New Scotland Yard, London

New Scotland Yard, it blowwsssss often referred to simply as Scotland Yard or The Yard, is the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police Service, responsible for policing Greater London (although not the City of London itself). New Scotland Yard occupies a 20-story office block along Broadway and Victoria Street in Westminster, about 450 metres away from the Houses of Parliament. The famous rotating sign, which is often seen on television and in films, is outside the main entrance on Broadway. New Scotland Yard, London. ... New Scotland Yard, London. ... The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) is the Home Office police force responsible for Greater London, with the exception of the square mile of the City of London. ... Greater London is the top level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... Coat of arms The City of London is a small area in Greater London. ... Westminster is a district within the City of Westminster in London. ... The Palace of Westminster, also known as the Houses of Parliament or Westminster Palace, in London, England is where the two Houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (the House of Lords and the House of Commons) meet to conduct their business. ...

History

The name derives from the headquarters' original location on Great Scotland Yard, a street off Whitehall. The exact origins of this name are unknown, though a popular explanation is that it was the former site of the diplomatic mission of the Kingdom of Scotland, prior to the Union of England and Scotland. By the 17th century, the street had become the site of a number of government buildings, with the architects Inigo Jones and Christopher Wren living there. The poet John Milton lived there during the Commonwealth of England under Oliver Cromwell's rule, from 1649–1651. Whitehall, London, looking south towards the Houses of Parliament. ... The Acts of Union were two Acts of Parliament passed in 1707 (taking effect on 1 May) by the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq... Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1. ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... Inigo Jones, by Sir Anthony van Dyck Inigo Jones (July 15, 1573–June 21, 1652) is regarded as the first significant English architect. ... Sir Christopher Wren, (20 October 1632–25 February 1723) was a 17th century English designer, astronomer, geometrician, and the greatest English architect of his time. ... John Milton, English poet John Milton (December 9, 1608 – November 8, 1674) was an English poet, best-known for his epic poem Paradise Lost. ... Motto: PAX, QUÆRITUR, BELLO (English: Peace is obtained by war)1 Capital London Head of State none Parliament Rump Parliament (1649-53), Barebones Parliament (1653) The Commonwealth was the republican government which ruled first England and then the whole of Ireland, the colonies and other Crown possessions during the... Oliver Cromwell (April 25, 1599 – September 3, 1658) was an English military and political leader, considered by some critics to be a dictator, best known for making England a republic and leading the Commonwealth of England. ... // Events January 30 - King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland is beheaded. ... // Events January 1 - Charles II crowned King of Scotland in Scone. ...

Scotland Yard was founded along with the Metropolitan Police by Sir Robert Peel with the help of Francois-Eugene Vidocq. It opened for business as administrative headquarters of the Service on 29 September 1829, housing the two commissioners and their administrative staffs in a complex of about 50 rooms. It was not (and has never been) a police station in the usual sense, with each division of the police instead operating their own local stations. This article is about the British Prime Minister. ... Eugene Francois Vidocq (born in July 23, 1775 in Arras, France - 1857) was a son of a baker, a playboy, a soldier, an honest businessman, victim of a frame-up, a fugitive determined to clear his name, unwilling companion of thieves and murderers, criminal-turned-spy and the worlds... September 29 is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1829 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

The building's main entrance was at number 4 Whitehall, but a public office was installed at the rear of the building in Great Scotland Yard and so gave the building its name. The staff of Scotland Yard were responsible for internal security, public affairs, recruitment, correspondence and other administrative matters. Their duties grew steadily over time as the size of the Service increased.

In 1890, Scotland Yard moved to a new site on the Victoria Embankment overlooking the River Thames just to the south of the present-day Ministry of Defence. By this time, the Metropolitan Police had grown from its initial 1,000 officers to about 13,000, necessitating more administrative staff and a bigger headquarters. Further increases in the size and responsibilities of the force required even more administrators and in 1907 and 1940 New Scotland Yard was extended further. 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar). ... Victoria Embankment, London The Victoria Embankment, previously the Thames Embankment is a road and walkway along the north bank of the River Thames in London in the cities of Westminster and London. ... The Thames (pronounced []) is a river flowing through southern England, in its lower reaches flowing through London into the sea. ... The Ministry of Defence (MOD, pronounced em-oh-dee) is the United Kingdom government department responsible for implementation of government defence policy and the headquarters of the British Armed Forces. ... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ...

By the 1960s the requirements of modern technology and further increases in the size of the force meant that it had outgrown its Victoria Embankment headquarters. In 1967, New Scotland Yard moved to the present building at 10 Broadway, which was an existing office block acquired under a long-term lease. The name transferred with it and the first New Scotland Yard is now called the Norman Shaw (North) building. Part of it is used as a police Territorial Support Group station[1]. The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... House in Frognal, 1885 Richard Norman Shaw (Edinburgh May 7, 1831 – London November 17, 1912), was the most influential British architect from the 1870s to the 1900s, known for his country houses and for commercial buildings. ... The Territorial Support Group (TSG) is a special response unit of Londons Metropolitan Police Service. ...

