Barnbow

Croggy · Post by **Croggy** » Sat 09 Feb, 2008 12:04 am

During the postal strike, I had heard that mail was being stored there ... I assume that is no longer the case ...Chris, I think one of the people I know was also an apprentice at the time that worked on that tank. Do you have any more info about it?

Croggy · Post by **Croggy** » Sat 09 Feb, 2008 1:51 am

Information on the Centurion project here: http://www.clubi.ie/exalted/centurio.htm

liits · Post by **liits** » Sat 09 Feb, 2008 1:52 am

Croggy wrote: During the postal strike, I had heard that mail was being stored there ... I assume that is no longer the case ...Chris, I think one of the people I know was also an apprentice at the time that worked on that tank. Do you have any more info about it? No probs, actually, if I post here what was relevant [after 8 pints of 1664, it will be gibberish] mail me at liitsAThotmailDOTcom and I will send you the pics and a transcript of the official history of the vehicle that was chopped in half plus photos. BTW, would the person that you know / knew have been any of the following... J. Hobah, M. Pawson, ? Sykes, P. Barraclough?. Mail me anyway, and I'll transpose the official "history" / report [and also see if we can "bang heads" about some of the people who deank in the Manston]. Regards, Chris.

liits · Post by **liits** » Sat 09 Feb, 2008 1:55 am

Croggy wrote: Information on the Centurion project here: http://www.clubi.ie/exalted/centurio.htm Oh, you beat me to some of it. I responded to this back in 1998, This was in response to some chap who had taken a few pics of the "Cent" at Bovington. A more detailed report could be yours...... [you will probably recognise the style].

Croggy · Post by **Croggy** » Sat 09 Feb, 2008 2:14 am

And the Bovington Tank Museum site is here: http://www.tankmuseum.co.uk/home.html

liits · Post by **liits** » Sat 09 Feb, 2008 2:29 am

Croggy wrote: And the Bovington Tank Museum site is here: http://www.tankmuseum.co.uk/home.html Good museum, [edited for content] web site! It shows very little of what the actually have.

raveydavey · Post by **raveydavey** » Wed 14 May, 2008 8:53 pm

I've heard a whisper, that the whole existing site could be about to be flattened as sold for development - possibly housing. It would seem that the place is simply too big for anyone to take the whole thing on as a going concern.Now the UDP has all that area down as industrial / commercial development and I know for a fact that Optare have applied for planning permission to build houses on the current site of their premises across the road, which has been refused.With the proposed "Outer Outer Ring Road" plans, the area would be connected to the M1 extension at Thorpe Park, which would certainly solve the traffic bottleneck out through Crossgates.

Post by **chameleon** » Wed 14 May, 2008 9:04 pm

raveydavey wrote: I've heard a whisper, that the whole existing site could be about to be flattened as sold for development - possibly housing. It would seem that the place is simply too big for anyone to take the whole thing on as a going concern.Now the UDP has all that area down as industrial / commercial development and I know for a fact that Optare have applied for planning permission to build houses on the current site of their premises across the road, which has been refused.With the proposed "Outer Outer Ring Road" plans, the area would be connected to the M1 extension at Thorpe Park, which would certainly solve the traffic bottleneck out through Crossgates. Posted somewhere else a couple of weeks ago that Barnbow was rapidly disappearing - but not surprisingly, that is valuable land and earmarked as you say, under the UDP for development.Much of that development, commercial at least, is pivottal upon the construction of the Bypass to service it. This is a road which whilst needed, is not easily welcomed by many in its proposed form, and the proposal was dropped by the Highways Agency.The outer ring road, the A6120 was however, 'de-trunked' a few years ago, the responsibility thereby passing to the Council and with it the freedom to resurect (and finance) the plan. I'm sure that it will come in time, and with it the extension of the present Green Belt boundry, spreading the built environment of Leeds even further afield.

Si · Post by Si » Wed 21 May, 2008 11:08 am

I found this old photo taken at Barnbow in 1943. It refers to the 17 pounder anti-tank gun which was redesigned at Barnbow to fit in the turret of a Sherman Firefly tank. If you click on the picture to enlarge it, you can read the sign. The word "Tiger" refers to the German Tiger tank. At the time, the 17 pounder was the only Allied AT gun with the potential to penetrate the Tiger's thick armour at normal combat ranges.Wizzard show! Jolly well done, chaps!

Squatch_11 · Post by **Squatch_11** » Wed 21 May, 2008 2:56 pm

chameleon wrote: raveydavey wrote: I've heard a whisper, that the whole existing site could be about to be flattened as sold for development - possibly housing. It would seem that the place is simply too big for anyone to take the whole thing on as a going concern.Now the UDP has all that area down as industrial / commercial development and I know for a fact that Optare have applied for planning permission to build houses on the current site of their premises across the road, which has been refused.With the proposed "Outer Outer Ring Road" plans, the area would be connected to the M1 extension at Thorpe Park, which would certainly solve the traffic bottleneck out through Crossgates. Posted somewhere else a couple of weeks ago that Barnbow was rapidly disappearing - but not surprisingly, that is valuable land and earmarked as you say, under the UDP for development.Much of that development, commercial at least, is pivottal upon the construction of the Bypass to service it. This is a road which whilst needed, is not easily welcomed by many in its proposed form, and the proposal was dropped by the Highways Agency.The outer ring road, the A6120 was however, 'de-trunked' a few years ago, the responsibility thereby passing to the Council and with it the freedom to resurect (and finance) the plan. I'm sure that it will come in time, and with it the extension of the present Green Belt boundry, spreading the built environment of Leeds even further afield. Yes, as an inhabitant of Scholes, I must say I have my concerns about the bypass from what I saw on the plans. We currently have a lot of traffic cutting through the village from Barwick, then down Leeds Road, and I'm not sure whether this would make it better or worse. Also concerned about the almost certain development up towards Scholes and Barwick - quite like being in the countryside at the minute, not sure I want to live in an industrial estate.....That said, I do travel with work a bit, and a easy route onto the A1/M1 link without having to brave Crossgates and Colton would be nice, I suppose I can't have it both ways!