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On the walk down Victoria Embankment our guide will tell you all about the old (and new) Scotland Yard, which is home to the Metropolitan Police.

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The Coolest "Open House London" visit: The New Scotland Yard

Updated: Oct 11, 2021

As the Open House London festival includes the New Scotland Yard in its annual highlights, here’s a short introduction to the iconic building. (Line of Duty fans, this could be your next Tourist-in-London mission!).

Located a stone throw's away from the Houses of Parliament and formerly known as the Curtis Green Building, the New Scotland Yard is the metonym for the headquarters of London’s Metropolitan Police, the territorial police force in charge of all 32 boroughs of London.

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Why is it called “New Scotland Yard”?

In other words: was there an old Scotland Yard? Yes, as a matter of fact, it was. The name of the building is derived from the original Met Police headquarters situated at 4 Whitehall Place where an area of the palace was known as Scotland. Its rear entrance was on the Great Scotland Yard street, and as it gradually became the public entrance to the police station, in time, the Metropolitan Police Service building became synonymous with the street.

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The award-winning design of MET’s new home

The New Metropolitan Police’s home on the Westminster Embankment gave a new, radical lease of life to the 1930s Curtis Green building by adding rear and rooftop extensions, along with an elegantly curved glass pavilion entrance and bomb-proof glazing.

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The rooftop extension features multi-use conference rooms and terraces and is well-lit to signal nigh-time presence, symbolising the 24/7 nature of the Met Police’s civic purpose. The visionary design by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris (AHMM) that combines openness and security even received the 2017 Prime Minister’s Better Public Building Award.

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Besides expanding the floor area with over 3300sqm, the contemporary re-modelling scheme elevated the architectural features of the original building as well as the proportions, colours, and materials of adjacent Whitehall buildings.

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As for the initial building, its transformation shifted towards a more flexible, agile, modern, and efficient office environment to facilitate seamless interaction and collaboration.

Visiting the New Scotland Yard during the Open House festival

The only time the New Scotland Yard is open for public viewing is during the annual Open House London Festival. The procedure is simple as the entry is arranged by public ballot and winners are notified by email.

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The visit usually takes around 30 minutes, and guests should be prepared for in-depth airport-level security checks. Oh, and about that - Cool Factor alert: expect to have your liquids/hand sanitizers/wet wipes sealed in evidence bags that you’ll recover on your way out.

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The areas you’ll get to see are the pavilion (serving as the waiting room), the entrance hall and you’ll then be escorted to the rooftop extension.

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There’s also a short, welcoming intro recorded by Dame Cressida Dick, the current Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service that you'll be watching.

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Now the rooftop part of the visit is the most exciting one, with a representative of the AHMM who designed the building speaking about the project and answering questions.

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For Instagram bunnies: the views over London, with a unique perspective of the Thames and the London Eye are absolutely stunning, so make the most of the outside terrace on top.

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When leaving, snap a few shots of the vintage police cars right by the rotating "New Scotland Yard" sign, and your mission is officially completed. Enjoy and add it to your must-see list for the next year's Open House.

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📍 Victoria Embankment, SW1A 2JL, London, United Kingdom.

🚇 The nearest London Underground stations are Westminster (on the District, Circle, and Jubilee Lines) and Embankment (on the Bakerloo, Northers, District, and Circle Lines).

📅 The London Open House Festival takes place every year over the first one or two weekends of September.

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Murder Weapons, Death Masks, and Severed Arms: A Glimpse Inside London’s Black Museum

Peer into Scotland Yard's true crime treasure trove.

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It sounds like something from out of a pulp detective story, and indeed it has inspired its fair share of dark and gritty tales. Yet the Black Museum of Scotland Yard is a real place. The archive of true crime memorabilia is filled with murder weapons, execution tools, and the death masks of criminals hanged at Newgate Prison.

Officially known simply as the Crime Museum , the Black Museum got its start thanks to the Prisoners Property Act of 1869, which allowed Scotland Yard to seize and keep certain belongings from prisoners in order to aid officers in their study of crime and criminology. Originally called the Central Prisoners Property Store, it was started by an Inspector Neame on April 25th of 1874, though no official museum opened until sometime in 1875.

