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'== Great Scotland Yard Hotel == 3-5 Great Scotland Yard is now a 5* Luxury hotel located on Great Scotland Yard road in Westminster. Great Scotland Yard – Unbound Collection by Hyatt has a very long and colourful history as it sits on the previous site of the Ministry of Defence Library but is more known for its history as the Central Detective Unit of the Metropolitan Police. The hotel has 152 rooms with 15 suites and a standalone Townhouse located at 1 Great Scotland Yard. The Edwardian townhouse has its own private entrance and has 2 bedrooms across 5 floors. The hotel also contains 4 bars & restaurants and a gym. The history of the building is split between the back and the front of the hotel. <br /> === The back of the hotel === '''997-1541''' It is said that the Kings of Scotland had part of Whitehall Palace there for their use when they visited London, and this is said to be the origin of the street name "Great Scotland Yard”[http://www.historybytheyard.co.uk/scotland_yard.htm <nowiki>[1]</nowiki>] In approximately 997-1105, the property was first given to Kenneth III, King of Scotland as his residence.[https://www.british-history.ac.uk/old-new-london/vol3/pp329-337 <nowiki>[2]</nowiki>]  The last of the Scottish royal family who resided here was [[Margaret, Queen of Scots]], and sister to [[Henry VIII of England|King Henry VIII]]. She resided here after the death of her husband, James IV at the Battle of Flodden Field. She was here entertained with great splendour by her brother Henry VIII.[https://www.british-history.ac.uk/old-new-london/vol3/pp329-337 <nowiki>[3]</nowiki>] '''1541-1910''' After 1541, it was used to house prominent Civil Servants due to its proximity to [[Palace of Whitehall|Whitehall Palace]]. Notable civil servants include: [[Inigo Jones|Indigo Jones]] – designed Covent Garden, Lincoln Inn Fields and Banqueting House, [[Christopher Wren]] – designed St Paul's Cathedral and major parts of Oxford University and Cambridge University, [[John Milton]] (lived onsite 1649 to 1651)– English poet who wrote ''Paradise Lost'' inspiring Philip Pullmans ''His Dark Materials'' [https://www.british-history.ac.uk/old-new-london/vol3/pp329-337 <nowiki>[4]</nowiki>]. This house was originally named the Marshalsea Court House. There were also numerous private residences until 1910. On the right hand side of the Marshalsea Court House were Royal Stables constructed before 1812 (exact date unknown). They were the stables for the Admiralty and then was used by the Police from 1837 onwards. The police also expanded into the Marshalsea Court House from 1847. The current building as we know it was constructed in 1910. [https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=19&lat=51.5066&lon=-0.1264&layers=170&right=BingSat <nowiki>[5]</nowiki>] <br /> === The front of the hotel === '''Pre-1812''' Not much is known about the space however, it is likely that the space was an empty courtyard until 1812 where a coach house and reservoir were built to house the King’s horses and stewards. '''1812-1874''' Not much changed between these years and the building continued to be used as the Royal Stables. Then, in 1873 the [[Metropolitan Police Service|Metropolitan Police]] brought the stables from the Whitehall & Waterloo Railway company and built the ‘Hackney Carriage & Detective Department’ in 1874. The building was the first dedicated space for the Detective department and was where all the high-profile cases were processed and high-profile prisoners were held. The striking and individual architecture of Great Scotland Yard is recognisable and iconic to many worldwide. Its Edwardian red brick, Portland stone and the famous green doors were all part of the 1874 design. The green doors have borne witness to many historic events and characters and have become a symbol and shorthand for Great Scotland Yard as part of the city of London’s rich heritage. '''1874-1910''' On the 30th May 1884, the Fenians exploded a bomb at the location, which blew a hole in the wall of Scotland Yard, and damaged the Rising Sun public house. People came to inspect the damage, and the proprietor charged 3d (about 1p) a head for spectators, and his premises thereby gained an unsought popularity.[http://www.historybytheyard.co.uk/scotland_yard.htm <nowiki>[6]</nowiki>] Later that year, the Metropolitan Police repaired the building and converted it to accommodate living quarters for the Police Commissioner and his top deputies on the first floor in 1884. The façade as we know it was re-done in 1910 along with the sides of the hotel creating the building, as we know it now.[https://www.galliardhomes.com/media-centre/corporate-news/galliard-complete-the-construction-of-the-new-great-scotland-yard-hotel <nowiki>[7]</nowiki>] '''History of the whole building 1910-2013''' The current Edwardian building was completed in 1910 and served as the British Army Recruitment Office for World War I and World War 2. It was used by the Ministry of Defence until 2013, first as a recruitment office and then as a Library until 2004. [https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jul/26/original-scotland-yard-police-station-luxury-hotel-110m-development <nowiki>[8]</nowiki>] In 2013 the lease of the building was purchased by [[LuLu Group International|Lulu Group]] for £110m and has been under construction ever since by Galliard Group. [https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/scotland-yard-opens-as-hotel-for-the-super-rich-mkmffclxf <nowiki>[9]</nowiki>]{{short