Royal Engineers Museum, Chatham, Kent
Now I haven`t visited this museum in nearly 26yrs, I`m not even sure if I was married back then?
The museum is situated a short walk up the hill from both Chatham Maritime and Fort Amherst, so you could if you have a day to kill (and a patient partner) visit all three together 😀
Gate guardian a Chieftain AVRE
The collection starts at the forming of the corps of engineers and progresses through to the present day.
Thanks for link here from Sotcw website, Richard, there are some very interesting images (I dont think we had digital cameras 26 years ago.. but my memory is slipping... so did you use film and get the photos developed then digitalised !!??) of very interesting objects (I didn't expect to see a Harrier jump jet for instance!) and diorama models too.
ReplyDeleteMy eldest daughter doesn't live too far away so maybe next time we visit... and my eldest grandson may like to see these monster items too, like the Chieftain AVRE!!
Cheers
CarlL
These are all new photos taken with my trusty (cheap) Cannon IXUS though I think some of my original visit are also on the blog somewhere where i scanned all my "real" photos onto the computer :) There was a lot to take in and I`m sure I missed photographing some interesting displays - Chinese Gordon (of Khartoum fame), Grubb Pasha (Transjorden Frontier Force) to name two.
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