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West End Central Police Station

Coordinates: 51°30′41″N 0°08′28″W / 51.5115°N 0.1412°W / 51.5115; -0.1412
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West End Central Police Station
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General information
LocationSavile Row, Mayfair, London, England
Coordinates51°30′41″N 0°08′28″W / 51.5115°N 0.1412°W / 51.5115; -0.1412
Opened1940
Closed2017
ClientMetropolitan Police

West End Central Police Station was a police station at 27 Savile Row in Mayfair in the West End of London, near the junction with Boyle Street. [1] It was the headquarters of the 'C' division of the Metropolitan Police,[2] station-code 'CD' (the letter D depicting it to be a divisional headquarters) covering the City of Westminster.

History

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The station was opened in 1940 and was also the station where officers were dispatched from to shut down The Beatles' rooftop concert on January 30, 1969, following noise complaints.

The front desk was closed in 2017.[3] The station was subsequently sold to a private developer for a reported £50m.[4]

References

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  1. ^ West End Central Police Station Metropolitan Police, 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Police Station - the National Archives" – via National Archive of the UK.
  3. ^ "Catalogue description: Vine Street police station" – via National Archive of the UK.
  4. ^ "Savile Row police station sold in £50m redevelopment deal". 1 April 2021.