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Jul 12, 2019 · GCHQ first came to Cheltenham in the 1950s. The site in Oakley opened in 1952, with operations ceasing almost 60 years later, following the move into the new headquarters in Benhall.
- Our Origins & WWI
Originally called the Government Code & Cypher School, it...
- Life at GCHQ
GCHQ believes it should do everything it can to support this...
- Our Origins & WWI
From 1952 to 1954, the intelligence mission of GCHQ relocated to Cheltenham; the Security section remained at Eastcote, and in March 1954 became a separate, independent organisation: the London Communications Security Agency (LCSA), which in 1958 was renamed to the London Communications-Electronic Security Agency (LCESA).
Built to modernise and consolidate GCHQ's multiple buildings in Cheltenham, the Doughnut was completed in 2003, with GCHQ staff moving in the same year, and fully moved into the building in 2004. It is the largest building constructed for secret intelligence operations outside the United States.
Apr 9, 2016 · GCHQ left Bletchley Park in 1946 and after a short spell in the London suburbs moved to Cheltenham. The Axis Powers were replaced by the Warsaw Pact, but the partnership with American and...
Nov 1, 2019 · Beginning life in London, it was famously homed in Bletchley Park in World War Two before moving to Cheltenham in 1950. PA Media Bosses said GCHQ had foiled 23 attacks in the past four years
Jan 27, 2024 · 27 January. Unions estimate about 5,000 people joined the protest. By Chloe Harcombe, Alexandra Bassingham & Cheryl Dennis. BBC News, Cheltenham. Thousands of people attended a protest marking...
Nov 11, 2019 · On 1 April 1946 it moved from its wartime home to a new site at Eastcote, Middlesex, later moving to Cheltenham (where GCHQ’s headquarters would stay) in the 1950s. It was also officially renamed the Government Communications Headquarters, a cover name used as early as 1939.
