Thousands sign up to save Bletchley Park

 

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By Matthew Sparkes

Posted on 30 Jul 2008 at 12:07

A petition asking the Government to save Bletchley Park has received over 7,000 signatures, showing the high level of public support for the iconic site.

Earlier this year we reported that the Victorian mansion, which housed the UK's wartime code breaking effort, was in a "desperate state of decay", and requires around £1 million to be fully restored.

"Please do not allow this crucial piece of both British and World culture to disappear. If ever an example were needed of Britain leading the world, this surely would be it. To allow it to fall into the hands of developers would be simply unconscionable," says the petition, which has already garnered support from 7,245 people.

Earlier this month an open letter from some of the UK's top computer scientists urged the Government to intervene and financially support the museum, where Collosus, the code breaking machine and forebear of modern computers, was created.

The museum has also opened a donations page on its website in order to raise funds, allowing benevolent browsers to donate up to £1,000. Perhaps this limit should be removed, just in case a passing dot-com millionaire takes pity on the project.