How Did Scotland Yard Get Its Name?
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- čas přidán 12. 06. 2024
- 'Scotland Yard' is a name that's been synonymous with policing and detective work for almost 200 years... but where does the phrase come from?
In this video we'll be heading to a quiet London street, close to Trafalgar Square, to find out!
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Chapters
00:00 Intro
02:29 The Scottish Connection
05:33 Notable Residents
06:30 The Law Arrives
10:24 Gruesome Secrets (The Crime Museum & Torso Murder)
14:34 Outro
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It’s Bouquet (Bucket) darling. 😊 okay, I will be quiet now.
You beat me to it! 🙃
;-)
Best to be quiet, you were looking pail 😂
And I’m assuming that’s the lady of the house speaking?
@@technicholls6022 the cleaner?
I've always wondered why it is called Scotland Yard, but I never bothered to find out. Now I know! Just what I needed on a cold, dreary Sunday afternoon. Thanks so much, Rob!
Ha ha! Thanks for watching, Kellie- glad to be of service 😉
Fascinating, but all the way through I couldn't under stand why New Acotland Yard was onVictoria Embankment, and not Victoria Street as I passed the latter many times on my way to work in Millbank. However, you cleared that up at the end. Great video.
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Once again, Rob, you have cleared up a question that has plagued me for a long time: how did Scotland Yard get its name? As a retired police officer and an avid Anglophile, I have always pondered the origin of this title and you have again solved the mystery. Thanks for your in-depth research and fascinating presentation.👍
Thank you so much Paul; glad to be of service!
As an American who loves to watch Brit Box, I have always wondered why it was called Scotland Yard. Thanks for sharing your hard work with us!
It's a pleasure Lily, thank you so much for watching!
I'm not sure what MI5 is or what they do. The "Special Branch".
Yes! 😎 Rob’s London is back. This day just improved. 🤗
Ah, bless you asheland! Thank you ☺️
@@Robslondon 🤗
Loved the historical journey Rob, a little bit of Scotland at the heart of power. The Dickens connection and the birth of modern policing and all the interesting in-betweens, thank you for another most enjoyable Sunday episode.
Lovely comment Anne, thank you ☺️Hope you’re keeping well.
@@Robslondon Absolutely Rob, thank you!
In the Novel of Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens.
There's the London Peelers.
Yep! @@robnewman6101
Great and interesting sharing. I love it as always. Thank you Robert. 👍👍👍😍😍😍
Thank you Sharon 😄
Great video! I'm Rob's London binging to catch up.
Thanks 🤩
Wait, so it’s now “New New New Scotland Yard?”
Ha ha! Yep! ;-)
Just saying “Scotland Yard” conjures up all those wonderful movies. Thank you.
😄 Thanks Lois
I'm 53, USA 🇺🇸, I recall a early 1970s TV detective series 🕵🏼♂️🕵🏽♀️ called The Yard or New Scotland Yard. It was hip & action based. I'm not sure what MI5 does or the "Met".
An amazing video tour. Congratulations! I am in awe of my own ignorance, about this iconic venue but ever so grateful for your lesson to bring me up to speed. Thank you.
An absolute pleasure Charles, thank you!
New Scotland Yard was in "The Sweeney" intro, so I've seen it dozens of times. It's funny, New Scotland Yard was called that in 1890. "New" in Britain is a highly relative term. They should call the current location "the new new new Scotland Yard. "
Ha ha 😉
Not just in Britain. The building of Pont Neuf across the River Seine in Paris began in 1578.
The Prague New Town was founded in the 14th century...
I'm rather hoping for a string of progressively older "New" locations here. 😅
@@beth12svist Ha ha ;-)
@@beth12svist Can't top you on locations (the newer versions of Zealand, York, Orleans, Hampshire, etc., are newer than that). However, the New Testament's been around for a fair while.
In my ignorance, it completely passed me by that New Scotland Yard had moved relatively recently.
Evening Rob, Hope you are keeping well, Another fascinating subject with a top quality video, Thank you
Thank you so much Dave, I really appreciate that. I’m very well thanks and hope you are too. Thank you again ☺️
Thank you very much 👍 a really interesting and professional presentation 👍 well done ✔️
Much appreciated Mr John, thank you!
