The Tank
Quoted from http://www.ashford.gov.uk/about_the_borough/history_and_heritage/the_tank.aspx
The tank is a Mark IV World War One Tank. It was built in 1916, but it is believed it never saw active service. The tank was presented to the Town on 1 August 1919 by Captain Ferrar of the Army Council in recognition of the splendid response to the National War Savings Appeals
The tank is a Registered War Memorial (Reference No 43725), the tank was rededicated prior to Remembrance Day 2006, in the presence of Damien Green [Member of Parliament for Ashford], the British Legion, representatives of the Council and the engineers who completed the work.
More information at http://www.ashford.gov.uk/about_the_borough/history_and_heritage/the_tank.aspx
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Ashford ...
... is a growing market town 50 miles from London, 16 miles from Folkestone and Canterbury