[SIGCIS-Members] Tommy Flowers (1905-1998) - Blue Plaque

[Brian Berg]

Wonderful!  Thanks so much for sharing!
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On Sun, Sep 10, 2023 at 12:33 PM Brian Randell via Members <
members at lists.sigcis.org> wrote:

> Hi:
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> *English Heritage* is a charity that manages over 400 historic monuments,
> buildings and places. These include prehistoric sites, medieval castles,
> Roman forts and country houses.
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> London’s blue plaques scheme, run by English Heritage, celebrates the
> links between notable figures of the past and the buildings in which they
> lived and worked. Founded in 1866, it has inspired many similar schemes in
> the UK and around the world.
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> Last Wednesday, I attended a delightful ceremony at which a plaque was
> placed on the wall of the former Post Office Dollis Hill Research Station
> commemorating Tommy Flowers, the designer of the Colossus – see
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>    https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/blue-plaques/tommy-flowers/
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> Cheers
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> Brian Randell
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