Bletchley Park
WWII code-breaking site and British country house
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| 2021 | The Science and Innovation Centre at Bletchley Park closed, with Blocks A and E being repurposed as part of the museum's facilities. |
| 2021 | Kate Quinn published 'The Rose Code', a historical fiction novel set at Bletchley Park, inspired by the true stories of the park's veterans. |
| 2020 | Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Trust expected to lose more than £2 million and potentially cut a third of its workforce. |
| 2020 | Unique amateur film footage of Bletchley Park's Whaddon Hall outstation was anonymously donated to the Bletchley Park Trust, revealing rare visual documentation of the site. |
| April 2020 | Bletchley Park Capital Partners announced plans to sell the freehold of part of the site containing former Block G for commercial development, with offers between £4 million and £6 million sought for the 3-acre plot. |
| 2018 | The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco, a spin-off of The Bletchley Circle, was produced, featuring two characters from the original series. |
| September 2015 | Big Finish Productions released the Doctor Who audio 'Criss-Cross', which features the Sixth Doctor working undercover at Bletchley Park, decoding alien signals and meeting his new companion Constance Clarke. |
| 2014 | The film 'The Imitation Game', starring Benedict Cumberbatch as Alan Turing, was released. The movie is set in Bletchley Park and was partially filmed at the historical site. |
| June 2014 | Completion of an £8 million restoration project at Bletchley Park, marked by a visit from Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, whose grandmother and great-aunt worked at the site during World War II as code-breakers in Hut 6. |
| 2012 | ITV programme The Bletchley Circle premiered, featuring murder mysteries set in 1952-1953 with four female former Bletchley codebreakers as protagonists. The pilot episode was filmed on-site at Bletchley Park. |
| August 2012 | The Bletchley Park Podcast launched, featuring stories from codebreakers, staff, and volunteers about the historic site. |
| June 2012 | The trust successfully raised £2.4 million, with Google contributing £550,000, to unlock grants for restoring Huts 3 and 6 and developing the exhibition centre in Block C. |
| October 2011 | Bletchley Park Trust received a £4.6 million Heritage Lottery Fund grant to restore the site and develop its historical exhibitions. |
| 2010 | Connie Willis published 'All Clear', a novel in which Bletchley Park plays a significant role. |
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