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Its unofficial sobriquet was coined in 1877, when a reporter from The Observer called it the Black Museum after being refused admittance by Inspector Neame, who, along with P.C. Randall, had been given a permanent appointment as caretaker of the museum. In spite of the name, the museum has never been open to the public, instead being used exclusively as a training tool for police officers.

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From its humble beginnings in the rear of the Commissioner’s Office at No. 4, Whitehall Place, the Crime Museum moved around over the years. In 1890, it followed the Metropolitan Police Office to new quarters on the Thames Embankment, where it was housed in two rooms in the basement. In 1967, when the police headquarters moved to Victoria Street, the museum took up residence on the second floor. The museum was closed during both World Wars, and in 1981 a newly redesigned Crime Museum opened on the first floor of the Metropolitan Police Headquarters, where it still resides today.

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Masks used by the Stratton Brothers - who were the first men to be convicted for murder based on fingerprint evidence

While the Black Museum isn’t open to the public, there are various ways to get glimpses of what it’s like inside. From October of 2015 to April of 2016, a major exhibit featuring items from the museum was put on display at the Museum of London, many of them available to the public for the first time. For those who missed the exhibition, known as “The Crime Museum Uncovered”, there’s a dedicated website where you can purchase video tours of the actual Black Museum for just £4.99.

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The Black Museum contains a wealth of crime memorabilia. Artifacts stretch back to the killings of Jack the Ripper and include some of the letters alleging to have been written by the Ripper himself. Other items include shotguns disguised as umbrellas, and a collection of execution nooses, including the rope used in the last execution ever carried out in the U.K.

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Letter allegedly from Jack the Ripper

One of the museum’s most striking displays is a series of death masks made from criminals executed at Newcastle Prison. The immortalized faces look down on visitors from a high shelf. In all, the museum houses more than 500 artifacts, and is kept at a constant temperature of 62 degrees Fahrenheit in order to preserve the integrity of the exhibits. Among the exhibits housed in the Black Museum are artifacts from some of the most famous cases in British history, including a replica of the briefcase bomb used in the Hyde Park bombing, the phony De Beers diamond from the Millennium Dome heist, and the actual stove used by cannibal serial killer Dennis Nilsen . The museum even contains the severed arms of a killer who is thought to have taken his own life in Germany in the 1950s.

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Since its inception, the Black Museum has captured the imaginations of storytellers, filmmakers, armchair detectives, and true crime obsessives. Orson Welles hosted a 1951 radio series called The Black Museum , which built each episode around fictionalized accounts of the crimes surrounding actual objects from the real-life Black Museum, including an episode concerning the 1934 Brighton Trunk Murders and the slaying of Violette Kaye.

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Michael Gough in Horrors of the Black Museum

The name of the Black Museum may be best known to fans of classic horror cinema thanks to the 1959 film Horrors of the Black Museum , in which Michael Gough plays a crime writer who creates his own private black museum. Gough’s character commissions increasingly grisly crimes throughout the film, using the violent acts as inspiration for his written work.

While few members of the public have ever set foot inside, the Crime Museum continues to cast its dark spell over the public. Here’s to hoping another exhibition is launched soon. In the meantime, one can only stand before the doors of the Metropolitan Police Headquarters, and imagine what’s inside …

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A Brief History of Scotland Yard

Investigating London’s famous police force and some of its most infamous cases

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The name Scotland Yard invokes the image of a foggy London street being patrolled by a detective in a trench coat puffing smoke from his pipe. But Scotland Yard has an easily muddled history, full of misnomers and controversy. Neither in Scotland, nor in a yard, it is the name of the headquarters of London's Metropolitan Police and, by association, has become synonymous with the force. The Yard doesn't serve the city either, but instead the Greater London area. With all this confusion, it's time to investigate the story of Scotland Yard and some of its most infamous cases, from Jack the Ripper to the 2005 London bombings.

