<P> 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 New York Times wrote in 1964 that just as Wall Street gave its name to New York 's financial district , Scotland Yard became the name for police activity in London . mmThe force moved from Great Scotland Yard in 1890 , to a newly completed building on the Victoria Embankment , and the name `` New Scotland Yard '' was adopted for the new headquarters . An adjacent building was completed in 1906 . A third building was added in 1940 . In 1967 , the MPS moved its headquarters from the three - building complex to a tall , newly constructed building on Broadway in Victoria . In summer 2013 , it was announced that the force would move to the Curtis Green Building -- which is the third building of New Scotland Yard 's previous site ( 1890 -- 1967 ) -- and that the headquarters would be renamed Scotland Yard . In November 2016 , MPS moved to its new headquarters , which continues to bear the name of `` New Scotland Yard . '' </P>
<P> 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 New York Times wrote in 1964 that just as Wall Street gave its name to New York 's financial district , Scotland Yard became the name for police activity in London . mmThe force moved from Great Scotland Yard in 1890 , to a newly completed building on the Victoria Embankment , and the name `` New Scotland Yard '' was adopted for the new headquarters . An adjacent building was completed in 1906 . A third building was added in 1940 . In 1967 , the MPS moved its headquarters from the three - building complex to a tall , newly constructed building on Broadway in Victoria . In summer 2013 , it was announced that the force would move to the Curtis Green Building -- which is the third building of New Scotland Yard 's previous site ( 1890 -- 1967 ) -- and that the headquarters would be renamed Scotland Yard . In November 2016 , MPS moved to its new headquarters , which continues to bear the name of `` New Scotland Yard . '' </P>
when did scotland yard become new scotland yard
when did scotland yard become new scotland yard
1890
1890