History
Here you can find information about the history of the Gateshead Police Force
1835 - Gateshead was established as a Municipal Borough - Therefore the Force was known as a Borough Police Force
1st April 1889 Gateshead became a County Borough - Therefore the Force was known as a County Borough Police Force
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Acknowledgements to Barney McCaffery (Gateshead County Borough Police) Fredrick C Moffatt ("Constable" - A History of Northumbria Police)
and Harry Wynne (North East Police History Society) whose work have contributed greatly to the content on this page.
Their kind permission was given for the use of their records and work