Making the Force

The London police force was created in 1829 by an act introduced in Parliament by Home Secretary (similar to the U.S. Secretary of the Interior) Sir Robert Peel—hence the nickname "bobbies," for policeman. The new police superseded the old system of watchmen. By 1839 these men had replaced the Bow Street Patrols, who enforced the decisions of magistrates, and the River Police, who worked to prevent crime along the Thames.

The responsibility of organizing the new police force was placed on Colonel Charles Rowan and Richard Mayne, who occupied a private house at 4 Whitehall Place, the back of which opened onto a courtyard: the Great Scotland Yard. The Yard's name was inspired by its site, a medieval palace which housed Scottish royalty on their visits to London.

The staff of Scotland Yard was responsible for the protection of important individuals, community patrols, public affairs, recruitment and personnel management. When the Yard sent out its first plainclothes police agents in 1842, the public felt uncomfortable with these "spies" on the streets. But the force's role in several important cases, and the charisma of many of its detectives, helped it win the people's trust.

One such personality, Inspector Charles Frederick Field, joined the force upon its establishment in 1829. He became good friends with Charles Dickens, who occasionally accompanied constables on their nightly rounds. Dickens wrote a short essay about Field, "On Duty With Inspector Field," and used him as a model for the all-knowing, charming Inspector Bucket in his novel Bleak House . Field retired as a chief of the detective branch in 1852.

In 1877, four out of the five heads for the detective branch were brought to trial for conspiring with criminals in a betting scheme. In an effort to repair the force's tarnished reputation, Howard Vincent submitted a restructuring proposal to the force. Soon Vincent was appointed director of criminal investigations and he reorganized Scotland Yard, strengthening its central unit. And with that, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), a respected unit of plainclothes police detectives, was born.

The turn of the century saw many monumental events at Scotland Yard. Britain's "Bloody Sunday" occurred on November 13, 1887, when 2,000 police officers disrupted a meeting in Trafalgar Square organized by the Social Democratic Federation, resulting in more than 100 casualties. A few years later, the force moved to its new building on the Victoria Embankment. The premises became known as New Scotland Yard.

Also during this time, one of Scotland Yard's most durable detectives, Frederick Porter Wensley (a.k.a. "the weasel"), began his 40-year post. Wensley joined the force in 1888, and his career was highlighted with many landmark cases, including the murder of 32-year-old French woman Emilienne Gerard, also known as the "Blodie Belgium" case. On the morning of November 2, 1917, street sweepers found Gerard's torso along with a note reading "Blodie Belgium." Wensley questioned Gerard's lover, Louis Voisin, asking him to write the message "Bloody Belgium." Voisin made the same spelling error, sealing his guilt.

Earlier in Wensley's career, he did minor detective work on the infamous case of Jack the Ripper, which had gripped London's East End. Jack the Ripper was the self-proclaimed alias of the serial killer (or killers) responsible for five murders between 1888 and 1891. The officers of Scotland Yard were assigned to apprehend the suspect who was responsible for 11 attacks on prostitutes in the largely impoverished Whitechapel area. Police determined the killer's pattern—he would offer to pay for sex, lure the women away and slice their throats—but struggled to track down the criminal.

Without modern forensic technology, the officers of Scotland Yard, namely Inspector Frederick Abberline, relied on anthropometry—or identifying criminals by certain facial features, such as brow thickness or jaw shape. More than 160 people were accused of the Whitechapel murders, ranging from Alice in Wonderland author Lewis Carroll to painter William Richard Sickert. The force received many letters from people claiming to be the killer; two in particular gave detailed facts and were signed "Jack the Ripper." Still, in 1892, with no more leads or murders, the Jack the Ripper case was officially closed.

The Yard Today

Since its inception, Scotland Yard has always held a place in popular culture. The officers have appeared frequently as characters in the backdrop of mysteries, including Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories. On television and in magazines today, Scotland Yard "bobbies" can be found standing stoically behind the royal family and other dignitaries that they are assigned to protect.

In 1967, the force moved once again to its present location, a modern 20-story building near the Houses of Parliament. The CID has become well-known for its investigative methods, primarily its fingerprinting techniques, which have been borrowed by the FBI. Today, Scotland Yard has roughly 30,000 officers patrolling 620 square miles occupied by 7.2 million citizens.

