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Location Category ID:
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3100
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Address: |
Northwood Camp, 490 Newport Road, Cowes, Isle of Wight, PO31 8QU
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Telephone: |
01983 527411 for Charitable Trust, 01983 520344 for Sales.
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Email: |
info [at] isleofwightmilitaryhistorymuseum.co.uk (Replace [at] with @)
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Opening Times: |
Closed for Winter 2011/12.
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Official Website: |
Isle of Wight Military History Museum
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Other Links: |
Military Museum
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Latitude, Longitude: |
50.73133507
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-1.3045
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Location Accuracy: |
7
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In 1993 a group of like-minded enthusiasts got together and came up with the idea for the Isle of Wight Military History Museum. After a number of meetings and discussions the decision was made to go ahead with the project. A suitable site was found along the Newport to Cowes Road which was perfect because it used to be the old army camp. A design for the museum had been finalised, and after two years’ delay permission was finally granted. Since then a lot of work has gone into making the museum a reality and finally we saw the initial opening in August 2003. To this day the Museum is still going strong thanks to all its visitors and support from local enthusiasts. (Source: IOWMHM).
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Unique ID: |
2015
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Serial Number: |
5365 (source: Museum Vehicle Record).
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Registration: |
08 ZV 84, previously T31579.
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This Churchill was originally a Link Ark vehicle and was put on the Bovington museum books in 1965. Marked ‘GONE’ in museum record on 15 June 2004 and ‘Not on premises (VB 20.5.2004)’. (Source: Bovington Vehicle Record).
It was restored as a Mark IV gun tank at the Isle of Wight Museum. It took part in Tankfest 2011 at Bovington. While undergoing restoration in 2009 it had an information board that read:
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This is the chassis of what was once a “Churchill Ark” this was an experimental Vehicle, and an early example of this type of chassis and is a square door MK2 built around 1942.
The Ark which can be seen in the photograph has been removed and all its supporting framework and brackets cut off the chassis.
It has had all its internal equipment removed this includes such items as the Engine Transmission and controls wiring and all electrical and hydraulic equipment.
Since in its form as an Ark it did not have a gun turret fitted, we now have a correct turret which we have restored and is now ready to be fitted to the hull on its completion.
The Track have been removed and are now being used as a track to enable the chassis to be moved in and out of the workshop.
The chassis as you see it has been sand blasted and painted in primer, and at present is undergoing the last few small jobs prior to being painted in its final green livery this work will be followed by the fitting out of all the pipe work wiring etc.
Then starts the massive job of overhauling all the machinery ready to be reinstalled back in the chassis.
This vehicle will be finally fitted with its turret and the main gun which has been restored.
Then after a period of static testing will come running trials.
It is believed that there are only two working examples in existence at present, and this vehicle will be the third and the only fully restored example, as the other two tanks have not had a complete restoration carried out on them. |
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