Bletchley Park Archives

Touring Bombe developed by Alan Turing and Gordon Welchman. Inspired by the "Bomba", an earlier machine designed by to Polish Cypher Bureau.

Touring Bombe developed by Alan Turing and Gordon Welchman. Inspired by the "Bomba", an earlier machine designed by to Polish Cypher Bureau.

Touring Bombe developed by Alan Turing and Gordon Welchman. Inspired by the "Bomba", an earlier machine designed by to Polish Cypher Bureau.

The Wermacht Enigma used 5 instead of 3 rotors, available in commercial version of Enigma.

How Enigma works, Bletchley Park.

Inside the Enigma.

Navalm M4 version of Enigma.

Typewriter.

Secret line to Bletchley Park?

Intercepted messages were carried to Bletchley by Cyclists and / or Pigeons.

Alan Turing sculpture, Bletchley Park.

The checking machine.

The Addition table.

Radio receiver, World War II

Bikes. Most of the nearly 10,000 staff was allocated around Milton Keynes and cycled to work daily. That includes Alan Turing himself.

The mansion.

The mansion, interior.

Library at the mansion. Bletchley Park.

Library at the mansion. Bletchley Park.

Library at the mansion. Bletchley Park, radio.

The Mansion. Winston Churchill sculpture.

The Ballroom, mansion. During war Ballroom served as Typex machine repair workshop initially. In 1943 the space was converted into a quiet reading and rest room where staff could relax.

Mansion.

1947 Sunbeam Talbot. 2 litre Sports Saloon converted to a Tourer.

1938 Austin 18, six cylinder ambulance.

The motorcyclists were in danger from German parachuters. Motorbike was the best for quick transportation because of it's nature.

Garage.

Hut 11, I believe.

Involvement of Polish mathematicians in Cracking Enigma was without a precedence.

Jeff, our tour guide. He was a pilot during WW II. I had a word with him but... what do you say if you stand in front of a real hero? All the best Jeff for you and your family.