moley Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 Can anybody tell me for certain who owns or is responsible for the Tank Monument at the old Newton Chambers works on the corner of Warren Lane/ Thorncliffe road, Chapeltown? I know someone who may be interested in offering it some renovation and up-keep. We can’t find out who it belongs to though. Please get in touch if you know anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syrup Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 Can anybody tell me for certain who owns or is responsible for the Tank Monument at the old Newton Chambers works on the corner of Warren Lane/ Thorncliffe road, Chapeltown? I know someone who may be interested in offering it some renovation and up-keep. We can’t find out who it belongs to though. Please get in touch if you know anything. you should find what you want to know here. http://www.members.aol.com/syp99/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missdan Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 I think it belongs to the Thorncliffe estate, try contacting the estate office, the big white house on the estate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twoflags Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Went down Thorncliffe Road today past the industrial estate and was horrified to see the old churchill tank has been removed... Where's it gone? Is it coming back? I hope so as yet it's another part of Sheffields' history gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julado Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 There have been threads on this....use the search facility.....type in Churchill tank and all should be revealed. I am sorry I can't do a linky.....I don't know how.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrasri Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 It has been sold to a collector, it is going to be rehomed in a museum either in the UK or France. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert T Smith Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Went down Thorncliffe Road today past the industrial estate and was horrified to see the old churchill tank has been removed... Where's it gone? Is it coming back? I hope so as yet it's another part of Sheffields' history gone. Were the Tanks made at Newton Chambers during the Second World War? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrasri Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 They were yes. I was reading about it last week, and apparently the one that was left at Thorncliffe was involved in the D-Day Landings. Apparently Newton & Chambers drove it onto the concrete plinth as a monument and left it running while draining the oil to sieze the engine so it would stay there, which it did until very recently. There is a lot of info on it here: http://www.wwiireenacting.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=37434&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twoflags Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 They were yes. I was reading about it last week, and apparently the one that was left at Thorncliffe was involved in the D-Day Landings. Apparently Newton & Chambers drove it onto the concrete plinth as a monument and left it running while draining the oil to sieze the engine so it would stay there, which it did until very recently. There is a lot of info on it here: http://www.wwiireenacting.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=37434&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 not too sure about it's involvement in the d-day landings, the turret was was a Churchill MkII and the chassis from a MkI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julado Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=284876&highlight=Churchill+Tank Well what do you know....not only have I fathomed out how to do a linky but here it is. http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=11774&highlight=tank+monument and is this another one.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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