Thanks Sue for finding out so much about the Lancashire Police record office. I will certainly give it a try and let you know how I get on. It would be great to find my grandfather's service record for Liverpool City Police Force. I know he was given a gold watch on his retirement which has passed to another line of the family (my brother Edwin's grandson). I never knew any of my grandparents as they had all died before I was born so any information I find out is a bonus.