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  2. Scotland Yard - Wikipedia

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    Scotland Yard (officially New Scotland Yard) is the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police, the territorial police force responsible for policing Greater London's 32 boroughs. Its name derives from the location of the original Metropolitan Police headquarters at 4 Whitehall Place , which had its main public entrance on the Westminster street ...

  3. Great Scotland Yard - Wikipedia

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    Street sign of Great Scotland Yard. Although the etymology is not certain, according to a 1964 article in The New York Times, the name derives from buildings that accommodated the diplomatic representatives of the Kingdom of Scotland and the Scottish kings when they visited the English court [2] – in effect, acting as the Scottish embassy, although such an institution was not formalized.

  4. Frederick Wensley - Wikipedia

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    On 1 June 1920, Chief Inspector Wensley was made a member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE), [9] and in December 1921, now a Superintendent, he became head of the CID at Scotland Yard. In March 1922, Wensley was appointed to the new post of Chief Constable of the CID, having overall command of some 800 detectives in the London area ...

  5. Norman Shaw Buildings - Wikipedia

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    They were originally the location of New Scotland Yard (the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police) between 1890 and 1967, but from 1979, have been used as parliamentary offices and have been named Norman Shaw North and South Buildings, augmenting limited space in the Palace of Westminster.

  6. Jack Whicher - Wikipedia

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    The magistrates ordered her arrest and gave Whicher seven days to prepare his case. Whicher then requested the assistance of a detective-sergeant from Scotland Yard, becoming the first police inspector to make such a request. [12] Her father Samuel Saville Kent (1801–1872) engaged the services of an experienced barrister to defend his ...

  7. Stonehenge's 'altar stone' originally came from Scotland and ...

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    The unique stone lying flat at the center of the monument was brought to the site in southern England from near the tip of northeast Scotland, researchers reported Wednesday in the journal Nature ...

  8. How did Scotland become a Hollywood hotspot?

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    Screen Scotland believes the local film industry gains advantages from visiting big productions. Ms Conway said it enabled trainees and Scottish crews to gain "vital experience" and help secure ...

  9. Stonehenge's central rock originated in Scotland, a new study ...

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    The Summary. The "altar stone" at the center of Stonehenge likely originated in present-day Scotland, a study found. That's more than 450 miles away, raising questions about how ...