Trench Warfare and the birth of the Tank

This workshop uses the Museum’s superb reconstructed trench system and items from the handling collection including uniforms, helmets, rifles, gasmasks and grenades to give students a real and immediate experience of what life was like for the average Tommy and why it was necessary to invent the tank. To follow this, groups transfer to the World War I Hall and are given a tour of our 1917 Mark IV Tank. Coupled with a slide presentation, this workshop has also proved highly successful as an outreach activity.

KS 3/4 History
Theme: The First World War
When: Mon-Fri in term time
Duration: 1½ - 3 Hours