Emmeline Vance - Whats behind Downing Street

[Karen Barker]

No: HPFGUIDX 135864

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "M.Clifford" <Aisbelmon at h...> 
wrote:
> Emmeline was murdered in just around the corner from 10 Downing 
>Street London. According to the Press it happened in the Prime 
>Ministers Back  Yard.

I take that expression to mean 'in the immediate vacinity, not 
specifically 'behind' so am expanding the area.  Immedediately behind 
Downing Street (over Horse Guard's Road) is St James Park, so she 
could have been going for a lunchtime or evening stroll.  At the 
oppostite end of the park is Buckingham Palace, but I would not place 
that as the immediate vacinity.  Opposite the entrance to Downing 
Street, on the other side of Whitehall is the current Ministry of 
Defence Building.
><snip>.. but less intriguing than the next Landmark on Horseguards 
>Parade.
> 
> The Old War Office Building - This building was in exclusive use as
> the War Offices use up until the end of WWII. (Grindelwalds War in 
>the WW) <snip>

This is not on Horseguard's Road.  This is further away along 
Whitehall on the other side of the road heading towards Trafalgar 
Square.  The Palace of Westminster containing the Houses of Parliament 
is nearer to Downing Street (in the other direction) than the Old War 
Offices.  The actual command of the war took place from the Cabinet 
War Rooms which are on Horse Gurard's Road and are adjacent to Downing 
Street, but this is now a museum which would have been packed with 
Muggles.  I'm sure this would have been mentioned.
> Valky - waiting to hear from British folk about the mysterious murder
> of Emmeline too..

This whole area is very touristy as Westminster Abbey is also there as 
is the Cenotaph and the old Admiralty Building through which you can 
enter Horse Guard's Parade, which is actually just a huge empty parade 
ground unless they happen to be Trooping The Colour or something!  

There is also a Theatre, and several pubs and a couple of restaurants 
in Whitehall plus the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food (or 
whatever it's called now), the HQ of the Diplomatic Protection Group 
branch of the Metropolitan Police in Great Scotland Yard (not to be 
confused with New Scotland Yard) and several other office buildings.

My conclusion is that this is an extremely busy area of London and she 
could have been doing anything!  Sorry.

Karen