And Then Turn Left Onto Deansgate...
The sound of punk rock may have been shaking up the nation in 1977 but in Manchester’s famous Albert Square life carried on much the same as always.
Far from the filth and the fury, a constable of Greater Manchester Police kneels at the roadside and gives directions to a motorist while his colleague look on.
Ironically, the image was taken just yards from the site of the famous gig by the punk pioneers The Sex Pistols at the Lesser Free Trade Hall just a year earlier.
Manchester Town Hall can bee seen in the background and in those days traffic flowed past the buildings front door.
This image is taken from a series used for recruitment purposes at the time.
From the collection of the Greater Manchester Police Museum and Archives.
To find out more about Greater Manchester Police please visit our website.
You should call 101, the national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.
And Then Turn Left Onto Deansgate...
The sound of punk rock may have been shaking up the nation in 1977 but in Manchester’s famous Albert Square life carried on much the same as always.
Far from the filth and the fury, a constable of Greater Manchester Police kneels at the roadside and gives directions to a motorist while his colleague look on.
Ironically, the image was taken just yards from the site of the famous gig by the punk pioneers The Sex Pistols at the Lesser Free Trade Hall just a year earlier.
Manchester Town Hall can bee seen in the background and in those days traffic flowed past the buildings front door.
This image is taken from a series used for recruitment purposes at the time.
From the collection of the Greater Manchester Police Museum and Archives.
To find out more about Greater Manchester Police please visit our website.
You should call 101, the national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.