Founded on 29 September 1829 , on a street off Whitehall , Scotland Yard was called `` New Scotland Yard '' when moved , in November 1890 , ( 1 ) to the Victoria Embankment , beside the Ministry of Defense . In 1967 , New Scotland Yard moved to the present 20-story building at 10 Broadway . Although the Metropolitan Police moved away from Scotland Yard in 1890 , the name New Scotland Yard was adopted for the new headquarters .