Editing Scotland Yard (section)

===Victoria Embankment===
[[File:Old "New Scotland Yard", Westminster - geograph.org.uk - 1600086.jpg|thumb|left|The "New" Scotland Yard (built 1890 and 1906), now called the [[Norman Shaw Buildings]]; at the far right is the Curtis Green Building (white), which became New Scotland Yard in November 2016]]
In the 1880s the force decided that it had outgrown its original site, and moved to a new headquarters designed by architect [[Richard Norman Shaw]] ({{coord|51.50222|-0.12463|display=inline|region:GB_scale:2000|name=New Scotland Yard – Norman Shaw North Building (second location)}}) on the Victoria Embankment, overlooking the [[River Thames]], south of what is now the [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]]'s headquarters. In 1888, during the construction of the new building, workers discovered the dismembered torso of a female; the case, known as the '[[Whitehall Mystery]]', was never solved. In 1890, police headquarters moved to the new location, which was named New Scotland Yard. By this time, the Metropolitan Police had grown from its initial 1,000 officers to about 13,000 and needed more administrative staff and a bigger headquarters. Further increases in the size and responsibilities of the force required even more administrators and space. Therefore, new buildings were constructed and completed in 1906 and 1940, so that New Scotland Yard became a three-building complex. ({{coord|51.50183|-0.12446|display=inline|region:GB_scale:2000|name=Norman Shaw South Building (extension to New Scotland Yard)}}). The first two buildings are now a Grade I [[listed building|listed structure]] known as the [[Norman Shaw Buildings]].