Bletchley Park Set for Lottery Rescue

Bletchley Park — otherwise known as Station X to keep its location secret from the Germans — now houses many exhibits and other memorabilia reminding visitors of the outstanding work of trying to crack the Enigma code. It also houses recently rebuilt replicas of the two main codebreaking machines: the Colossus and the Bombe. But despite its obvious historical importance, the Bletchley Park Trust had been unable to win significant funding. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation turned down its request, while the National Lottery, now the Heritage Lottery Fund, said it was ineligible. But, following a change in funding criteria by the Heritage Lottery Fund, there is suddenly light on the horizon