Canon Row Police Station

The Canon Row police station building in 2014

Canon Row Police Station in Canon Row, Westminster, was one of the Metropolitan Police's better known central London police stations and formed part of the New Scotland Yard building designed by Norman Shaw. The code for the station was "AD", police phonetic code "Alpha Delta".

The station was responsible for policing Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, The Palace of Westminster (Parliament), No 10 Downing Street, Clarence House, St James's Palace and was responsible for all major events and demonstrations that took place in Central London.

The building is Grade II* listed.[1] It is no longer in use as a police station.

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Coordinates: 51°30′06″N 0°07′31″W / 51.5018°N 0.1253°W / 51.5018; -0.1253


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