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=== Main Hall ===
=== Main Hall ===
The Main Hall contains the bulk of the restored and running vehicles in the Museum as well as small displays about WWI and [[D-Day]]. Three of the vehicles ([[Mark IV tank|Mark IV]], [[Alvis Saladin]] and [[Chieftain (tank)|Chieftain]]) are open for visitors to explore inside.<ref>https://www.historyhit.com/locations/norfolk-tank-museum/</ref>
The Main Hall contains the bulk of the restored and running vehicles in the Museum as well as small displays about WWI and [[D-Day]]. Three of the vehicles ([[Mark IV tank|Mark IV]], [[Alvis Saladin]] and [[Chieftain (tank)|Chieftain]]) are open for visitors to explore inside.<ref>https://www.historyhit.com/locations/norfolk-tank-museum/</ref>
*Featured: [[Centurion (tank)|Centurion Mk 13]], [[Fox armoured reconnaissance vehicle|Fox CVR(W)]], [[Centurion ARV Mk II|Centurion ARV]], [[OTO Melara Mod 56|L5 Pack Howitzer]], [[Cymbeline (radar)|Cymbeline]], [[Ferret armoured car]], [[Saunders-Roe Skeeter|Saro Skeeter]] and [[FV105 Sultan|Sultan CVR(T)]].
*Featured: [[Centurion (tank)|Centurion Mk 13]], [[Fox armoured reconnaissance vehicle|Fox CVR(W)]], [[Centurion ARV Mk II|Centurion ARV]], [[OTO Melara Mod 56|L5 Pack Howitzer]], [[Cymbeline (radar)|Cymbeline]], [[Ferret armoured car]], [[Saunders-Roe Skeeter|Saro Skeeter]] and [[FV105 Sultan|Sultan CVR(T)]]. <ref>{{cite book |last1=Willey |first1=David |last2=Hudson |first2=Ian |date=April 3, 2017 |title=The Tank Book |chapter=The Cold War |pages=142-145, 148}}</ref>


=== Gun Container ===
=== Gun Container ===

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The Norfolk Tank Museum
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The museum
Norfolk Tank Museum is located in Norfolk
Norfolk Tank Museum
Location of The Museum within Norfolk
Established2011
LocationForncett St. Peter, Norfolk
England
Coordinates52°29′40″N 1°11′50″E / 52.494518°N 1.197164°E / 52.494518; 1.197164
TypeMilitary Museum
ChairpersonStephen MacHaye
Websitenorfolktankmuseum.co.uk

The Norfolk Tank Museum (previously Turrets and Tracks) is a collection of armoured fighting vehicles in Norfolk, East England. It is located just outside the village of Forncett St. Peter and 10 miles (16 km) south of the City of Norwich. The collection is made up of mostly British vehicles from the Cold War[1]. The Museum contains around 30 military vehicles as well as a large collection of small arms. It includes the prototype Centurion AVRE 165, the only remaining Crossley-Kégresse 20-30 cwt half-track and a replica British First World War Mark IV that was built for The TV show Guy Martin's WWI Tank.[2][3]

History

The Norfolk Tank Museum was founded in 2011 from the private military vehicle collection previously known as Turrets and Tracks by the current chairman, Stephen MacHaye who had been collecting military equipment since childhood. When the museum was founded, many of the vehicles and firearms were from the MacHaye collection that was started in the early 1980s, with the purchase of an Alvis Saladin in 1995 that started the collection of many military vehicles. The Saladin is still on display to this day.[4]

In 2017 the Norfolk Tank Museum was approached by Channel 4 with the idea of building a replica Mark IV Female for the TV show Guy Martin's WWI Tank. The hull and many other larger components were manufactured by JCB, with Chasetead manufacturing the track pads, exhaust system, and smaller components. The parts were then sent to the museum for the remaining construction. The museum along with assembling the tank, assembled the engine and transmission. Deborah II was completed to running order in six months and was taken to Cambrai, where the original Deborah had been knocked out by artillery fire 100 years before at the Battle of Cambrai[5][6]. Deborah II is currently on display at the Norfolk Tank Museum[7], whereas Deborah is on display in the town of Flesquières in North East France, it still shows the damage from the battle.[8][9] The museum became a registered charity[10] in November 2018.

Exhibition halls

Main Hall

The Main Hall contains the bulk of the restored and running vehicles in the Museum as well as small displays about WWI and D-Day. Three of the vehicles (Mark IV, Alvis Saladin and Chieftain) are open for visitors to explore inside.[11]

Gun Container

The Gun Container is a converted shipping container which holds a large display of deactivated firearms dating from the First Boer War to the modern day.[13]

Nissan Hut Display

This display includes a large collection of military radios as well as medals, military vehicle models and a display on local history.

Open Air Exhibits

A large number of the museums displays are outside of the buildings due to lack of space indoors.

Assault Course and Range

The assault course is a purpose built off-road course behind the museum building that includes various steep hillocks for displaying the off-road capability of the vehicles, some of the static vehicles are also on display in the assault course. The museum has a yearly weekend event called Armourfest where visitors can watch most of the museum's vehicles in motion as well as certain guests military vehicles on the course.[14] Visitors can also ride in the museums Bv 206 on most open days across the course for a small extra fee.[15]

The museum also has a purpose built archery range and club which runs on Tuesday evenings. the range can be set up to teach visitors how to fire Air rifles or Bows in small groups and is open on the first Sunday of every month.

See also

Tank museums
Other

Notes

References

  1. ^ https://www.dayoutwiththekids.co.uk/attractions/norfolk-tank-museum-13a634dc
  2. ^ http://norfolktankmuseum.co.uk/about-us/
  3. ^ https://www.culture24.org.uk/am397147
  4. ^ http://norfolktankmuseum.co.uk/saladin-armoured-car-fv-601/
  5. ^ https://tank100.com/tanks/d-51-deborah/
  6. ^ https://www.france24.com/en/20171120-wwi-centenary-france-battle-cambrai-deborah-british-tank-century-museum
  7. ^ http://norfolktankmuseum.co.uk/mk-iv-tank-deborah-ii/
  8. ^ https://www.channel4.com/programmes/guy-martins-wwi-tank
  9. ^ https://www.forces.net/news/first-world-war-tank-deborah-makes-her-final-journey#:~:text=The%20D51%20tank%20known%20as,she%20was%20discovered%20in%201998.
  10. ^ "Norfolk Tank Museum, registered charity no. 1180612". Charity Commission for England and Wales.
  11. ^ https://www.historyhit.com/locations/norfolk-tank-museum/
  12. ^ Willey, David; Hudson, Ian (April 3, 2017). "The Cold War". The Tank Book. pp. 142–145, 148.
  13. ^ https://www.visitbreckland.org.uk/places/united-kingdom/norfolk/norwich/attractions/norfolk-tank-museum-forncett-st-peter-norwich-norfolk/
  14. ^ https://www.historyhit.com/guides/tank-attractions-in-england/
  15. ^ https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction_Review-g186342-d4184707-Reviews-Norfolk_Tank_Museum-Norwich_Norfolk_East_Anglia_England.html
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