I paid a visit to see the Bletchley Park Codebreakers museum yesterday, these are a few shots from my brief visit.
The main house & what we instantly recognise as the
image that represents the codebrakers of WW2
There is a large amount of dilapidation of the out buildings at the moment but the good news is that there is a complete refurbishment now under way so
this image will probably not be available by this time next year.
One of two gargoyles guarding the front door
This lantern ceiling is to be found in the centre of the
main house.
This is the slate sculpture of Alan Turing, the famous mathematician,
one of the most important people who were responsible for solving the German encryption
of their messages using the enigma machine.
The bomb machine part of the system for cracking code
quickly.
The Enigma machine.
The next three items are part of the display in the main
house. Commander Denniston head of Bletchley made a journey across Germany to Poland
to obtain a forerunner of the Enigma machine along with it’s codes. This was an
incredibly brave act and as you can see from his passport this journey took
place a few weeks before Great Britain and Germany went to war.
© Lionel Callow
