MJ Maccardini (trailerfullofpix)'s photos with the keyword: Bletchley Park

Office

Office

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25 Oct 2014 1 318
In the mansion house. I wonder if we'll see this room in the movie The Imitation Game, which should be opening soon.
Glass Ceiling

Glass Ceiling

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25 Oct 2014 1 3 305
Mansion house, Bletchley Park.
Guide

Guide

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25 Oct 2014 2 274
Last year's guide told us all about the Enigma machine, code breaking and computing at Bletchley Park. This year's guide focused on what it was like to work there during the war. 75% of the workers were women, and the average age was 20.
Re-enactors

Re-enactors

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25 Oct 2014 260
Not sure if it's just a Sunday thing, but there were a dozen or so re-enactors walking around in 1940s clothing.
Feeding the Workers

Feeding the Workers

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25 Oct 2014 294
There used to be a carpark here. They've recently done excavation work and discovered the foundation of Hut 2, which as where the workers could go to buy snacks, cigarettes and beer.
Bletchley Park Post Office

Bletchley Park Post Office

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25 Oct 2014 1 327
Nice red phone box and post box (George VI).
Pillar Box

Pillar Box

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25 Oct 2014 364
George VI pillar box (mail box), Bletchley Park.
Lake & Mansion House

Lake & Mansion House

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25 Oct 2014 1 304
Last year, it was cloudy and grey. This year, we had blue skies and sunshine.
Train to Bletchley 2014

Train to Bletchley 2014

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25 Oct 2014 249
Last year, I took the train to Milton Keynes by mistake. This year, Roger and I went to the right station.
Not an Enigma Machine

Not an Enigma Machine

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14 Jun 2014 1 4 406
This is just a regular typewriter. Bletchley Park, Block B.
Communications Bench 2

Communications Bench 2

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14 Jun 2014 354
Communications equipment in Block B.
Communications Bench 1

Communications Bench 1

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14 Jun 2014 368
Some kind of communications equipment in Block B at Blechley Park.
Alan Turing

Alan Turing

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14 Jun 2014 430
He was the genius behind the computer that broke the German codes. After the war, the Crown showed its thanks by imprisoning him because he was gay.
We Also Served

We Also Served

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14 Jun 2014 389
Monument to those who worked at Bletchley Park to break the German codes during World War II. They are credited with shortening the war by two years. Many of the codebreakers were women. The queen unveiled this memorial in 2011. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2015254/Queen-salutes-heroes-Bletchley-Park-70-years-cracked-code-helped-win-World-War-Two.html
Bicycle Shed

Bicycle Shed

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14 Jun 2014 311
Vintage bicycles in a bike shed at Bletchley Park.
Cottage

Cottage

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14 Jun 2014 1 306
This cottage was near the stables, where we stopped with our guide to listen to more of the history.
Stables Roof & Clock

Stables Roof & Clock

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14 Jun 2014 2 275
On the grounds at Bletchley Park.
Our Tour Guide

Our Tour Guide

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14 Jun 2014 309
Our guide was incredibly knowledgeable and informative. I've seen scads of movies and tv programmes about the breaking of the enigma code, but I never understood how the machine worked until he demonstrated it.
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