X Peter Lamb RIDGEWAYDear Mrs. Davies,Thank you for your request for informationconcerning Peter, however a please or a thank youwould have been nice, however. Firstly I have topoint out a few things. Sadly we do not have aphotograph, but if you do we would appreciate ascanned copy for our records.The Cheshire Constabulary was formed in April1857; there are many thousands of records, theseare held by the Cheshire Record Office, Chester. Ias a retired Police officer and voluntary PoliceMuseum Researcher am slowly extracting theserecords. Cheshire Police Officer Enrolment Recordsare held under Reference CJP7 Volumes 1-5. Thesefive volumes are very large and in poor condition,run from 1857- 22 March 1913; the informationwhich you seek would therefore be recorded inVolumes 1 and 2. The information regarding anofficer's marriage is retained in CJP24/2,1847-1966, but Peter is not recorded. And withregard to his pension CJP20/2/1, 1857-1965.I say all this because I want to try and reassureyou that what I give you is as it appears in therespective volumes. However if you so wish, youcan of course have the records confirmed by theChester Records Office Archivist. But it would beremiss of me if I did not point out that whilstthis Museum works on a donation basis, (madepayable to the Museum of Policing in Cheshire).The Record Office however, will charge you aminimum of £27 per search per volume; thereforeyour total bill would be £ 81, so please be aware.If you also read the history of the CheshireConstabulary "To the Best of Our Skill andKnowledge" which is on the Museum Web Site, I feelcertain that a useful picture can be obtained oflife in the force at the time, my own opinion isthat discipline was severe and those who strayedoutside the rules were fined way above what theyearned or dismissed. Also the restrictions ontheir private life, an officer was not allowed todrink on or off duty even in his own home. It allcomes down to the fact that up until the 1960'severy Chief Constable of Cheshire was an exmilitary officer and they of course brought withthem the military codes of practice.I trust you will enjoy what follows and can I askyou when you get a moment would you send a quickmail so I can mark of your enquiry as completed.If you have any further questions please don'thesitate to contact me. Jim Talbot. Trustee andResearcher, Cheshire Museum of Policing.Collar Number/Rank. Acting Sgt 180 Peter LambRIDGEWAYBorn. Circa 1826 Stockport, Cheshire.Date of Entry. 20 April 1857Date of Leaving. 11 April 1879Final Date of Leaving. 11 April 1879How Discharged. To Pension.Initial Posting. Stockport.Other Postings and Dates. None recorded. This isunusual as most officers only ever served betweenone and two years and were then posted. It tendsto suggest that he was originally a ParishConstable in Stockport and this is confirmed withthe fact that his file states he has 2 year'sservice with Cheshire Old Force. This also meansthat Peter was one of the first officers of theNew Cheshire Constabulary, which as I have saidwas formed in April 1857.Miscellaneous Information. Prior service of 2years with Cheshire Constabulary Old Force.Religion Protestant, Height 5' 9", Age 31, EyesGrey, Hair Brown, Complexion Sallow, BuildProportional. Age on retirement 53 years. Totalservice 23 years 357 days. Died 10 August 1884,aged 58 years 3 months.Promotion/Misconduct. 11/11/1859 absent from dutyand found by Sgt Lawton in a Beer House at halfpast 12 midnight, Reduced to 2nd class Constable.Pay 22 February 1858 19/- to 20/- per week. 01June 1859 20/- to 21/- per week. 16 November 186120/- to 21/- per week. December 1866 22/- perweek. April 1869 23/4d per week. September 187224/6d per week. June 1873 25/8d per week.September 1875 26/10d per week. June 1876 28/- perweek. December 1877 Promoted Acting Sgt. April1878 Merit Class. Annual pay on retirement £76.0s. 10d. Discharged on a Pension of £40 per annum.Total time on pension 5 years 121 days. Totalpension received £213. 5s. 2d.Awards/Good Conduct/Other information. No GoodConduct reports recorded.The Curator, Museum of Policing in Cheshire,Warrington Police Station, Arpley Street,Warrington, Cheshire, WA1 1LQ