Lincoln Tank Memorial

The Lincoln Tank Memorial commemorates Lincolns proud claim to fame as the birthplace of mechanized warfare. the steel memorial was installed in 2015, exactly 100 years after the first tank was designed. It depicts a giant tank under construction surrounded by figures (both male and female) who represent the production workers and designers that made the first machines.
The term “tank” is said to derive from the fact that, for security reasons, the workers building the massive weapons were told that they were making “water tanks for Mesopotamia.”
The memorial is installed on a large traffic roundabout near the site were it was made and tested, now part of a large retail area and the university buildings. BoB

[Lou Ann]

That is a great storytelling memorial. WWI. Oh my.

[Diana]

Fabulous collage and great story telling.

[Peter]

@louannwarren Many thanks for your comment Lou Ann, the memorial is flanked by the university buildings on two sides the building in the background on the lowers shot is one of the university students accommodation blocks:)

[Peter]

@ludwigsdiana Thank you Diana for comment, in WW1 another company in the city produced aircraft for the RFC:)

[Ron]

Very interesting. Oddly enough, I always wondered where the term tank came from, so you've satisfied one of my curiosities!

[Peter]

@stray_shooter Many thanks for your comment Ron, it is said that even when transported from the factory to the western front they were covered in tarpaulings with water tanks printed on them, "every days a schoolday"