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Maryhill main police station

Introduction

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Why this place is important to the local New Scots: "I have not been to this place, but it is very important to have one within the community, so that in case of an emergency, one can be at rest that it won’t be long before help comes." The police station is directly opposite what is now the Wyndford Housing Estate.

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Maryhill Police Station

Maryhill Police Station

Backstory and Context

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Maryhill Burgh Police was established in 1856, under the General Police Act of 1850. It was under the control of six Commissioners, three of whom were also Magistrates of the Burgh. In July 1856, the Commissioners appointed George Anderson as Superintendent of Police. A native of Brechin, he had first joined the Edinburgh City Police then transferred to the Stirlingshire Constabulary, serving at Denny and Milngavie. He subsequently served in the Detective Department of the Glasgow Police under Detective Superintendent Alexander McCall (later Chief Constable of Glasgow).

Maryhill Police Office on Gairbraid Avenue was opened in 1878 as the headquarters of the Maryhill Burgh Police and was the headquarters for the Maryhill Division, Glasgow Police. It ceased to be a Police office on 13 January, 1978, when the new Maryhill Police Office on 1380 Maryhill Road was built.

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Police Museum. Accessed September 11th 2020. http://www.policemuseum.org.uk/burgh-police/maryhill/#:~:text=Maryhill%20Burgh%20Police%20was%20established,also%20Magistrates%20of%20the%20Burgh.&text=It%20was%20superseded%20by%20the,at%20Maryhill%20Road%20in%201878 .

Police Museum. Accessed September 11th 2020. http://www.policemuseum.org.uk/glasgow-police-history/police-offices/ .

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