Petty sessions (a magistrate's court) was responsible for business licenses including public houses, off licences, beerhouses, social clubs, clubs, money lenders and billiards.
What's available
We hold a good set of licensing records for the Borough or City of Manchester from 1869 to 2005. Search the archives catalogue to see what's available (Identifier:GB127.M117).
These records only cover the area of the Borough or City of Manchester (as it was at the time).
How to access
Use the reference numbers shown in bold on this page to search for individual records within our archive collections.
We only manage archive records relating to Manchester wards. Where records are held by another local authority, we have provided a link to the relevant archive service.
Related information
We also hold court records.