Pounds Scrapyard, Portsmouth, UK

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Here are some phots of some of the Churchill tanks present. Most were the Crocodile version, it seems.

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After our request for Pounds Scrapyard photographs earlier this week , our good friend Richard Stickland shared some amazing photos with us of Churchill tanks that he took in the mid 1980s!

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[Hanno Spoelstra]

Second batch of Richard Stickland's Churchill photos:

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

Source: https://www.facebook.com/edencampher...63649605858879

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[Hanno Spoelstra]

Third batch of Richard Stickland's Churchill photos, mostly interiors. Note that demilitarization seemed to have been restricted to cutting off gun barrels:

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

Source: https://www.facebook.com/edencampher...63649605858879

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[Hanno Spoelstra]

Third batch of Richard Stickland's Churchill photos:

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

Source: https://www.facebook.com/edencampher...63649605858879

Note the square side doors, indicating these are earlier Marks.


Turretless Churchill:
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Churchill ARV II:
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Churchill Bridge layer:
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[Andrew Rowe]

I was there is 2001 or 2005? with Adrian B. we were involved with the shifting of a Conquer Tank, that weighed 65tons to the Isle of Wright Tank Museum.
Can not remember whether I took any pictures, also at the time was ,I think Sextons still there in 01 that we could walk on top, I think Cadman had bought some or all for 1500GBP each at the time, but they were still there in the yard, cheers Andrew.

[Andrew Rowe]

I managed to download these pictures I found from a trip in 2001 to Pounds yard. Bottom L/H pic is 17pdr barrels, top L/H is a 17pdr in a mantlet , top R/H pic is Sexton, that we were told that Cadmans had bought for GBP1500, bottom R/H is 3" gun stuff.

Next set is AEC, Armored Command Vehicle , bottom two vehicles are BARC's, Barge Amphibian Resupply Cargo, and the last three pictures show a Conquer Tank that was pulled out of the bushes and we loaded this back to the Isle of Wright Museum at the the time.

Cheers, Andrew

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