Scotland Yard
Headquarters of the London Metropolitan Police.
In the Sherlock Holmes stories
List of Inspectors
Sherlock Holmes and Scotland Yard
- Sherlock Holmes called Scotland Yard to warn the police of the incoming burglary by John Clay of the City & Suburban Bank. (REDH, 537)
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- Inspector Stanley Hopkins, from Scotland Yard, called Holmes for assistance on the Brackenstall case (ABBE, 38)
- After visiting the Adelaide-Southampton Company, Sherlock Holmes drove to Scotland Yard but changed his mind and didn't enter inside. (ABBE, 422)
History
Scotland Yard (officially New Scotland Yard) is a metonym for the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police Service, the territorial police force responsible for policing most of London. The name derives from the location of the original Metropolitan Police headquarters at 4 Whitehall Place, which had a rear entrance on a street called Great Scotland Yard. The Scotland Yard entrance became the public entrance to the police station, and over time the street and the Metropolitan Police became synonymous. The force moved away from Great Scotland Yard in 1890, and the name New Scotland Yard was adopted for subsequent headquarters. The current New Scotland Yard is located on Broadway in Victoria Street and has been the Metropolitan Police's headquarters since 1967. In 2013, it was announced that the force will move to a smaller building on the Victoria Embankment in 2015, which will be renamed Scotland Yard. (source : wikipedia)
