1940s Picture Post: 2016-05-29

Thursday, 2 June 2016

OPERATION TUTBURY CASTLE- 1940s WEEKEND 2016

Situated on the site of a Norman settlement in Staffordshire, Tutbury Castle once again became the setting for a scene from wartime Britain. Operation Tutbury Castle 1940s included hundreds of costumed re-enactors, civilian and military.

Also, there were lots of demonstrations, camps and displays and stalls with vintage memorabilia and clothing.

Music echoed through the Castle and grounds mingling with the sound of air raid warnings and battle fire making this a nostalgic and enjoyable event!

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Whitchurch Heritage Centre

In December 1941 work was underway at the Old Rectory, Shropshire to create a GPO Listening Station.
The Old Rectory and it's "radio spies" were to intercept and record German coded messages, including Japanese diplomatic traffic, and send them to Bletchley Park.
A book, "The Old Rectory, Whitchurch, Shropshire" researched and written by Jean North, Madge Moran and Joan Barton details the history of the Rectory and these events in WWII. Jean North is pictured at Whitchurch Heritage Day event - 2015

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