IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Eastcote Road, RUISLIP, HA4 8EG
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Eastcote Road, HA4 8EG by members of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Image Map
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Notes
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- The higher the marker number, the further away the image location is from the centre of the postcode.
Image Listing (16 Images Found)
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The entrance to Pembroke Park
The new housing development of Pembroke Park takes its name from the Second World War base HMS Pembroke V. From 1943 to 1945 it was an outstation of the Government Code and Cipher School (GC & CS) at Bletchley Park and as such played a significant role in deciphering enemy signals. The site was home to 800 Wrens who worked on 110 ‘bombes’ electro-mechanical decoding machines with the support of 100 RAF technicians.
After the War, (GC & CS) changed its name to Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) and moved to this site. It remained here until the relocation of most of its functions to Cheltenham in the early 1950s. A small unit remained at Eastcote until the late 1970s. The names of the roads and some of the buildings in Pembroke Park were chosen to reflect the history of the site.
This is the view from the entrance off Eastcote Road. The information here is taken from a memorial plaque on the brick structure in the foreground with the wreath of poppies on it.
Image: © Marathon
Taken: 31 Jan 2018
0.02 miles
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Housing on former RAF Eastcote site
Housing under construction on the former RAF Eastcote site. RAF Eastcote housed several codebreaking machines from Bletchley Park during the Second World War which became the precursor to GCHQ.
Image: © Ian Harrison
Taken: 11 Jun 2011
0.03 miles
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Highgrove House
A grade II listed building, now flats.
Image: © Robin Webster
Taken: 29 Sep 2012
0.08 miles
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Highgrove House, Eastcote
Highgrove House in Eastcote. One of the three main old houses, and the last surviving, in Eastcote. Winston Churchill stayed here for his honeymoon.
Image: © Ian Harrison
Taken: 11 Jun 2011
0.09 miles
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Farthings Close, Eastcote
Off Bridle Road.
Image: © David Hawgood
Taken: 3 Jan 2006
0.11 miles