description|Street in the St. James's district of Westminster, London}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2015}} {{Use British English|date=June 2015}} {{Infobox street | name =Great Scotland Yard | native_name = | image =Great Scotland Yard SW1 - geograph.org.uk - 1623573.jpg | caption =Great Scotland Yard, at the junction with Scotland Place | former_name = | postal_code = {{postcode|SW|1}} | metro_system=train | metro ={{rail-interchange|gb|rail}} {{rws|Charing Cross}}<br />{{rail-interchange|london|underground}} {{lus|Charing Cross}} | addresses = | length = | width = | location =[[St. James's]], [[Westminster]], [[London]] | client = | owner = | category = | coordinates = | commissioning_date = | construction_start_date = | completion_date = | inauguration_date = | demolition_date = | main_contractor = | cost = }} '''Great Scotland Yard''' is a street in the [[St. James's]] district of [[Westminster]], London, connecting [[Northumberland Avenue]] and [[Whitehall]]. It is best known as the location of the rear entrance to the original headquarters of the [[Metropolitan Police Service]] of London, giving it the name "[[Scotland Yard]]". == History == [[File:Street sign, Great Scotland Yard SW1 - geograph.org.uk - 1623587.jpg|thumb|left|upright|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 Scottish kings when they visited English royalty<ref name= Farnsworth>{{Citation | URL = https://www.nytimes.com/1964/05/15/move-is-planned-by-scotland-yard.html | last = Farnsworth | first = Clyde H | title = Move is planned by Scotland Yard | newspaper = The New York Times | date = 15 May 1964}}</ref> – in effect, the Scottish [[Embassy]], although the institute was not formalized. By the 17th century the street housed government buildings and residences for civil servants. The architects [[Inigo Jones]] and [[Christopher Wren]] lived there as did the poet [[John Milton]] from 1649 to 1651, during the [[Commonwealth of England]] under [[Oliver Cromwell]]'s rule. By the late-18th century the district was associated with prominence and prestige; for example in the 1690s in his satirical ''[[A Tale of a Tub]]'', [[Jonathan Swift]] claimed the regard of "...my worthy brethren and friends at [[Will's Coffee House|Will’s Coffee-house]], and [[Gresham College]], and [[St Audoen within Newgate|Warwick Lane]], and [[Moorfields]], and Scotland Yard, and [[Palace of Westminster#Westminster Hall|Westminster Hall]], and [[Guildhall, London|Guildhall]]; in short, to all inhabitants and retainers whatsoever, either in court, or church, or camp, or city, or country...".<ref>{{Citation | URL = http://www.gutenberg.org/files/4737/4737-h/4737-h.htm | title = A Tale of a Tub. Jonathan Swift | accessdate = 24 July 2010}}.</ref> According to the [[Metropolitan Police Service]] (MPS), the original Metropolitan Police Commissioner's office at 4 Whitehall Place, had a rear entrance on Great Scotland Yard. An 1862 map of Westminster shows the location.<ref name=1862Map>{{Citation | title = Stafford – London & is suburbs | year = 1862 | publisher = Motco | type = image database | URL = http://www.motco.com/map/81006 | accessdate = 21 December 2010}}.</ref> Over time, [[Scotland Yard]] was used generally as a [[metonym]] for the police headquarters.<ref>{{Citation | URL = http://www.met.police.uk/history/great_scotland_yard.htm | title = Great Scotland Yard | publisher = Metropolitan Police Service | accessdate = 24 July 2010}}.</ref> [[File:The Clarence pub SW1 London.jpg|thumb|right|upright|"The Clarence" pub at the corner of Great Scotland Yard and Whitehall]] [[Richard Horwood]]'s 1799 map of London shows Great Scotland Yard on the eastern side [[Whitehall]], opposite [[Admiralty#The Admiralty|The Admiralty]]. Below it are two streets that are [[cul-de-sac|culs-de-sac]]: Middle Scotland Yard, where Whitehall Place is today, and Lower Scotland Yard, entered from Middle Scotland Yard. Lower Scotland Yard was where the [[War Office#War Office building|War Office building]] was erected in 1906,<ref>{{Citation | first = Richard | last = Horwood | year = 1799 | title = Map of London | publisher = Motco | type = image database | URL = http://www.motco.com/Map/81005/Sale/imagetwo.asp?Picno=81005869&title | accessdate = 21 December 2010}}.</ref> but was, according to the 1862 map, renamed Middle Scotland Yard when Whitehall Place, originally a cul-de-sac, took the place of the original Middle Scotland Yard.<ref name=1862Map/> The Clarence public house, named after the [[Duke of Clarence]], dates from 1896. It was attached to the opposite corner of Great Scotland Yard by an archway. the archway was removed the 1908 redevelopment of Great Scotland Yard and the end of the building was refaced with slightly different coloured bricks. [[File:Waiter at Clarence Pub, London.jpg|thumb|Interior of Clarence Pub]] Since 1953 The [[Civil Service Club]] has been based in the Old Fire House at numbers 13–15, and is a [[social club]] for current and former members of the [[Her Majesty's Civil Service|UK civil service]]. == Filming location == A World War II scene in the 2007 movie ''[[Atonement (film)|Atonement]]'' with [[Keira Knightley]] and [[James McAvoy]] was produced in this road as was a scene from ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1]]''. The road was also used as part of the car chase scene from the James Bond film ''[[Skyfall]]''. ==Notes== {{reflist}} == External links == * {{commonscat-inline}} {{coord|51.5064|-0.1256|type:landmark_region:GB-WSM|display=title}} [[Category:Streets in the City of Westminster]]'