The Conqueror’s arrival at the museum is also a poignant one as Thoresby was used as a training ground for British Army tanks during the Second World War
A Nottinghamshire military museum has taken delivery of an iconic British tank which first saw service in 1955. The Royal Lancers & Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Museum at Thoresby Park, near OIlerton, is the new temporary home of the FV 214 Conqueror – one of the heaviest tanks produced in this country.
A Nottinghamshire military museum has taken delivery of an iconic British tank which first saw service in 1955. The Royal Lancers & Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Museum at Thoresby Park, near OIlerton, is the new temporary home of the FV 214 Conqueror – one of the heaviest tanks produced in this country.
It was transported to the attraction from the Bovington Tank Museum in Dorset on Tuesday before an arduous four-hour operation saw it manoeuvred into place on a specially created concrete plinth. Now volunteers at the museum will spend the next few months giving the tank – which saw service between 1955 and 1966 – a fresh new look ahead of a special unveiling that is expected to take place next spring.
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Councillor Keith Girling, who is Nottinghamshire County Council’s Armed Forces Champion and served in the Grenadier Guards for 18 years, said: “Thoresby has a long association with the British tank, and it only seems fitting that a great venue like the Royal Lancers & Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Museum will be home to such a historic and significant exhibit.
“Nottinghamshire is known for being a military-minded county and it was great to see so many people come out in force to see the tank arrive at the museum. Thoresby and the museum play a key role in Nottinghamshire’s visitor economy and I’m sure the presence of the FV 214 Conqueror will no doubt prove to be a huge attraction to people coming to our county.
“I’d like to wish the team at the museum good luck with the refurbishment project over the coming months and I look forward to seeing the results of their hard work.”
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