UK Trip Day 8 part 1

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And so on day 8 I took Aaron to see Bletchley Park, and had to explain to him the significance of the place.

The Mansion where the Code Breakers worked.


Actually, this is where the head of the section and his staff worked. The real code breakers worked out of little pre-fab huts on the grounds.


Dispatch rider's bike. The rider would convey documents between Bletchley Park and High Command.


A reconstruction of the Bombe, which was used in the early days of the war.




Relays and patch panels behind the Bombe


Tin toys in the museum


Statue of Alan Turing, made of thin sheets of slate.


Alan Turing's office in Hut 4


Looking along the Hut 4 corridor to the briefing room.


3 rotor Enigma machine


4 rotor Enigma machine, codenamed "Shark"




Some war-time posters.




Next: Colossus!