Bletchley Park revisited (8): The Enigma machines

When people generally talk about the Enigma machine, they usually imagine that it was a single model, which once the … More

Bletchley Park revisited (7): The Mansion

There had been a house on the site since 1711, but when the estate was built by Herbert Samuel Leon … More

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

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

Alan Turing was born in 1923. His talent was recognised from an early age. He had a natural talent in … More

The enigma military coding system was used by the German armed forces from before WWII. It was generally believed to … More