I sometimes visit various museums & places of interest with an old friend. About 2 weeks ago we decided to drive up to Bletchley Park, Buckinghamshire. This is the famous WWII "Station X" where the Enigma code was broken & the very first electronic computer was developed by the brilliant mathemetician Alan Turing. This was the first time either of us had been there & we were very impressed. There's a lot of interesting stuff to see & it's well worth a visit.

Unfortunately, security is tight in the actual museum since the rare Enigma machine was stolen earlier this year. It was recovered intact but apparently digital cameras are no longer allowed as they can set off the new alarm system. Ordinary cameras are allowed. I didn't get the shots I went for but thought I would post these as an example of  the English coutryside on a perfect Autumn day. I hope you like them.

This is the 78 room Victorian mansion where the codebreakers originally worked in 1939. It looks peaceful enough now but the 500 acre estate was extended to accomodate some 10,000 staff working in temporary huts by 1945. Some of those huts are still standing & in good enough condition to house the museum itself. The mansion was threatened with demolition along with the rest of the site until a trust was formed to save it in 1991. Like so many of our heritage sites & museums they receive no official support or funding.




The lake which was one of the reasons the mansion was built.

great shots there. so which camera did you take those with?? as you said no digital inside, but those arnt inside are they:) LOL
cheers

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and they also pay workers barely above minimum wage even for higer level jobs, which is why my mom is also looking abroad for jobs

No sign of Alan Turing, but nevertheless a wonderful building with a remarkable history.

Mark