I Pre-reading Activities: Listen, Look Say Back Scotland yard This is the headquarters of the London metropolitan Police. The term is often used popularly, to refer to one branch. the criminal Investigation Department(CID). Named after a short street in London, the site of a palace used in the 12th century as a residence of visiting Scottish kings, it became London's police center in 1829. New and separate headquarters for the metropolitan Police were built in 1890 along the Thames embankment and were referred to as new scotland yard 下一页I. Pre-reading Activities: Listen, Look & Say Back 上一页 下一页 Scotland Yard This is the headquarters of the London Metropolitan Police. The term is often used, popularly, to refer to one branch, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). Named after a short street in London, the site of a palace used in the 12th century as a residence of visiting Scottish kings, it became London’s police center in 1829. New and separate headquarters for the Metropolitan Police were built in 1890 along the Thames embankment and were referred to as New Scotland Yard