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Large Victorian mansion in England with a museum dedicated to those who broke German WWII communications.
Another visit to Bletchley Park in Buckinghamshire. This amazing sculpture of Alan Turing by Stephen Kettle is built from half a million pieces of Welsh slate.
The home of British codebreaking and a birthplace of modern information technology. It played a major role in World War Two, producing secret intelligence which had a direct and profound influence on the outcome of the conflict.
The key codebreakers were Alan Turing (Mathematician), Dilly Knox (British cryptographer), John Tiltman (British officer), Max Newman (Mathematician), Bill Tutte (Mathematician). In all there over 10,000 people worked at Bletchley Park, Government Code and Cypher School.
Large Victorian mansion in England with a museum dedicated to those who broke German WWII communications.
Large Victorian mansion in England with a museum dedicated to those who broke German WWII communications.
The home of British codebreaking and a birthplace of modern information technology. It played a major role in World War Two, producing secret intelligence which had a direct and profound influence on the outcome of the conflict.
The key codebreakers were Alan Turing (Mathematician), Dilly Knox (British cryptographer), John Tiltman (British officer), Max Newman (Mathematician), Bill Tutte (Mathematician). In all there over 10,000 people worked at Bletchley Park, Government Code and Cypher School.
Large Victorian mansion in England with a museum dedicated to those who broke German WWII communications.
Large Victorian mansion in England with a museum dedicated to those who broke German WWII communications.
Bletchley Park 1940s events, July and September 2019. Both excellent, combined and individually.
Many reenactors, people in 1940s attire, vintage stalls, singers, dancing, vehicles and of course the incredible historical story of Bletchley Park, home of the code breakers.
A place of intrigue, mind crunching information, a truly fascinating place to visit.
The home of British codebreaking and a birthplace of modern information technology. It played a major role in World War Two, producing secret intelligence which had a direct and profound influence on the outcome of the conflict.
The key codebreakers were Alan Turing (Mathematician), Dilly Knox (British cryptographer), John Tiltman (British officer), Max Newman (Mathematician), Bill Tutte (Mathematician). In all there over 10,000 people worked at Bletchley Park, Government Code and Cypher School.
this amazing building is the main one on the enigma busting Bletchley Park estate..fantastic place that oozes its hushed secrets..
Bletchley Park
An English country house and estate that became the principal centre of Allied code-breaking during the Second World War.
The estate housed the Government Code and Cypher School (GC&CS), which regularly penetrated the secret communications of the Axis Powers – most importantly the German Enigma and Lorenz cyphers.
The codebreakers at Bletchley Park included Alan Turing, who is widely considered to be the father of theoretical computer science.
After the war, the Government Code & Cypher School became the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ).
GCHQ relocated from Bletchley Park in 1946, first to Eastcote in north west London, and then, in 1951, to Cheltenham.
After a period of post-war neglect, the estate now houses the Bletchley Park Museum.
Grade II Listed.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bletchley_Park
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing
The Mansion
A large Victorian country house at the heart of the estate.
The mansion was constructed during the years following 1883 for the financier and politician Herbert Leon.
The mansion house is the main building in the Bletchley Park estate.
This portrait of Alan Turing was generated by artificial intelligence by a paragraph long prompt. It is in Bletchley Park where he worked on code breaking during World War II, significantly contributing to the defeat of Hitler's Nazi Germany. He is widely considered to be the father of theoretical computer science.
Large Victorian mansion in England with a museum dedicated to those who broke German WWII communications.
Large Victorian mansion in England with a museum dedicated to those who broke German WWII communications.
Large Victorian mansion in England with a museum dedicated to those who broke German WWII communications.
Large Victorian mansion in England with a museum dedicated to those who broke German WWII communications.
Large Victorian mansion in England with a museum dedicated to those who broke German WWII communications.
Bletchley Park 1940s events, July and September 2019. Both excellent, combined and individually.
Many reenactors, people in 1940s attire, vintage stalls, singers, dancing, vehicles and of course the incredible historical story of Bletchley Park, home of the code breakers.
A place of intrigue, mind crunching information, a truly fascinating place to visit.
Large Victorian mansion in England with a museum dedicated to those who broke German WWII communications.
I wonder when will the Bank of England issue new banknotes in Charles III's image?
