Hut 6 - Home of the Herivel Tip

Exterior view of Hut 3 (left) and Hut 6 (right), Bletchley Park. Photograph by Rachael Marshall.

Exterior southwest upper corner and gutter of Hut 6. Photograph by Rachael Marshall.

Interior view of corridor in Hut 6, Bletchley Park. Photograph by Rachael Marshall.

Interior view of Hut 6, looking west, towards entrance door. Photograph by Rachael Marshall.

Corner of room in Hut 6. Photograph by Rachael Marshall.

Detail of threadbare curtain and window frame in Hut 6. Photograph by Rachael Marshall.

"We didn't go into any of the other huts; that was something we didn't do. There was no need to. We never discussed our work, even with the people we worked with while outside."

[Extract  from Bletchley Park People by Marion Hill, p.32]

Everest Base Camp for Hut 6

I'm off to Bletchley Park again this weekend and will be concentrating on Block C and Hut 6. Block C will be the first building to be transformed into a new entrance and introduction to the site. I'll also take more  photographs of Hut 6, which has inspired a trip to Everest Base Camp. No, not me, another BP enthusiast. Read about Asti's fundraising expedition here.

John Herivel and Hut 6

Detail of entrance to Hut 6. Photograph by Rachael Marshall.

This evening I planned to edit the photographs taken at Bletchley Park on Saturday - more of Block C, a few from the interiors of huts 3 and 6, and lots of details of the exteriors of huts 3 and 6.

And then I learned that John Herivel had passed away just the day before I was there. Herivel worked in Hut 6 and it was here that the 'Herivel tip' was tested day after day until suddenly it worked. It's sad and strange to see this shabby old building and imagine the excitement there must have been when his idea first worked.

Here's a picture of the front door of hut 6.