Two codebreakers who worked at Bletchley Park and helped to end the Second World War have celebrated their 100th birthdays together. Gwenfron Picken and Kath Morris pictured with Captain Huw Williams MBE DL RLC at their joint birthday party in Port Talbot The pair worked in the iconic huts and blocks of the top secret mansion in Buckinghamshire, which housed …
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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 …
LONDON — The rainbow flag flew proudly Thursday above the Bank of England in the heart of London’s financial district to commemorate World War II codebreaker Alan Turing, the new face of Britain’s 50-pound note. He was also gay and was treated appallingly as a result.” During World War II, Turing worked at the secret Bletchley Park code-breaking center, where …