Ed Hintz ([info]ehintz) wrote,
@ 2008-06-16 16:42:00
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Bletchley Park may close up shop
http://resources.zdnet.co.uk/articles/imagegallery/0,1000002003,39415278,00.htm

I sure hope they come up with funding. This is *so* on my UK to-do list, but it could be a few years before I can make that to-do a reality.

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[info]botrytis
2008-06-16 05:34 am UTC (link)
When we went to the UK in 2006, Bletchley Park was on my list of places to visit and somehow, amidst a list that was longer than we had time for, found the time to go.

Apart from the main building, it had a general feeling of being rundown, and numerous of the outbuildings were in a sad state. It's sad that they don't seem to have attracted any wealthy benefactors who could really help.

If they haven't secured funding since then, I

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[info]tcpip
2008-06-16 08:12 am UTC (link)
That would be a crying shame if they had to close down...

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[info]the_locster
2008-06-16 08:58 pm UTC (link)
I guess there's just not enough there to attract a large crowd. It is a shame though, I suspect that ultimately some of the equipment will end up as a separate exhibition at the Science Museum in London

Anyway, now I'm aware of this I'll probably drop in one of the weekends and check it out.

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