The original Scotland Yard was taken over by the British Army after the police moved out. Rebuilt, it became an Army recruiting office and Royal Military Police headquarters, complete with cells in the basement. It was bombed by the Provisional IRA in 1973, killing one person. It subsequently became the Ministry of Defence Library, a role which it retained until 2004. Today, the only surviving element of the original Scotland Yard is a Metropolitan Police stables next door at 7 Great Scotland Yard. The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... The Royal Military Police (RMP) is the military police branch of the British Army. ... The Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) is a paramilitary group which aimed, through the use of violence, to achieve three goals: (i) British withdrawal from Ireland, (ii) the political unification of Ireland through the merger of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland , and (iii) the creation of an all... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Scotland Yard's crime database is called Home Office Large Major Enquiry System and the acronym is HOLMES. As well, the training program is called "Elementary" in honour of the great fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Backronym and Apronym (Discuss) Acronyms and initialisms are abbreviations, such as NATO, laser, and ABC, written as the initial letter or letters of words, and pronounced on the basis of this abbreviated written form. ... Holmes may refer to the following: // Slang Term Holmes is often used as a word for buddy. ... Sherlock Holmes as imagined by the seminal Holmesian artist, Sidney Paget, in The Strand magazine. ...

Scotland Yard's telephone number was originally Whitehall 1212. The majority of London area police stations, as well as Scotland Yard itself, still have 1212 as their last four digits.

Popular culture

Scotland Yard Detective Stories magazine, issue 12, 1930

Scotland Yard has become internationally famous as a symbol of policing and detectives from Scotland Yard feature in many works of crime fiction. They were frequent allies — and sometimes antagonists — of Sherlock Holmes in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous stories (see, for instance, Inspector Lestrade). Many novelists have adopted fictional Scotland Yard detectives as the heroes or heroines of their stories. Commander Adam Dalgliesh, created by P. D. James, and Inspector Richard Jury, created by Martha Grimes, are notable recent examples. A somewhat more improbable example is Baroness Orczy's aristocratic female Scotland Yard detective Molly Robertson-Kirk, aka Lady Molly of Scotland Yard. Image File history File links Scotland_yard_detective_stories_193012. ... Image File history File links Scotland_yard_detective_stories_193012. ... Sherlock Holmes, pipe-puffing hero of crime fiction, confers with his colleague Dr. Watson; together these characters popularized the genre. ... Sherlock Holmes as imagined by the seminal Holmesian artist, Sidney Paget, in The Strand magazine. ... Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, DL (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a Scottish author most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered a major innovation in the field of crime fiction, and the adventures of Professor Challenger. ... Inspector Lestrade arresting a suspect, by Sidney Paget Inspector Lestrade in the Granada television series Inspector Lestrade is a Scotland Yard detective appearing in several of the Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. ... Adam Dalgliesh is the brainchild of author P.D. James. ... Phyllis Dorothy James, Baroness James of Holland Park OBE (born 3 August 1920) is an English writer of crime fiction and member of the House of Lords, who writes as P. D. James. ... Richard Jury is a fictional Scotland Yard detective who stars in a series of mystery novels written by Martha Grimes. ... Martha Grimes is a American author. ... Baroness Emma(Emmuska) Orczy (September 23, 1865 – November 12, 1947) was a British novelist, playwright and artist of Hungarian origin. ...

During the 1930s, there was a short-lived pulp fiction magazine called variously Scotland Yard, Scotland Yard Detective Stories or Scotland Yard International Detective which, despite the name, concentrated more on lurid crime stories set in the United States rather than having anything to do with the Metropolitan Police. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

See also

• Sûreté
• Flying Squad and the fictional The Sweeney
• Murder Squad and the Krays
• Specialist Crime Directorate
• Specialist Operations:
  • SO4: National Identification Service
  • SO10: Covert Operations, now defunct
  • SO11: Intelligence, now defunct
  • SO12: Special Branch, now defunct
  • SO13: Anti-Terrorism Branch, now defunct
  • SO14: Royalty Protection
  • SO15: Counter Terrorism Command, replaced SO12 and SO13
  • SO16: Diplomatic Protection Group
  • SO17: Palace of Westminster Division
  • SO18: Airports Policing
  • SO19: Force Firearms Unit

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External links

• The Metropolitan Police Substantial history section of the official Met site
• Scotland Yard on Placeopedia
• "Knowledge of London website looks at the history of Scotland Yard"
• Police Women´s Magazine