Image courtesy of www.scottishpolicemedals.co.uk Pictured outside St Stephen's Entrance, Palace of Westminster (Houses of Parliament) Westminster, London, SW1. UK. Both served on 'A' From Late 1800's To Around 1910. The Police Constables would be attached to Cannon Row Police Station (Alpha Delta) the Headquarters of the Metropolitan Police's 'A' or Whitehall Division that formed part of the world famous Scotland Yard designed by the acclaimed Scottish architect Norman Shaw in 1898. Cannon Row Police Station handled all of the major ceremonial occasions in the Capital from 1902 plus the many large demonstrations that took place most weeks on Trafalgar Square, Whitehall, Parliament Square and Downing Street. As well as the above, the station was responsible for the protection of the Monarch and the Royal Family when resident at Buckingham Palace, Clarence House, Holyrood House (Scotland), Balmoral Castle, (Scotland), Castle of Mey (Scotland), Birkhall House (Scotland), Windsor Castle (Berkshire), Royal Lodge, (Berkshire). The station also had huge policing responsibilities for the Palace of Westminster (Houses of Parliament). For more about Cannon Row Police Station click on the links below.