Conserving architectural treasures: Bovington

Over 1000 of these Mark IV tanks – more than any other - were made in Britain in World War 1. They saw action from 1917 to the end of the war and the exhibit at the Museum also saw service in World War 2, patrolling Portsmouth Dockyard.

Source: Doug King

Doug King explains how a team of environmental engineers and exhibition staff came up with a cost-effective design to conserve and display an international collection of tanks in Dorset

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