I was born in 1953 so Scotland Yard was still in a brick building whenever we saw films it would feature pictures if that iconic place when they say Scotland Yard I still think of the brick building rather than the modern site I love your videos truly excellent i am a true fan
Such a lovely comment Jarial, thank you.
I’m truly blessed to have fans like you; great to have you here 😉
Thanks again my friend and stay well.
There are so many beautiful buildings in London. I could walk through it all day just admiring the architecture.
Well said 😉
It's always an 'Oh, Cool!' when a Rob video drops.
Ah, bless you emergingloki :-) Really appreciate your support and kind words. Stay well!
Wonderful!!!! Thank you for this, Rob's London!!! Love your content... don't know why you don't have a million subscribers.
Kelly! Good to see you here, how are you doing my old friend? Thank you so much for the kind words, much appreciated 😄
@@Robslondon!!! Great to see you're still putting out great stuff! I am fine - doing well in Texas though I long for a visit to the UK. I hope you're doing well! (Sorry for the delay in my response! :O )
Good to hear Kelly ;-) Hope you make it back soon! @@KellyTribble
Another wonderful video. The research and linking to both modern and historical facts are a sheer joy.
Bless you Cheryl, thank you for such a lovely comment ☺️
Another brilliantly filmed and researched video Rob. I’m always guaranteed to learn something new. I had always assumed that “New” in New Scotland Yard came from when the building moved to Victoria. Thanks again for all the effort you make, especially in such horrible weather!
Thank you! Until I looked into it I thought the same 😉 And the less said about the weather that day the better! 🤣
Before clicking on this video i thought it would be about the origin story of the popular board game “Scotlandyard”. What a pleasant surprise! Amazing video.
That’s really kind of you to say, thank you! 😄
I remember as a child, appeals on the radio for information about crimes always ended "call the police on Whitehall 1212" which I assumed was the telephone number of Scotland Yard.
Very evocative... yes, that was the number
A new Rob's London, splendid :D This one reminds me of Not The Nine O'Clock News in a scene where a bored-looking Rowan is seen turning a handle at a desk and the camera pans out to the spinny New Scotland Yard sign. Excellent history as ever!
Thank you so much! Yes, someone else here mentioned that clip- really wish I'd included it :-)
Bob, greetings again from Thailand. Thanks for all your efoort of filming on a wet day, as always, the content of the video was interesting and informative. You never fail to carry out vast amounts of research. There are very few channels I subscribe to, but rest assured, yours is one
Bless you Butch, that means a lot to me. It's always good to see you here; you're a real friend of the channel :-) Stay well sir.
Another excellent video from Robslondon. Entertaining and informative. Thanks.
Much appreciated Ron, thank you
Really interesting thanks Rob! Great video as always ❤
Thank you Louise! Hope you’re keeping well
Nice video Rob. As an aside I was one of the team that had to maintain the BBC's studios in Norman Shaw North until they moved to 4 Millbank. I think it, and its ITN counterpart, must have been the most well appointed studios in the country!
Thanks Paul- and what an interesting job that must’ve been!
Thanks again for another video. If you keep making them I will keep watching.
It's a pleasure mordanlike, and thank you for watching. I've no plans to stop ;-)
Thanks Rob. Another question answered. I always wondered where the name came from…. Fantastic footage as always.. we appreciate your sacrifice ( getting soaked again for your Art)
Cheers
Thanks so much Doug... and yep, worst weather I've ever filmed in!!
The fact that Scotland Yard moved back to a smaller building is huge. This is what the CIA, FBI, MI6, etc. need to do. Brilliant documentary.
Thank you so much!
I always wondered about the history of the name. Excellent stuff. Subscribed! ❤
Thank you so much Kristian. Nice to have you here! 😉
Fantastic as always.
Thanks Rob. You never fail to educate and entertain. 👊🏼👍🏼
Really appreciate that Rtovey, thank you so much.
Yet another brilliant and informed video, Rob🤗.
Thank you so much for it😊
You bring us amazing content even in the relentless rain 😅
Thank you so much Christine; it’s a pleasure as always! 😄☔️
Wow! Brilliant video! So much that I did not know. Thank you so much.