I can't explain it with any good reason, but I have a habit of always keeping some cash in U.S. Dollar (USD), British Pound (GBP) and Euro (EUR), in addition to my home currency of Canadian Dollar (CAD) of course. I went to get some Pound Sterling the other day as the British Pound is at a multi-decade low against the USD and CAD.
At the bank, the teller told me that the paper version of the British Pound will cease being legal tender as of 30th September 2022, so she wanted to give me only polymer banknotes so that my purchase would not become useless in less than a month. But when I saw that the old paper banknotes are in very fine (though not mint) conditions, I actually asked her to sell me £100 in the old paper notes for my collection. The rest of the purchase I did get the new polymer banknotes.
The soon-to-be-withdrawn £50 paper banknote features the entrepreneur Matthew Boulton and the engineer James Watt and an image of the Soho Manufactory in the background - a factory used mainly to build machinery. The design was taken from a drawing produced in 1781. The steam engine design at the front of the note was taken from the Whitbread Engine, built in 1785 by the Boulton & Watt company.
The new £50 polymer banknote features a portrait of Mr. Alan Turing, who conceived modern computing and played a crucial part in the Allied victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two. Mr. Turing was gay and was convicted in 1952 of gross indecency for his relationship with a man. He committed suicide in 1954, aged only 41.
The Queen officially pronounced Mr. Turing pardoned in August 2014 after several years of petitioning by prominent figures in society.
(Left) Re-enactor. RAF Officer. VR (Volunteer Reserve).
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Bletchley Park, Buckinghamshire, put on its customary 1940s weekend and didn't disappoint. Such a fantastic venue, home of the codebreakers. There were re-enactors, vintage vehicles, dancing and so much more that makes it so memorable for everyone.
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The home of British codebreaking and a birthplace of modern information technology. It played a major role in World War Two, producing secret intelligence which had a direct and profound influence on the outcome of the conflict.
The key codebreakers were Alan Turing (Mathematician), Dilly Knox (British cryptographer), John Tiltman (British officer), Max Newman (Mathematician), Bill Tutte (Mathematician). In all there over 10,000 people worked at Bletchley Park, Government Code and Cypher School.
Large Victorian mansion in England with a museum dedicated to those who broke German WWII communications.
Large Victorian mansion in England with a museum dedicated to those who broke German WWII communications.
This is a detail shot of the inside of a reconstructed Bombe enigma cracking machine in Bletchley Park. I decide to colourise the red wires to keep their contrast in the original scene.
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Large Victorian mansion in England with a museum dedicated to those who broke German WWII communications.
Large Victorian mansion in England with a museum dedicated to those who broke German WWII communications.
The bombe was an electro-mechanical device used by British cryptologists to help decipher German Enigma-machine-encrypted secret messages during World War II.
Alan Turing was a man who has played a huge part in re writting our History. A genuis mathematician who was the Father of Computing with his code breaking machines that helped secure an early end to the 2nd World War. Estimates from Historians estimate that Turing and his fellow code breakers took 2 to 3 years off the War and saved an estimated 14 to 21 million lives. In my opinion this makes him one of the greatest War Heroes ever. His work on Artificial Intelligence is still relevant today.
All of this and the man died unknown and disgraced at the age of 41 because he was a Homosexual, chemically castrated and eventually committing suicide, what other wonders may he have done if given the time.
Anyone who has the slightest interest in the above I would highly recommend two things
1 Watch The Imitation Game ( A wonderful, if not totally factual film, but you will get the idea).
And
2 Go to Bletchley Park and see this amazing place where a silent War was fought by 9000 clever and dedicated people. As you walk around the site the voices of yesterday echo around you in an amazing way.
This statue by Stephen Kettle is in Bletchley Park and is made from 1000's of pieces of stacked slate .
More photo's to follow in the next couple of weeks.
Have a great week all :-)
Mark
The home of British codebreaking and a birthplace of modern information technology. It played a major role in World War Two, producing secret intelligence which had a direct and profound influence on the outcome of the conflict.
Large Victorian mansion in England with a museum dedicated to those who broke German WWII communications.
In Sackville Gardens a statue of Alan Turing depicts the late mathematician sitting on a bench. Located a short distance from Alan's Manchester University office, the bench arrangement allows visitors to sit alongside Alan and enjoy a shady oasis in the city centre.
