Bletchley Park revisited (6): The Cottages

The Cottages were the first active site within Bletchley Park and housed the first codebreakers. It was here that the … More

HMS Trafalgar

The launch of HMS Trafalgar HMS Trafalgar was a 120 gun ship of the Line built at Woolwich in 1840-41. … More

Following her withdrawal from active service HMS victory was sent to Portsmouth harbour to act as a depot ship for … More

A visit to Portsmouth allowed me an opportunity to spend a couple of hours in the historic naval dockyard. The … More

Most of the signal intercepts that arrived at Bletchley Park came by the hands of the motorcycle dispatch riders, who … More

This saloon car was built in 1947 and exported to madras in India, where it remained until it was purchased … More

This is one of a fleet of Packard sedans bought by the secret service (MI6) in June of 1940. They … More

This 1938 Austin ambulance is now part of a small transport collection which is housed in the garages at Bletchley … More

Amazingly our understanding of the texts have been advanced in the last few months. Last year a cuneiform tablet was … More

The building which housed the post office at Bletchley Park dates back to around 1900 when it was built as … More