Thank you Liam ☺️
Doesn't the Elizabeth Tower at The Palace of Westminster (AKA Big Ben) look wonderful since they cleaned it up?!! can't wait to get over there to see the work.
Yes, it looks wonderful for sure! I made a video about the Big Ben bell a few months ago in case you missed it.... love your avatar by the way ;-)
@@Robslondon I'm in NZ so don't get there very often. Will def look up that video
Thanks! @@CaptainCalculus
Nice informative channel with reasonable runtime length in its videos.
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Much appreciated, thank you!
Thanks for another great video Rob. I'm already looking forward to the next one about the proposed Waterloo and Whitehall Railway - I'd never heard of that before tonight 👍
Thank you Sparky! I’ll be cracking on with that video from tomorrow 😉
Thanks Rob. Nicely researched and written. Looking forward to the next opus.
Thanks Neil!
NBC in the 1960's ran a series of non-fiction speicals produced by Lucy Jarvis. One of these was on Scotland Yard, called--I think--"the Golden Thread." It was a very positive presentation, pointing out that Scotland Yard had something like a 95% clearance rate on homicides. A lot of good police stuff there, too.
That's interesting, would like to hear that.
Do you know about the 'Black Museum' radio series? Orson Welles narrated some famous true crime stories associated with Scotland Yard in the 1950s, I think they're online if you're interested.
Brilliant as always Rob. You never let us down with your amazing fact finding skills. Hope you're well my friend.
I really appreciate that Barry; thank you so much for your continued support! I'm very good thanks; hope you are too, sir.
@@Robslondon thanks Rob, I'm very well. It's always a pleasure to watch your videos, I might be a bit behind though, I need to catch up.
@@barrywa39 Good to hear Barry- enjoy ;-)
Great vid, and really well researched as always. Thanks.
Thank you so much Michael.
Always a great back story in all your videos, your research is much appreciated, another interesting one.thanks Rob.😊
Thank you Robert, that means a lot to me. Stay well ☺️
Your videos are just soooooooo good, well researched and well put together, I can't understand why you don't have over 100K subscribers?! I'm always searching for 'London Walks' content for ideas and research and there's not a lot out there, unless you want the ASMR 4K silent walks which I find a bit strange, those videos get thousands of views, who is watching walkers in silence instead of this? And why? Asking for a friend. Thank you Rob, I always learn something new and interesting from you.
That means so much to me, thank you! It’s kind words like yours Womble which keep me going.
Hopefully we’ll reach that 100k landmark eventually 😉 So glad to have you as a friend of the channel; thanks again and stay well.
A brilliant comment Womble. I cannot understand it either, makes no sense whatsoever why Robs subscriptions and views are not at least three times what they should be.
@@thewrecker3140 I’m on a mission to like and comment on every video now to try and get him to 100K this content deserves more eyeballs.
@@Project.Womble.London Many thanks and god bless you,Robs Dad.
@@thewrecker3140 awwwww hello Robs Dad. Dads are the best fans my dad watches all my videos and loves them. They aren’t a patch on Robs. I’m ok at Instagram but long form You Tube is hard and a lot of work. I can see how much effort goes into these. It’s so impressive.
Fantastic insight and a superb channel 🙂👍
Lovely stuff as ever Rob. Thanks man.
Thank you Steve ☺️
Thanks Rob. You keep coming up with the goods. I first came across Great Scotland Yard during an emergency evacuation from Shell Mex House on the embankment. I went for a walk instead of standing in the street like a lemon. Sorry to see the wonderful Norman Shaw buildings being wasted on offices for MPs.
Great comment John, thanks.
This video on the origins of Scotland Yard's name is packed with intriguing historical details and facts. A must-watch for anyone curious about London's law enforcement history. Robslondon has done it again !
