Bletchley Park

Background ----------------- Bletchley Park was a station commissioned by MI6 just before the Second World War. It was due for demolition by its current owner Captain Hubert Faulkner but the government stepped in and brought the grounds in 1938 with war on the horizon and Hitler having just invaded Austria. Bletchley Park was brought to house both MI6 and the Government Code and Cypher School (GC&CS). Being located only 50 miles from London in the Buckinghamshire, the GC&CS had a safer environment from the London grounds they currently had to work on the intelligence they had. The station was given the code name 'Station X' by Commander ...  Read the complete review

This has got to be one of the best days out in Britain, but bring a picnic! A quick overview of Bletchley Park for those that are unfamiliar: Bletchley Park refers to the site where The Allies decrypted Axis intelligence during the Second World War. It is also the site where, it is claimed the first computer to be invented, was used to decrypt these messages. What went on at this site, was materially destroyed after the war, in order that no-one would ever find out how the Allies managed to be one step ahead. What remained in peoples heads remained top secret, until the 1970s. It would be fair to say that this heritage site could only appeal to the ...  Read the complete review

Bletchley Park was once Britains best kept secret and is now a heritage site and museum,it is situated in a beautiful parkland setting.This place has a fascinating history,the story of a desperate race against time to crack Germanys coded communicationssuch as those sent by the famous Enigma machine. Bletchley Park was Churchills secret passion, he called the codebreakers the"geese that laid the golden eggs that never cackled." Exhibits include the Enigma machine. World War Two Aviation disply. Home Front exhibition A display of toys and playthings The Churchill Collection The Bletchley Park Post Office..where you ...  Read the complete review

What Happened At Bletchley Park? =========================== In 1939 a large collection of mathematicians, chess champions, linguists and many others made their way to a country mansion in the Berkshire countryside. However, until 1979, if you'd ask them what they were doing they would have been unable to tell you. It's not that they didn't know, it's just that they were bound by a small piece of red tape known as the official secrets act. For at Bletchley Park they were playing a vital role in the war effort. They were breaking the German Enigma code. It is estimated that the work done at Bletchley shortened the war by two years, saving ...  Read the complete review

So secret that some still won’t talk about it!’ Apparently that is true. Bletchley Park (also known as Station X) is the famous place where we managed to decypher the German enigma codes during World War II and the birthplace of modern computing and communications. During the war it was a highly kept secret and the workers were threatened with death if they ever told anyone where they were working (although most did not understand the significance of their work). Amazingly, this was all kept secret until 1974 when details started to be revealed. Since the war, the site has been used for various things, such as a training college and the ...  Read the complete review