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BUY RARE LIMITED EDITION COMMEMORATIVE PRINTS OF WARTIME BLETCHLEY PARK AND HELP REGENERATE THIS IMPORTANT HERITAGE SITE
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We are pleased to announce that you can now buy beautiful limited edition prints of wartime at Bletchley Park signed by five of the original World War 2 Codebreakers. These attractive framed prints are being issued to commemorate the phenomenal technological achievements of the Codebreakers that both shortened the war by two years and laid the foundations for modern day computing. The proceeds from the sale of these prints will make a direct and vital contribution to the continuing work to restore and regenerate Bletchley Park. There are a total of nine fine art prints each mounted and framed and delivered to you ready-to-hang and you can choose from three different frame options to suit your own décor. Some pictures have been exclusively released by GCHQ and previously unavailable to the public; these historic pictures of Bletchley Park's wartime codebreaking work are being reproduced in partnership with CreateOnline, the Bletchley Park based, fine art prints company that looks after the online printing for National Geographic, Punch Magazine Library and many other galleries. Signed by five of the surviving Codebreakers: John Herivel, Keith Batey, Mavis Batey, Oliver Lawn and Sheila Lawn, the strictly limited edition, framed prints are supplied with a certificate of authenticity from the Bletchley Park Trust and are available on a first-come-first-served basis. Details of the Signatories 1. John Herivel, Codebreaker, was a mathematician at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, when he was personally recruited by Gordon Welchman for Hut 6 and became responsible for the famous "Herivel Tip". 2. Keith Batey, Senior Codebreaker, was a mathematician from Trinity College, Cambridge, before he was recruited to work for Gordon Welchman in Hut 6. 3. Mavis Batey, Codebreaker, from 1940 to 1945 working for Dilly Knox in Cottage 3, and was a key figure in the codebreaking intelligence which led to the Allied victory at the Battle of Cape Matapan; the biggest naval success since the Battle of Trafalgar. 4. Oliver Lawn, Codebreaker, at Bletchley Park from 1940 until Sept 1945, was a mathematician recruited by Gordon Welchman from Jesus College Cambridge for Hut 6. Oliver worked alongside Alan Turing until Turing moved over from the Army and Air Force Enigma to the Naval Enigma. 5. Sheila Lawn, Codebreaker, was a linguist recruited from Aberdeen University to work on Hand Codes in Block B. Sheila met Oliver, her husband -to-be, Scottish Dancing at Bletchley Park and they married in 1948. To view all of the prints, their full description and price, click on Prints. Also there are full details of the collection, including prices and the number of prints available of each design, from The Bletchley Park Trust web site at www.bletchleypark.org.uk/shop/index. Orders may be placed with The Bletchley Park Trust from 14th November 2008. If you want to see other examples of fine art prints available over the internet, please visit www.printree.com and browse through the thousands of fine art, cartoons and historic prints to select your own ready to hang print. |
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For further information;-
Bletchley Park Trust, The Mansion, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, Mk3 6EB
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