Thank you so much Rachel ☺️
Absolutely fascinating, as always. Thank you. An old friend of mine once lived a couple of houses away from Denis Nilsen, and said that he was a 'nodding acquaintance'. One day, he got home from work to find the area barricaded off, and police everywhere. He found a new place to live not long after finding out what his amiable neighbour had been up to. 🤔🤔🤔
I can never see that 'New Scotland Yard' sign rotating, without thinking of that 'Not The Nine 'O Clock News' skit, which shows it rotates, because a bored copper is turning a handle, somewhere deep inside the building. 😆😆😆
Blimey! 😬 And yes, nice Not the Nine O Clock News reference! 😉
A former colleague of mine at what was The Post Office, was an ex-Police driver.
I remember him telling me he took his Guv’nor and the Skipper to the house when the Dyno-Rod employees raised their suspicions. Bill said the DCI came out the building and said to him something like “Bill, you aren’t going home tonight?” Bill said that the guv’nor had told him that he had lifted the lid of the curry pot on the stove as it was boiling over. Inside was a human skull?
Wow... Funnily enough, an old cabbie friend of mine was mates with the Dyno-Rod guy who made the initial discovery! @@RobinHullBuilds
Nilson also tried his hand at being a 'career advisor ' at secondary schools..mind boggles
Blimey, I didn't know that! @@jayturner3397
That was absolutely fascinating. Thank you so much 🙏 I love cutting through there at dusk when the sky is not yet quite black and the old street lamps in front of Great Scotland Yard Hotel are just coming on. It feels like you're stepping back in time. I can't wait to see your next video on the Whitehall underground that never was.
Such a beautiful comment! Thank you 😄
The winter evening settles down
With smell of steaks in passageways.
Six o’clock.
The burnt-out ends of smoky days.
And now a gusty shower wraps
The grimy scraps
Of withered leaves about your feet
And newspapers from vacant lots;
The showers beat
On broken blinds and chimney-pots,
And at the corner of the street
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Thanks Rob another fascinating incite into London. Much appreciated.
Thanks Nigel ;-)
Welcome back Rob. Hope you and family are all well.
What an amazing bit of London history. o be fair I hadn't even realised they moved again in 2014. I tyink with all that has been going on in the world and the Pandemic I feel I have lost about 10 years of my life without really reaalising how quickly the time has gone by.
All the best mate.
Cheers John! Yes, London changes quickly doesn’t it…. I’m good thanks, hope you are too mate
Rob, yet another piece of brilliance. Thank you.
Thank you so much Tomm 😊
Thank you very much - very informative and a good starting reference point for more learning on the subject of both the Met and the buildings themselves. Much appreciated.
Thank you Pete 😉
Another superb video. Thanks once again for your hard work.
It’s a pleasure, thanks so much for watching 😄
A deeply informative and entertaining episode. Thank you!
Jacq, that is so kind of you- many thanks indeed my friend, much appreciated. Hope you're keeping well and thank you again!
You have a fantastic channel. I'm from America and I've always been intrigued with England. This video is informative. Thank you so much.
Thank you so much Jimmy, really appreciate your kind words. My Grandpa was American (from Vermont), so always a pleasure to have friends from the U.S in the comments :-)
@@Robslondon My pleasure Rob! I'm officially a subscriber of yours. I'm from Indiana, not far from Chicago.
@@justplainjimmy1481 Cheers Jimmy!
Hello Rob
Great video. We first visited New Scotland Yard in 2013 and I took a picture of the famous spinning sign and when we came back in 2014 it was gone. Thanks for the history. Take Care Chris and Sandra of Canada.
Thanks guys- you'll have to come back as the sign is there now ;-) Cheers and stay well.
@@Robslondon
Hello Rob
Thanks we will be back at the end of June we are going to check it out. Take care Chris and Sandra of Canada.
Im from Tasmania Australia but I really liked the video and loved them couple of buildings that were part of Scotland yard at one time, I loved the old style it has character to any dull looking street 😊
Ah, thank you! Nice comment ;-)
Nice to see a recent video m. I never knew why it was called Scotland Yard ; you find out so many things .
Thanks Anthony
Thanks for another great video. X
That is so kind of you Jenyuyu! Many thanks indeed, much appreciated :-)
This was very interesting and informative. Great job! 👍🏻
Thank you Tony!
I wondered for a long time about the "New" in the Scotland Yard name. Now, I know. Great vid, thanks!! 👍
Much appreciated, thank you!
