Scotland Yard by Sir Harold Scott

Scotland Yard by Sir Harold Scott

Hardcover
Publisher: Andre Deutsch, London, 1954 first edition.
Condition: Very good.256pp, index, 13 photographic ills and portrait of author frontis.

Author was Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police 1945-53,  and writes of his time at Scotland Yard, and of the work of the police. Cases discussed include Christie, Heath, and Haigh. 

Scotland Yard (officially New Scotland Yard) is the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police in London.

Duties
This police force is responsible for the security in Greater London. They are not responsible for the square mile of the City of London, which is covered by the City of London Police. Also, they are not responsible for the London Underground and National Rail networks, which are the responsibility of the British Transport Police.

The name "New Scotland Yard" comes from the original Metropolitan Police headquarters at 4 Whitehall Place. This 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 that, just as Wall Street gave its name to New York's financial district, Scotland Yard became the name for police activity in London.