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Location Category ID:
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3130
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Added to Database:
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27 March 2011
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Last Edited:
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9 November 2013
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Address: |
Queens Avenue, North Camp, Aldershot, Hampshire GU11 2LG
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Telephone: |
0845 603 5635
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Email: |
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Opening Times: |
1000-1700 Wednesday-Friday
1100-1600 Saturday-Sunday
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Official Website: |
Aldershot Military Museum
Aldershot Collection
MWEE
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Other Links: |
Flickr – Roguey Album
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Latitude, Longitude: |
51.26973563
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-0.75065106
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Location Accuracy: |
7
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Tanks Previously Here: |
Long term:
1: L1E3 Amphibious Light Tank - The Tank Museum - Public Areas, Bovington, Dorset, South West England, Britain (Trials at MWEE June 1939)
2: Vickers D3E1 Wheel-cum-Track Tank - The Tank Museum - Public Areas, Bovington, Dorset, South West England, Britain (Trials at MWEE ca1930)
3: Chieftain 900 Tank - The Tank Museum - Reserve Collection, Bovington, Dorset, South West England, Britain (Presumed location – BAEE 1980)
4: A1E1 Independent Tank - The Tank Museum - Public Areas, Bovington, Dorset, South West England, Britain (Trials ca1927 presumed at MWEE)
Short term:
1: Kleine Panzerbefehlswagen Command Vehicle - The Tank Museum - Public Areas, Bovington, Dorset, South West England, Britain (Trials 1943)
2: Chieftain 900 Tank - The Tank Museum - Reserve Collection, Bovington, Dorset, South West England, Britain (Presumed location – BAEE 1982)
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Aldershot Military Museum in Aldershot Military Town in Hampshire was conceived by former Aldershot Garrison Commander, the late Brigadier John Reed (1926-1992). Reed believed that is was essential to preserve the history of the Military Town and established the Aldershot Military Historical Trust to raise funds for the establishment of the Museum. Reed acquired the two Victorian barrack bungalows in which the Museum is still based; these are the only two surviving barrack bungalows, built in the ‘North Camp’ area of Farnborough in the 1890s. The Museum was opened by HRH The Duke of Gloucester in 1984 and tells the story of the British Army in Aldershot, the ‘Home of the British Army’, from the Army's arrival in the area in the 1850s to the present day. It also acts as the local history Museum for the civil towns of Aldershot and Farnborough, which form the modern Borough of Rushmoor. (Source: Wikipedia).
Elles Barracks (previously Pinehurst Barracks) at Aldershot was originally a hutted camp situated next to the Royal Aircraft Establishment. It was occupied by the 2nd Battalion Royal Tanks Corps from 1921-1939. It also housed the Mechanical Warfare Experimental Establishment (MWEE), as well as the 4th Battalion Royal Tanks Corps from 1937-1939. The Royal Army Service Corps occupied the barracks following the Second World War, and the camp was demolished in the 1970s. (Source: Hants.gov.uk).
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1: Main entrance with car park at left
Taken: 13 January 2013
Contributor: T. Larkum
Location Photo ID: 870
Added: 9 November 2013
Views: 146
Has Priority: 0
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2: Main entrance with Reed Gallery at right
Taken: 13 January 2013
Contributor: T. Larkum
Location Photo ID: 871
Added: 9 November 2013
Views: 138
Has Priority: 0
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3: Armoured Vehicle Display Area
Taken: 13 January 2013
Contributor: T. Larkum
Location Photo ID: 872
Added: 9 November 2013
Views: 170
Has Priority: 0
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4: Scorpion Simulator
Taken: 13 January 2013
Contributor: T. Larkum
Location Photo ID: 873
Added: 9 November 2013
Views: 149
Has Priority: 0
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5: Softskin display area
Taken: 13 January 2013
Contributor: T. Larkum
Location Photo ID: 874
Added: 9 November 2013
Views: 139
Has Priority: 0
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6: Main museum building
Taken: 13 January 2013
Contributor: T. Larkum
Location Photo ID: 875
Added: 9 November 2013
Views: 144
Has Priority: 0
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7: Montgomery Gallery exterior
Taken: 13 January 2013
Contributor: T. Larkum
Location Photo ID: 876
Added: 9 November 2013
Views: 151
Has Priority: 0
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8: Montgomery Gallery interior
Taken: 13 January 2013
Contributor: T. Larkum
Location Photo ID: 877
Added: 9 November 2013
Views: 141
Has Priority: 0
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9: FV432 armoured personnel carrier
Taken: 13 January 2013
Contributor: T. Larkum
Location Photo ID: 878
Added: 9 November 2013
Views: 494
Has Priority: 0
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