The shed is saved

not wishing to garnish any more death threats, but we are in a recession.

Surely the money could be better spent on bolstering the economy.

I for one am not going to visit the shed and support this extravagance, though a good online 3D model and I would have taken a perusal.

They could have sold the model of the shed, in a non exclusive license to various game makers, who could have incorporated it into a good 'ole fashion FPS.

We could have had a digital replica of Turing, and Easter eggs such as shoot him in the arse and he groans his final words of 'Am I not complete, if you shoot me do I not bleed.', or 'So, much for sentience.'

Opportunity missed I say.

@andy gibson

How is English Heritage funded and how does it spend its resources?

English Heritage receives around 75% of its income from the Government and the rest from revenue earned from membership, the properties in it's care and other sources like legacies.

The English Heritage Annual Report and Accounts sets out our recent achievements as well as the most recent financial information. It is available on our website.

What is the charitable status of English Heritage?

English Heritage is a Non-Departmental Public Body established by the National Heritage Act 1983. Its formal name is The Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England.

The Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 gave English Heritage the same benefits from tax relief as charities.

£330k

That's what, 3 weeks of Jonathan Ross's salary? The beeb could suspend him for 6 months, give $3m to Bletchley, and get a documentary series out of it. Better value all round.

Bolstering the economy

@AC 12:45:

"Surely the money could be better spent on bolstering the economy"

Totally agree. We should be bolstering the economy with public money. For example, to help the US economy recover from the depression FDR initiated "The New Deal" which involved using public money to finance construction works..... oh, wait.

Jolly good show, those chaps

We'll show Jerry how we fought for freedom ... er ... once ...

Bletchley Park - What you can do....

The English Heritage money is a great first step towards saving BP, but loads more funding needs to be found.

We must save BP. The work that went on there shortened WWII by 2 years, thus saving a possible 22 million lives.

It is also the birthplace of the modern computer. The National Museum of Computing is there with loads of really interesting machines and peripherals.

Most people don't realise how fundamental Bletchley Park's contribution was because everything has been kept so secret for so many years. There are many, many people who still have not told anyone of their involvement, several thousand people worked there everyday on long shifts around the clock for years. It was so secretive that they often did not know what the people in the next hut were doing. There are loads of fascinating stories to be heard.

More details and links on my blog:

www.savingbletchleypark.org

Please help to save BP.

Thanks

Sue