not deposited); Poor Rate Appeals 1860-1929; Probation Committee Minutes 1926-1938; Gas Meter Testing Committee Minutes 1896-1949; Office Committee Minutes 1903-1932 Draft Minutes of the Office Committee Minutes 1920-1949; Gaol Session Minutes 1875-1889; Visiting Committee HM Prison Manchester Minutes 1878-1888; Juvenile Panel Minutes (draft) 1933-1950; Approved School and Fit Person Committal Orders 1952-1970; Plaint and Minute Books Employers and Workmen Act 1875 1931-1965; Register of Lunatics 1896-1928
Registers of Clubs c.1903-1962; Registers of Beerhouses etc. 1869-1871 (alphabetical by licensee); Registers of Beer, Wine, Spirits, Liquer and Sweet Retailers 1872-1873, 1875-1909 (by police district and street name); Registers of Licensed Premises 1900-1903; Register of Licensed Victuallers 1888-1909; Licensing Registers 1889-1960s (by police district and street name); Registers of Music, Dancing and Rooms 1880s-1927; Registers of Dancing, Music and Rooms Transfers 1903-1962; Applications for Music Exemptions 1945-1958; Special Sessions for Granting Music etc. Licences 1933-1962; Alehouse Licences Transfers 1930-1961; Surrender of Licences 1894-1927; Special Exemptions 1945-1964; Occasional Licence and Exemptions 1950-1956; Register of Licensing Complaints 1922-1950; Register of Licensed Premises in Burnage, Didsbury, Moss Side, Withington etc. on accession to City of Manchester 1904-1905; Licensing Compensation Authority letter book 1919-1935; Compensation Authority Receipt and Payments 1905-1943; List of Licenses referred to Compensation Committee 1938; Summons Register 1938; Registers of Moneylenders 1927-1950; Register of Billiard Licences c.1886-c.1937; Licensing Meetings Minutes 1874-1881; General Annual Licensing Meeting Minutes 1882-1911; Licensing Committee Minutes 1903-1966; Licensing Committee File 1929-1932; Licensing Planning Committee Minutes 1960-1966; Betting Licences Committee Minutes 1960-1967.
Uncatalogued licensing registers, 1960s-2006:
These registers contain the following information: Name of licence holder; Description and address of licensed premises; Date licence granted; Address of licensee/owner; Particulars of licence/permit; Date of renewal; Date of expiry; Conditions; Interim holders; Dates of interim holders' licences
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Off licences (A-K by street), 1977-2005
Off licences (L-Y by street), 1977-2005
Gaming machine permits (A-M by street), 1970-1994
Licences surrendered, extinguished, etc. (A-Mo by street) , 1945-1995
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Club licences (arranged by GR number: GR7-GR296), 1970-2005
Licences in suspense (A-Ke by street), 1959-1981
Publican licences (A-Ex by street), 1942-2005
Publican licences (F-Ox by street), 1960-2005
Publican licences (P-Z by street), 1960-2005
Club, restaurant and residential licences (A-W by street), 1968-2005
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Gaming licences (arranged by GL number: GL1-GL43, index at front), 1970-2006
Register of clubs (A-U by name of club), 1962-2005
Register of clubs ceased (A-Z by name of club), 1962-2005
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Provisional publican, restaurant and off licences (A-W), 1939-1994
Gaming machine permits (N-Y by street), 1970-1994
Betting office licences (arranged by B.O.L. number; indexed by street), 1971-2007)
Licences surrendered, extinguished, etc. (N-Z by street) , 1945-1995
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Licences in suspense (L-Y by street), 1959-1981
Bookmakers permits (A-W by surname), 1964-2006)
Beer, wine and cider only (A-W by street), 1974-2006)
Extinguished bookmakers' licences (A-Z by surname), 1960-1992
Related Material: See M809 for newscuttings, 1876-1922, and Reports of the Office Committee, 1923 onwards, which include information on the appointment of justices. See Chief Constable's Annual Reports (Local Studies) for yearly statistics by type of crime.
Place:
/Manchester/Manchester/Lancashire/England
Title:
Records of the City of Manchester Petty Sessions Court [Magistrates Court]
Date of work:
1839-1970
Reference number:
GB127.M117
Level of description:
Fonds
Includes:
Custodial history:
Petty Sessions Courts met daily and dealt with minor crimes, licensing, juvenile offenders and civil matters such as bastardy and child maintenance. They were also responsible for victualer's licensing.
Source:
Transferred by the Magistrates Court in 1964, 1971 and 1999RECORDS NOT DEPOSITED:Adoption registers (8 vols), 1927-1970sPlans of licensed premises (includes cinemas etc.) (34 boxes), late 1800s-early 2000sJustices meeting minutes (3 vols), 1932-1945)Office committee minutes (1 vol), 1946-1951)Magistrates Court committee minutes (1 vol), 1952-1954(NB: the 7 vols of cash books of cash books found with the juvenile court registers were not deposited as they were judged of insufficient historical value)
Access restrictions:
Partial restrictionAccess is restricted to some records under section 40 of the Freedom of Information Act.The contact at the court is Court Manager, Manchester Magistrate's Court, Crown Square, Manchester M60 1PR. Call 0161 954 1800 and ask for post trials or email gm-manmcadmin@hmcts.gsi.gov.uk. Adoption registers are retained by the court on-site but most other records are held in off-site storage. Complaints records survive for maintenance cases which include names and addresses of defendants.
Use restrictions:
Partial restriction
General notes:
Accession Number: 1999/22, 2010/25
Topics:
Record types:
COLLECTION
Language:
English
Record number:
7189571
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