According to information at the Museum of Lincolnshire life, tanks are classes as either male or female. Daphne in the previous post is apparently female and the above diagram shows a male tank.
The information at the museum informed that a female tank has five machine guns whereas a male tank has three machine guns and [...]
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Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Lincoln 2016
Male & Female Tanks?
4 Comments CherryPie on Jul 15th 2016
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Lincoln: Birthplace of the Tank
Lincoln was at the forefront of the invention of the ‘tank’, playing a vital role in the development of the fighting machine that changed the face of warfare.*
William Foster & Company was the pioneer of the tank. It was from the designs and drawings made by William A Tritton, then marketing director of the company [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Jul 14th 2016
Lincoln Victoria Cross hero Charles Sharpe’s trench attack is immortalised in the Museum of Lincolnshire Life.
He [Corporal Charles Clarke] captured an enemy trench single-handedly and led a successful assault on another in the German lines near Rouges Bancs in northern France during the Battle of Aubers Ridge in May 1915.
The official citation published in the [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Jul 13th 2016
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Poppies Wave
Wave opened at Lincoln Castle on Thursday 26 May, specially presented by 14-18 NOW to mark the centenary of the First World War.
A sweeping arch of bright red poppy heads suspended on towering stalks, the sculpture is from the extraordinary installation Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red by artist Paul Cummins and designer Tom [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Jul 2nd 2016
Filed under Anecdotes, Gardens
Montgomeryshire County War Memorial
On my recent journey to Glansevern Hall Gardens I noticed a monument on the top of hill, it was neatly framed by trees that reminded me of soldiers marching. Whilst walking around the garden I spotted the hill and the monument again and was able to zoom in close with my camera.
The County War Memorial [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Jun 7th 2016
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Wall Art
Seen on a wall next to the Soldier’s of Gloucestershire Museum.
8 Comments CherryPie on Feb 25th 2016
Filed under Anecdotes, Out & About
Salute to the V Force
The weather was perfect for a visit to Cosford to watch Vulcan XH558 on one of its farewell flights. We allowed plenty of time to get to Cosford because I had a feeling the car parks would be fairly full. We had to queue to get in and cars were being squeezed onto every available [...]
22 Comments CherryPie on Jun 27th 2015