Currently, Scotland Yard's reputation is in jeopardy, just as it was 130 years ago. On July 22, 2005, during the investigation of the 2005 London bombings, police officers mistook Brazilian electrician Jean Charles de Menezes for a suicide bomber and fatally shot him. Menezes lived in one of the flats the police were staking out, wore bulky clothing that day and, according to police, resembled an Ethiopian suspect that was later arrested for the bombings. Earlier this month, members of the Metropolitan Police Authority, Scotland Yard's watchdog, denounced Commissioner Sir Ian Blair for "not knowing where the truth lay." The commissioner has repeatedly stated he will not resign over the killing.

Correction appended, October 2, 2007: Originally this article compared the British Home Secretary with the U.S. Secretary of Defense. This should instead be the Secretary of the Interior.

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Husband is in law enforcement and would like to tour the station. Is this a possibility? Would he need to show badge?

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If hubby wants to check it out more behind the scenes it is best if he contacts the guys there and coordinate it that way.

Whenever my old man wants to visit various correctional service or police related facilities he always makes contact with his colleagues in the respective institutions or facilities and is made sure that he is checked out before hand and on the day. He usually brings along his ID, Business Cards, passport and any other requested docs the visiting place requires.

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The best way would be to see if you can make contact through your work connections, because you certainly wouldn't be allowed in if you just turned up there. Another way would be to make an appointment to visit the "Metropolitan Police Historical Museum" which apparently is located inside New Scotland Yard. It isn't open to the general public, so I've never been there myself, but to go there you have to make an appointment in advance by writing to:

The Metropolitan Police Historical Museum; Room 1328A; New Scotland Yard; London SW1H 0BG.

http://www.met.police.uk/history/crime_museum.htm

Also your husband might be interested in going on one of the Jack the Ripper tours in east London, because the best ones cover police procedure at the time in a lot of detail. London Walks have one of the best of these: http://www.walks.com

My sister is a cop (in Scotland) and was in New Scotland Yard the other week by invitation. She was entirely underwhelmed. It is after all just a large office building. The only thing she found interesting is that they have a museum there, the Black Museum, which has all sorts of artifacts but again this is not open to the public.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Museum

Since they don't do tours you would need someone who works there to show you around and indeed have permission to do so so turning up and showing a badge from Iowa would result in a polite no.

Mabe co-ordinating a visit with the IPA (International Police Association) would help.

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The Metropolitan Police have a display from their historical collection. This is separate to the Police Museum which is not open to the public.

http://www.met.police.uk/history/metropolitan_historical_collection.html

http://www.fomphc.org.uk/viewpage.php?page_id=37

http://www.cityoflondon.police.uk/CityPolice/About/services/Museum/

Kent Police have a museum within the historic Dockyard at Chatham

http://www.kent-police-museum.co.uk/core_pages/index.shtml

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The original Victorian/Edwardian Scotland Yard was in the street known as Scotland Yard, which is just off Whitehall. 'New' Scotland Yard of black and White film fame was the one by the Embankment. The present building on Victoria Street is Scotland Yard's third location. Although it's referred to as New Scotland Yard, to those of us of a certain vintage it should be called New New Scotland Yard!

Essex Police have a Museum at their HQ in Chelmsford.

It is open to the Public on Wednesday afternoons, from 1pm to 4.30pm. It is free.

Because of your OH's 'professional' interest, if he likes the idea of going there, it might be worth him contacting them direct, see details on the website:

http://www.essex.police.uk/museum/

First Group bus No.47 would get you closest, get off either at the Chelmer Village retail park, or at Berkley Drive. It would be a short walk from there.

Chelmsford otherwise, is a vibrant town with a good centre and shopping, some nice walks along the river, good parks, good pubs and some other museums. It would make a 'decent' day out from Central London , if visiting a Police site is a priority for you.

http://www.chelmsford.gov.uk/

I'm not entirely surprised that they said no, as it's a super well guarded, big crash barriers, stand in front with machine guns and look at you, type of place these days. Shame for your husband, but he could go and stand in front and have his picture taken with the revolving sign - this is what we see on the TV when journalists report from there.