Another great video Rob. Really enjoyed that. Cheers mate 😊
Cheers Ricky!
The music cutting in at 13'39" gave me a strong Twin Peaks vibe. Oddly fitting for the subject matter in hand.
Glad you're back Rob .... always fascinating tidbits, much appreciated.👍
Thanks so much Howard... and yes, I can see what you mean with that music!
Do you mind if I ask something? A few people now have said they are glad I'm back- I haven't been anywhere though, as I've been producing videos every two weeks on a regular basis! The views for those videos have been comparatively low though... so I'm guessing you've not been seeing them pop up/be recommended by CZcams? Would appreciate some feedback ;-)
Thanks again and stay well.
Hey Rob, I know I'm not who you was initally asked I can say that your videos haven't appeared in my feed for the last 3 uploads of so until this one. However I've been able to check in and watch myself. Keep up the amazing work and I hope CZcams stops acting up. @@Robslondon
I really appreciate that Stephen, thank you. Already had a feeling that was happening to a lot of people as one or two have said they were not receiving notifications.
Very frustrating! But there you go ;-) Cheers for your support. @@stephenocalla3708
Love the irony of prisoners from Dartmoor providing stone for a police HQ, wonder if they knew? Great video as ever, Rob. Thank you
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Thanks again for such an informative interesting video. I liked it so much I went and got a pen and paper to take notes!
Ha ha! Thank you! Glad to be of service :-)
Another great video. Thanks Rob.
Thank you Tony!
Very interesting.
I love history and this video came up so I gave it a go.
Have subscribed to your channel and I'm looking forward to future ones.
Thank you so much Davina! It's good to have you here 😀
I used to drive buses down Great Scotland Yard, as it was (maybe still is) the location of the bus stand for Route 3. Often made use of the facilities in The Clarence. Such a nice peaceful street, amidst the chaos of Whitehall.
Nice comment Michael, thank you.
I love your videos.
That means a lot to me Anthony, thank sir.
Great information. Thanks.
Thanks Eddie
Love the videos, Rob!
They filmed some of Doctor Strange there too and HP 7 part 1! Also bits of Atonement and Skyfall 😊
Thank you! And some good info there; thank you ;-)
I very much enjoyed this. Much love from across the pond.❤
Thanks so much Debbie!
Another superb video. Great work sir 👏
Many thanks! Much appreciated
First class ànd extremely informative. Keep them coming Rob.
Cheers! Will do ;-)
Fascinating… really do appreciate your local knowledge and hard work researching for us. When I first saw the rotating sign in person, it seemed so small compared to the images on TV News, who used camera angles to make it seem impressively huge!! ;))
Ha ha! Thank you hampshirerose :-)
So impressed with your research and enjoyed immensely. One building I have always been curious about is 1 Whitehall Place. Would loe to know its history. Will be tuning in to your channel
Really appreciate that Maz, thank you
Another great entertaining video 👍🙂
Nice to see you back.
Thank you Andrew! 😄
Thanks Rob! Most interesting.
Cheers Peter! Hope you're keeping well.
When you showed the red brick Scotland Yard. Oh my god it’s like one in Liverpool by St James train station. Ive been to the museum on the waterfront, and there a carriage from the overheard railway. I seem black and white pictures of overhead railway next to the Liverpool buliding. Thanks for video
Thanks! I’m hoping to do a video from Liverpool at some point; one of my favourite cities 😉
well done rob great work as always my friend
Cheers Richard!
Albion House in Liverpool gained the nickname of the "Streaky Bacon Building."
Brilliant 😄
As a somewhat of an amateur historian, I’ve always been curious about the area of London called Scotland Yard. I’ve always known it as something to do with the police detectives and Sherlock Holmes etc. I had no idea about the Scottish King’s connection. I’ve actually learnt something new.
Keep up the good history work Robbo. Much appreciated.👍
Lovely comment Stand663; thank you so much! Stay well :-)
Enjoyed learning about Scotland's pivotal role in world history, Rob. Again, I really enjoyed Sunday's episode, which covered a wide range of fascinating topics, from the Dickens connection to the origins of modern policing and everything in between.
Much appreciated, thank you!
