Clerical Rooms
Clerical Rooms
As you can see from the Winston Churchill poster- this is no ordinary clerical room, but a modern day mock-up of the sort of small office that could well have been a vital part in the chain of command at Bletchley Park, home of the code-breakers during World War II.

"Let us go forth together"


Photo: A clerical room © LSA July 1994.
| EXIT | Clerical Rooms | Switchboards | Teleprinters |

Introduction

Apart from Colossus, there were no computers at Bletchley, therefore all of the important information would have been hand-written, some typed-up for legibility at one of the many desk and tables.

Switchboards
PMBX positions
Keeping the communications open. Switchboards, telephones and teleprinters were vital in The Park.




Photo: A suite of Private Manual Branch Exchanges (PMBXs) © LSA July 2007.
Teleprinters
Teleprinters
The Creed teleprinter no. 3 is typical of the equipment which would have been in use during the war .




Photo: A Creed teleprinter no.3 © LSA July 2007.
 
   


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