Sheffield Churchill Disapeared

[antar]

What has happened to the Churchill that was located just off junction 35 of the M1 north of Sheffield? It has stood on a plinth at the entrance to an industrial estate for 25 years at least. Just before Christmas last year it disapeared and know one knows where its gone. Apparently a large crane and a lowloader turned up one Sunday morning and it was lifted onto the trailer. As I work for JCB Field Service I often visit the JCB depot very close by, nobody in the area knows where it has gone, does anybody else ???

[Marmite!!]

Read all about it here http://www.wwiireenacting.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=37434&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a

 

There is/was a thread on here but most of it was lost in the big crash...

[antar]

Many thanks for the information, but who is Neil Montgomery ?

[private mw]

i didnt even know it was missing , dont live far from it , and used to empty the skips in t.c harrisons yard , how upsetting ,:shocked:

[private mw]

been up to visit site today while at work in skip lorry and yes its gone just an empy stand where it once stood .............:cry:

[N.O.S.]

i didnt even know it was missing , dont live far from it , and used to empty the skips in t.c harrisons yard , how upsetting ,:shocked:

Not the Scammell steel transport Harrisons by any chance? Are the Scammells still in use?

[private mw]

no not that harrisons , but i know who you mean , they ran those trucks for years not sure if they still do next time i pass there yard will have a look and let you know ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[antar]

No it is T.C.Harrisons the JCB Dealer. As a Territory Manager for JCB I am a regular visitor to their offices. When the tank first went missing they were all taking the P saying that I must have nicked it as Iwas the one into MV's.

[antar]

Still no reply on who Niel Montgomery is ?

[Adrian Barrell]

More likely Nigel Montgomery.

[Jonny666]

there was a huge thread on it here not so long ago i am sure, something was said about it going into a private collection, i only live in barnsley and only saw it twice before it got removed.

 

shame that it wasnt put in a more "in focus" place as alot of people had no idea it was there

[agripper]

Sorry to say thaty when I contacted the council about loaning by BARV to the Citys museum they where less than helpful and a lot of the parts where made in Sheffield. I have had major problems with vandels and had no help from the Police. History seems to be a dirty word for a lot of folk today and there is little interest in our heritage. It is sad that one of the biggest steel producing cities in the country has little to show of all the things made from Sheffield steel.:argh:

[Jonny666]

thats normal for the scallys in sheff, you should know that its the same in barnsley