Photos: Bletchley needs £2m to save codebreakers' huts

Decades of neglect has taken its toll

By Nick Heath, 11 May 2009 17:26

Hut three supported the decryption and sorting of army and airforce messages and also focused on decoding intelligence information.

The messages were originally transmitted by teleprinter to the intelligence centre in London but were later sent to Whaddon Hall for transmission.

Restoration work will be made more difficult by the need to remove asbestos from the building.

Photo credit: Nick Heath/silicon.com

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  1. 1. Paul Bangs

    The War was a big part of our parents lives and history and buildings like this must be preserved for our and future generations. It's OK for MPs to spend money on their Gardens and pools which is from our pockets but not on projects like this. Our MP's are letting us as a nation down very badly.

  2. 2. uncle wilco

    You can also vote for the Hut as Shed of the year in the Hut Category

    http://www.readersheds.co.uk/share.cfm?SHARESHED=2159

  3. 3. JJ

    If the politicians want to do something about it why don't they donate their exagerated expenses claims to it?
    JJ

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