2005
TQ2286 : Dollis Hill, former Post Office Research Station
taken 19 years ago, near to Willesden, Brent, England
This is 1 of 2 images, with title starting with Dollis Hill in this square
Dollis Hill, former Post Office Research Station
This is now Chartwell Court flats. It was built in 1933 as the Post Office Research Station, which included telecommunications research. The history section of the BT website Link
(Archive Link ) tells us that:
"What is generally regarded as the world's first programmable electronic computer (Colossus) was designed and constructed by a Post Office Research Branch team headed by T H Flowers (1905-1998). It was constructed at Dollis Hill, and transported to Bletchley Park near Milton Keynes, where it was demonstrated on 8 December. Bletchley Park was the centre of British wartime code breaking operations."
(Archive Link ) tells us that:"What is generally regarded as the world's first programmable electronic computer (Colossus) was designed and constructed by a Post Office Research Branch team headed by T H Flowers (1905-1998). It was constructed at Dollis Hill, and transported to Bletchley Park near Milton Keynes, where it was demonstrated on 8 December. Bletchley Park was the centre of British wartime code breaking operations."
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- Grid Square
- TQ2286, 64 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- David Hawgood (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Wednesday, 5 October, 2005 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Thursday, 6 October, 2005
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
TQ 221 862 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:33.6883N 0:14.3982W
