The Clock Tower

The Clock Tower

The Clock Tower at Bletchley Park leads through to the stable block where the drivers' cars were stationed and to the cottage where Alan Turing spent many of his early years in the Park.

The Clock Tower

Time Frame References

It's so easy to lose track of time at Bletchley as the GPO connections go back and forth...

  • 1939-The GPO were busy installing the vital telephone lines into the Park.
  • 1943-The first prototype Colossus made from GPO components was working at Bletchley.
  • 1946-All traces of Colossus were removed from the Park.
  • 1947-The GPO training schools move into Bletchley..
  • 1993-The GPO (British Telecom) move out of the Park.
  • 1993-The Colossus rebuild begins using GPO components.
  • 1996-6th June Colossus switched on by HRH The Duke of Kent.
  • 2000 Colossus nearing full completion.  


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