Tank wash

This structure at the Midhope tank firing range, north west of Sheffield, was constructed in the early 1940s to enable tanks to have the accumulated peat and mud washed off after a day on the moors. There would have been a heavy steel grille on top through which the detritus fell into the pit. The washing would have been by fire hoses. The silt would have to be dug from the pit on a regular basis. Tanks that were used on the range included Churchill, Centaur, Cromwell and Convenanter.

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Don Barrett (aka DBs… ^club

Thanks for the detail, it's the sort of thing that would just be an odd curiosity if you didn't know its role in military training. Apparently the mud wasn't contaminated with much oil/grease/explosive residue since the trees sprout nicely from the remains!

8 years ago. Edited 8 years ago.

Roger Dodger ^club

It is amazing what nature eventually conceals, the playgrounds of our youth were around the various training grounds of North East Hampshire, all sorts of interesting things to test our imagination; interesting image and information, thanks.

8 years ago.

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