Bletchley Park Trust, Teleprinter building – Sherwood Drive, Bletchley, Milton Keynes MK3 6EB
PROJECT
The Bletchley Park is an estate in Bletchley, Milton Keynes (Buckinghamshire) that became the principal centre of Allied code-breaking during the Second World War. The Teleprinter building is an extension of the existing Bletchley Park Trust, constructed in 1941 in brick with a steel frame to provide blast-proof protection for the teleprinter equipment and their operators. Teleprinters were used by Bletchley Park both to receive intercepted Enigma messages for decoding and to distribute information from the decoded messages to allied command centres across the world.
CHALLEGES
The building is constructed with a combination of masonry walls, steel columns, perimeter reinforced concrete beams, and internal steel beams. It houses significant historical teleprinter equipment and documents, which require a very high level of fire protection.
SOLUTIONS
IDF has demonstrated its commitment to excellence and safety by utilising a variety of fire protection methods to protect the complex structure and historical objects of the building. Through their dedication, they have achieved the client’s expectations while ensuring the safety of the building in case of a fire.
