scotland yard

     

New Scotlan Yard or Scotland Yard, informally known as The Yard and NSY, is the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police Service, responsible for policing Greater London (excluding the City of London; see City of London Police).

Trivia about scotland yard

  • It was built originally on the Whitehall site of a medieval palace used to house visiting Scottish kings
  • The HQ of the London Metropolitan Police, it's named for a palace that once housed Scottish royalty
  • Gregson, Lestrade, Hopkins & Jones isn't a law firm; they're guys who sought Holmes' help for this "national" agency
  • This "geographic" police outfit announced it had foiled a kidnap plot against Posh Spice
  • Headquarters was needed for Peel's new police force & this place was chosen as a matter of course
  • The headquarters for London's metropolitan police
  • In 1890 British architect Norman Shaw designed the police headquarters known as "New" this
  • Named for a palace that housed visiting royalty, it's the HQ of the London Metropolitan Police

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