Book, history of Bletchley Park

From: Jules Richardson <julesrichardsonuk_at_yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon Jul 12 10:43:06 2004

On Mon, 2004-07-12 at 15:10, Charles E. Fox wrote:
> For anyone interested, the book"Action This Day", by Michael Smith and
> Ralph Erskine, which is a history of Bletchley Park,

Can't comment on this particular book, but I wonder which history it
depicts? :-) (It's interesting actually working at the place - all
sorts of wonderful stories get heard, and new information about the site
seems to turn up daily)

Much about the site is still classified, and will no doubt remain that
way for many years to come.

To anyone planning an actual visit, my advice would be to see the site
sooner rather than later - F Block was destroyed some years ago, G Block
already lies decaying outside the boundary fence on housing development
land, C and D Blocks lie in ruin despite the important parts they played
in the war (possibly more so than the preserved structures on the site)
and H Block (site of the world's first purpose-built computer room, and
current home to the computer Museum, Bombe and Colossus rebuild project)
faces a very much uncertain future.

cheers,

Jules
Received on Mon Jul 12 2004 - 10:43:06 BST