Tanks to the NHS! Iconic Bermondsey tank given makeover to thank
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An iconic former Soviet battle tank in Bermondsey has been given a blue makeover to thank the NHS. The tank is now blue and reads: "NHS Thank You."
Urban legend has it that the tank was installed because of a planning dispute
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Stompie the Tank removed from Bermondsey 'for restoration
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Tanks to the NHS! Iconic Bermondsey tank given makeover to thank
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79th Anniversary of D-Day and the first deployment of the
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British Army's ageing tanks date back to when 'Elvis was the Christmas No.1 in the early 1960s
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Stompie: The Mandela Way T-34 Tank – London, England - Atlas Obscura
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Even after a century, tanks still play a major role in war
Standing tall again: WW II tank monument in London, Ont., emerges from makeover
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Why a Soviet tank has sat on a Bermondsey back street for almost
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Stompie: The Mandela Way T-34 Tank – London, England - Atlas Obscura
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Mandela Way T-34 Tank - Wikipedia
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Bermondsey tank At the corner of Page's Walk and Mandela W
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