nuclearboi Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 Is it true that nearly all churchill tanks in ww2 were produced in sheff at newton and chambers....if so why doesnt the council display one in respect to all the people that produced them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxbiker Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 There was a tank at the top of road leading upto motorway dont know if its still there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxbiker Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/archive/index.php/t-196734.html mentions this fact Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
car2212 Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 There was a Tank at the end of Warren Lane Chapeltown but is no more,it has mysteriously disappeared.and nobody knows where! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxbiker Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 Apparently it has been sold to a collector for restoration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
car2212 Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 Maybe the new company that have built on the site know where it went to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffer Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 Apparently it has been sold to a collector for restoration remember this tank would it even be possible to restore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayern Blade Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 remember this tank would it even be possible to restore Of course, if the guy has plenty money it would be relatively easy to restore it to running condition. To answer the original question most A22 Churchills were built at Vauxhall's Luton plant but many were assembled elsewhere including at Sheffield. The earlier A20 was built by Harland and Wolff in Belfast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweatshopboy Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 In the book (Sheffield: Armourer To The British Empire) there is a photo of a Churchill tank on page 110, the caption states, The Churchill tank that stands on a plinth at the site of Newton Chambers' Chapletown tank factory. (D.S. Dalton). The tank looks in good condition but the photo is not dated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tradescanthia Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 It was sold to a collector for restoration. It was driven up on to the plinth originally, the sump plug removed and revved 'til it siezed. Restoration should be relatively easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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