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Scotland Yard's Crime Museum Opens to Public for First Time in 140 Years

LONDON — Scotland Yard's "black museum" — a repository for some of British crime's most morbid artifacts — has opened to the public for the first time in 140 years.

The Crime Museum exhibits evidence, weapons and various objects implicated in the most infamous criminal investigations in London stretching as far back as the 1820s.

The private museum, founded in the 1870s, was originally used as a teaching collection for police recruits and was only ever accessible to cops or those involved in legal matters.

Image: Medicine case belonging to poisoner and Jack the Ripper suspect Dr Neil Cream

The exhibit include the spade used by Dr. Hawley Crippen to bury his wife Cora after he murdered her, a medicine case belonging to poisoner and Jack the Ripper suspect Dr. Neil Cream and the revolver used by Ruth Ellis — the last woman to be executed in the U.K.

The museum gives remarkable insight into how crime and policing has evolved over the years. But while the implements and methods may have changed, curator Jackie Keily said common threads remain.

"Some crimes don't change,” Keily told NBC News. “They are often about things like greed, jealously — those kinds of basic human emotions."

Keily said some people would find parts of the collection "upsetting," and for that reason not every object was on show.

"We decided we wouldn't display any human remains," Keily said. "And we also decided that we wouldn't look at any cases in detail after 1975."

Image: The Metropolitan Police's Crime Museum at New Scotland Yard

Katie is a Foreign Newsdesk Editor in NBC News' London bureau.

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Is there a tour of Scotland Yard?

By stipmom , May 19, 2009 in British Isles/Western Europe

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In Washington D.C. you can go visit the FBI building. Is there a similiar tour of Scotland Yard? I haven't seen anything listed in the guidebooks.

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"New Scotland Yard" is where the Metropolitan Police is now headquartered. It's near St James's Park Tube. The original Scotland Yard is nearer Embankment Tube.

I've never heard of tours of the building I'm afraid. It's not very inspiring, anyway - a rather dreary 60s office block.

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There are no tours of New Scotland Yard. Neither is the Me t Police Museum open to the public.

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Unless you are a police officer from elsewhere. You can book an entry to the 'Black Museum' now called 'Crime Museum', Police identification must be produced. Even so it is difficult to gain access. As a serving police officer in 1997, I got in.

Around 5 years ago there were plans for a Metropolitan Police Museum - open to public, to be built in the Covent Garden area, it got shelved by the Metropolitan Police - a pity. Many other areas of UK do have small police museums open to the public, Edinburgh for one.

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    Website. +44 (0)20 7420 5856. Directions from our Hotel. Great Scotland Yard is located just steps from Trafalgar Square and Whitehall, it's the perfect location to explore London's famous landmarks. The hotel is surrounded by iconic attractions within walking distance: Trafalgar Square, Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, London Eye, The River Thames ...

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    The Yard's name was inspired by its site, a medieval palace which housed Scottish royalty on their visits to London. The staff of Scotland Yard was responsible for the protection of important ...

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    6. Re: Scotland Yard question. The original Victorian/Edwardian Scotland Yard was in the street known as Scotland Yard, which is just off Whitehall. 'New' Scotland Yard of black and White film fame was the one by the Embankment. The present building on Victoria Street is Scotland Yard's third location.

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  19. Is there a tour of Scotland Yard?

    February 3, 2004. London. #2. Posted May 19, 2009. "New Scotland Yard" is where the Metropolitan Police is now headquartered. It's near St James's Park Tube. The original Scotland Yard is nearer Embankment Tube. I've never heard of tours of the building I'm afraid. It's not very inspiring, anyway - a rather dreary 60s office block.

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    Your first visit is free, no booking necessary, at The Yard Edinburgh, Dundee and Fife. If you are unsure whether The Yard would be suitable for your family, please call us on 0131 476 4506 or talk to our play team during a family session. We run regular tours of The Yard Edinburgh for students and play practitioners - please email us.

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