The Tommy Flowers Foundation

04/02/2026

On the afternoon of Sunday 15th February, Tommy Flowers Foundation is proud to present a recital by bursary awardee Jack Campbell, including a preview of his new Colossus piece that is currently in-development - and some Eddie Van Halen ! Tickets include a glass of wine or soft drink - https://londonsketchclub.com/events-and-exhibitions/jack-campbell-on-violin/

13/10/2025

So very happy to see this feature on Tommy getting so much attention https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/12/move-over-alan-turing-meet-the-working-class-hero-of-bletchley-park-you-didnt-see-in-the-movies we spent time with the author over summer so very glad to see mention of the foundation in Andrew's excellent piece

The Oxbridge-educated boffin is feted as the codebreaking genius who helped Britain win the war. But should a little-known Post Office engineer named Tommy Flowers be seen as the real father of computing?

03/11/2021

Please note that despite efforts to adjust this page to The Tommy Flowers Foundation, it's still showing up as the Pub we established in 2018, apologies for any confusion. We're right next door to the Pub at 48 Aberfeldy Street, that we continue to collaborate with on community engagement, such as this two day glassblowing event on 28/29 October, where local residents had the opportunity to learn more about the process and actively take part in making glass. The pieces will be assembled into a large display on Sunday 19th December so participants can collect their individual creations in the lead up to the holidays and take them home...

05/06/2021

Only five days left to catch this fascinating documentary on iPlayer, revealing Tommy's work with mathematician Bill Tutte at Bletchley Park

Documentary revealing how two men hacked into Hitler's personal super-code machine.

01/07/2020

Exhibition

To access, go to: www.nocollective.co.uk/exhibition and scroll down to Digital Decapod. (The exhibition page, and exhibition will not be live and functional until 1 July at 6pm London time.

13/12/2019

Well done to artist Jimmy C who did our gable end portrait of Tommy Flowers in April 2018, for this tribute to Lewis Hamilton at Silverstone

12/12/2019

Reminder that we have Talkaoke Election Special from 9pm tonight, might be a very late one ! Next door open for viewing of chandelier 3-5pm and pieces available to collect and keep by their creators from 5-8pm and afterwards at the pub...

11/12/2019

Last chances to see the chandelier in-situ at 48 Aberfeldy St from noon til 7pm today, with shutters up so it can be seen from street and tomorrow fully open from 3pm, it'll be dismantled at 5pm...so two hours to see it close up then !

10/12/2019

Glassblowing participants can collect their individual pieces this Thursday from 5-8pm from 48 Aberfeldy Street, after which they'll be on The Tommy Flowers windowsill with name IDs. Thanks to all who took part, it's gone down a storm !

03/12/2019

We've invited the local building trades students and their mentors, who've worked on refurbing our new unit at No.48, to the unveiling of the collaborative glass piece created by local residents last month. JOIN US from 4pm-9pm this Thursday, pub next door open an hour earlier than usual and to 11pm. Thanks to all of our partners, Aberfeldy Big Local, Culture Seeds, Tower Hamlets Events, Volunteer-It-Yourself, Wickes and glassmakers Tom Chadwin and Freya Bernard, with support from the studios of Matt Durran in Leytonstone and Jon Lewis at Parndon Mill, Harlow.