Beaumanor Hall, Old Woodhouse,
Beaumanor Hall is a stately home in Woodhouse, Leicestershire. It was the headquarters of the War Office Y Group. This group consisted of hundreds of secret listeners, who would intercept enemy signals and send information back to Bletchley Park for decoding. The extensive grounds were covered with huts filled with banks of receivers. There was a huge system of dipoles, and rhombic antennas. The intercepted messages were received by Beaumanor Hall and sent encrypted to Bletchley where they were deciphered and graded on a scale of importance. Beaumanor Hall is situated approx. 3 miles South of Loughborough, and 8 miles North of Leicester. In 1946 the Ministry of Defence purchased the estate to carry on work of a similar nature during peace time. In 1974 the Leicestershire County Council took it over. It is now a Conference Centre and also used for Wedding Ceremonies, and Receptions Picture by David Hirst