The move to the 1967 building was the subject of a ‘Look At Life’ short film, which can be seen on the Talking Pictures TV channel.
Ah! Will have to seek that out
@@Robslondon - All the Look At Life shorts are on heavy rotation, it was on last week so will probably be back on in about a month.
Very interesting. The Civil Service Club was once a fire station, which explains why it's set back from the neighbouring buildings. The space in front was for harnessing the horses to the fire engines.
Thanks Paul, I didn’t know that, interesting!
Indeed, and that Fire Station was originally housed in Buckingham Palace, but Queen Victoria complained about the noise in the middle of the night, so they moved it to Great Scotland Yard.
Fascinating thanks well done
Thank you
Thank you. Yet another fascinating, interesting and well researched video. A lot of CZcamsrs could learn a lot watching your films. Thank you and well done Rob.
As a P.S. my dad used to see John Reginald Christie as in Rillington Place mass murderer,in the pub occasionally when we lived in North Kensington. He referred to him as ‘a funny bugger’.
Thanks so much Mick.... and wow! How creepy!
As a Scot, I felt obliged to watch this, but now I'm hooked. Well done, and your genuine London accent makes it even better. I have a genuine Glaswegian one. Can you fit that in anywhere??? 🤣🤣🤣
Lovely comment Isabel, thank you so much! My other half is Glaswegian 😉 One of favourite cities! Thanks again and stay well 🏴
Thanks rob. The exhibition at the museum of London was fascinating
Much appreciated John thank you.
I remember wandering around that area on a damp evening and wondering what Portcullis House was! Thanks for more great info Rob.
Glad to be of service David ;-) Cheers.
Another excellent Sunday evening video.
Many thanks Paul!
Great detective work as always Rob :O)
Thank you! 🕵️♂️
Great work, Rob.
I really appreciate that, thank you Rampart.
Thank you, Rob!
It’s a pleasure Brian! Thanks for watching
Another Sunday treat, many thanks! There's a fascinating and exhaustively researched book called 'Cutting Point' by Christer Holmgren which proposes that the police in the 1880s were wrong to rule out a link between the 'Jack The Ripper' murders and the 'Thames Torso Murders' - it's well worth a read. And as a cabbie, I wonder if you were ever aware of the routine by the American comedian Kit Hollerbach (UK-based, wife of the late Jeremy Hardy): she would talk about growing up in the States in the 50s & 60s on a diet of British TV and movies, especially crime thrillers - which made so much of an impression on her that the first time she ever visited London and got in a black cab she instinctively told the driver "Scotland Yard - and step on it!" 😉
Ha I! Lovely, lovely comment Tragicyouth, thank you!
That book sounds fascinating, will have to look it up- I did think it was odd they ruled out any connection- if they were correct, then that would of course mean there were at least two brutal serial killers stalking London in that era 😬
Thank you so much again; your support means the world to me. Stay well.
Jack the ripper was a copycat murderer. Mary Kelly's boyfriend was extremely jealous and after the original murder Mary Kelly stopped soliciting for a while. He used to read her the newspaper stories in order to try keep her off the streets. All the murders were within a street or two of her lodgings and she would have known the victims of the last one (Hanbury street is directly across the road). The increase in violence,I think is from his need to continually increase the fear factor,until he killed her
Enjoyable as always. I liked hearing more about Bricklayers.
Cheers Blade Daddy
Thanks Rob, one of those niggling questions l always wanted to know.
Glad to be of service Maria! Thanks for watching
5:12 That is a great map you've got there and a lovely bit of homework you've now set me.
I've not known of such a detailed plan of the Palace of Whitehall and I'm eager to know what all the numbers refer to as the appearance of a Tilt Yard and of course the only surface building left, the Banqueting House have got the juices flowing. Thank you.
Ha ha! Enjoy your research! 😉
@@Robslondon Who'd of thought it? All the numbers refer to the grace and favour apartments of the Great and the Good of the day. Loads and loads of err hangers~on making use of their landlords, HMtheKing Henry VIII, Archbishop Wolsey, HGtheDuke of Portland and the Earl of Kent. So now we know.
Very nicely presented thankyou sir.
Thank you Trevor, much appreciated