EPISODE · May 13, 2026 · 6 MIN
The Mystery of the Shugborough Inscription
from Missing Persons Mysteries · host Steve Stockton
The Shugborough Inscription is one of the most tantalizing "unbreakable" codes in the world. Carved into an 18th-century monument in the grounds of Shugborough Hall in Staffordshire, England, the sequence of eight letters—O U O S V A V V—bracketed by a D and an M, has survived the scrutiny of the world's most brilliant minds. From Charles Darwin and Josiah Wedgwood to the legendary codebreakers of Bletchley Park who cracked the Nazi Enigma, no one has definitively unlocked its meaning.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/missing-persons-mysteries--5624803/support.
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The Shugborough Inscription is one of the most tantalizing "unbreakable" codes in the world. Carved into an 18th-century monument in the grounds of Shugborough Hall in Staffordshire, England, the sequence of eight letters—O U O S V A V V—bracketed by a D and an M, has survived the scrutiny of the world's most brilliant minds. From Charles Darwin and Josiah Wedgwood to the legendary codebreakers of Bletchley Park who cracked the Nazi Enigma, no one has definitively unlocked its meaning.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/missing-persons-mysteries--5624803/support.
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