What & Where? #18

munki · Post by **munki** » Fri 25 May, 2007 8:24 am

OK, this one is submitted from Martyn.Not such a small architectural detail this time. But I want you to tell us where it is, & why it is there?So, a bit of a 'What & Why?' this time, rather than a 'What & Where?'.If you would like to submit a photo to the competition, please send it to us at munki72@gmail.com.Happy Hunting!

FarnleyBloke · Post by **FarnleyBloke** » Fri 25 May, 2007 9:33 am

Is it at the Royal Armouries and at a guess is it for Veterans day in June?(If i had my copy of Janes armoured fighting vehicles at work with me i'd tell you what it is aswell!!)

Phill_d · Post by **Phill_d** » Fri 25 May, 2007 11:14 am

The sea cadet place down by the river aire near Stourton.. (I think it's the sea cadets) Not the old place near the amouries...

Martyn · Post by **Martyn** » Fri 25 May, 2007 7:21 pm

Nope, not the Royal Armouries or Stourton and it's a permanent fixture.

Phill_d · Post by **Phill_d** » Fri 25 May, 2007 7:37 pm

Really.. I've never seen it. Is it near the Dry dock pub? I think that Munki's having another AWOL with the bank holiday again...

rikj · Post by **rikj** » Fri 25 May, 2007 11:34 pm

Is it a Chieftain? Difficult to tell from this angle. There's a nice Chieftain at Elvington Air Museum, in fact it's a unique one of a kind, being the never made export Khalid prototype I think. Don't know where this is though.I'll be very annoyed if there's been a Chieftain sitting in Leeds for years and I've not known about it!Is it a TA base? Logic would tell me that it is at Barnbow, though I can't see where.

munki · Post by **munki** » Sat 26 May, 2007 3:34 pm

Well, I am happy for Martyn to answer the suggestions for me! I'm not away for the weekend... I don't think of this as 'work' but my girlfriend clearly does, so I sometimes try to spend a few hours away from the computer (obviously failing on that count at the moment!).I certainly don't know what sort of tank it is...

Phill_d · Post by **Phill_d** » Mon 28 May, 2007 6:39 pm

How about THWAITE MILL?

Letty · Post by **Letty** » Tue 29 May, 2007 9:05 pm

only place I've seen a tank is Slapton Sands.... South Devon, sadly not leeds!!!! oh and Eden camp.. alas also not Leeds. could it be some sort of memorial ish thing for the tank building place, whose name has escaped me.............. hang on ..........Vickers??????

FarnleyBloke · Post by **FarnleyBloke** » Wed 30 May, 2007 10:25 am

But why the yank flag hanging off the barrel? Intriguing.