The eerie emptiness of 'Britain's Area 51'

The eerie emptiness of 'Britain's Area 51' Geography Photos/Getty Images Orford Ness, on England's east coast, is still steeped in secrecy following the work done there during two World Wars and the Cold War Orford Ness is now one of Britain's most protected natural landscapes. Geography Photos/Getty Images Orford Ness’s importance to Britain’s war effort has been compared to the code-breaking centre at Bletchley Park "There was always something about this coast that was mysterious," says William Walters, a professor of politics in the Department of Political Science at Carleton University, Ottawa, who also studies state secrecy. Having helped develop technologies used to win two world wars and deter the Soviet Union in the Cold War, Orford Ness's legacy is still shaping our world today Orford Ness is a prehistoric landscape. Having helped develop technologies used to win two world wars and deter the Soviet Union in the Cold War, Orford Ness's legacy is still shaping our world today.