The Mansion. Bletchley Park.
Mission control for WWII code breaking with radio & computing museums.
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Bletchley Park, Buckinghamshire, put on its customary 1940s weekend and didn't disappoint. Such a fantastic venue, home of the codebreakers. There were re-enactors, vintage vehicles, dancing and so much more that makes it so memorable for everyone.
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No Group Awards/Banners, thanks
The home of British codebreaking and a birthplace of modern information technology. It played a major role in World War Two, producing secret intelligence which had a direct and profound influence on the outcome of the conflict.
1939 Austin Ambulance. RC 6895
Seen at Bletchley Park Summer 1940s Vintage Weekend.
The home of British codebreaking and a birthplace of modern information technology. It played a major role in World War Two, producing secret intelligence which had a direct and profound influence on the outcome of the conflict.
The key codebreakers were Alan Turing (Mathematician), Dilly Knox (British cryptographer), John Tiltman (British officer), Max Newman (Mathematician), Bill Tutte (Mathematician). In all there over 10,000 people worked at Bletchley Park, Government Code and Cypher School.
Large Victorian mansion in England with a museum dedicated to those who broke German WWII communications.
Bletchley Park, in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, was the central site of the United Kingdom's Government Code and Cypher School (GC&CS), which during the Second World War regularly penetrated the secret communications of the Axis Powers – most importantly the German Enigma and Lorenz ciphers. The official historian of World War II British Intelligence has written that the "Ultra" intelligence produced at Bletchley shortened the war by two to four years, and that without it the outcome of the war would have been uncertain. The site is now an educational and historical attraction memorialising and celebrating those accomplishments.
The home of British codebreaking and a birthplace of modern information technology. It played a major role in World War Two, producing secret intelligence which had a direct and profound influence on the outcome of the conflict.
The key codebreakers were Alan Turing (Mathematician), Dilly Knox (British cryptographer), John Tiltman (British officer), Max Newman (Mathematician), Bill Tutte (Mathematician). In all there were over 10,000 people worked at Bletchley Park, Government Code and Cypher School.
Bletchley Park
An English country house and estate that became the principal centre of Allied code-breaking during the Second World War.
The estate housed the Government Code and Cypher School (GC&CS), which regularly penetrated the secret communications of the Axis Powers – most importantly the German Enigma and Lorenz cyphers.
The codebreakers at Bletchley Park included Alan Turing, who is widely considered to be the father of theoretical computer science.
After the war, the Government Code & Cypher School became the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ).
GCHQ relocated from Bletchley Park in 1946, first to Eastcote in north west London, and then, in 1951, to Cheltenham.
After a period of post-war neglect, the estate now houses the Bletchley Park Museum.
Grade II Listed.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bletchley_Park
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing
The Library
During WWII the library served as an office and meeting space for some of the first codebreakers before the famous "Huts" and "Blocks" were built.
Reconstructed as it was thought to have been during those years.
Large Victorian mansion in England with a museum dedicated to those who broke German WWII communications.
The bombe was an electro-mechanical device used by British cryptologists to help decipher German Enigma-machine-encrypted secret messages during World War II.
Bletchley Park
An English country house and estate that became the principal centre of Allied code-breaking during the Second World War.
The estate housed the Government Code and Cypher School (GC&CS), which regularly penetrated the secret communications of the Axis Powers – most importantly the German Enigma and Lorenz cyphers.
The codebreakers at Bletchley Park included Alan Turing, who is widely considered to be the father of theoretical computer science.
After the war, the Government Code & Cypher School became the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ).
GCHQ relocated from Bletchley Park in 1946, first to Eastcote in north west London, and then, in 1951, to Cheltenham.
After a period of post-war neglect, the estate now houses the Bletchley Park Museum.
Grade II Listed.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bletchley_Park
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing
The Mansion
A large Victorian country house at the heart of the estate.
The mansion was constructed during the years following 1883 for the financier and politician Herbert Leon.
The mansion house is the main building in the Bletchley Park estate.
his mother had this published at her own expense in 1959. This copy was later handed down to her granddaughter Shuna
Large Victorian mansion in England with a museum dedicated to those who broke German WWII communications.