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| HER Number: | MDV102533 |
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| Name: | Second World War water tank next to Torridge Road |
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Summary
A circular structure visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946 is interpreted as an Emergency Water Supply reservoir, perhaps to supply the nearby military camp. It may have been dug into the ground, and appears to be disused in 1946. It is not visible in aerial photographs taken in 1953 and was presumably removed soon after the war.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 461 309 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS43SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Northam |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | NORTHAM |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WATER TANK (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1420, NMR RAF/106G/91420 3234-3235 15-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349553.
A circular structure is visible.
Royal Air Force, 1953, NMR RAF/540/1141 (F21), NMR RAF/58/1133 F22 0023-0024 28-MAY-1953 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349622.
No circular structure is visible.
Carpenter, E., 2008, The South Downs NMP Pilot Report 1: Worthing to the Weald., 45-47 (Monograph). SDV349887.
Emergency Water Supply reservoirs were constructed from early 1941. Circular forms were normally between 10 and 12 metres in diamater.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.
A circular structure is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946. At approximately 10 metres in diameter its size is consistent with an interpretation as a temporary water tank, many of which were constructed during the Second World War and known as EWS (Emergency Water Supply) reservoirs. Although normally used in areas where water supply was disrupted due to air raids, in this instance the tanks may have supplied the nearby military camp to the south-west. It may have been dug into the ground, and appears to be empty of water in 1946. It is not visible in aerial photographs taken in 1953 and was presumably removed soon after the war.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV349018 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S.. 2011 - 2012. North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. ACD383/2/1. Digital. |
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| SDV349553 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1420. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/106G/91420 3234-3235 15-APR-1946. [Mapped features: #61994 ; #61995 ] |
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| SDV349622 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1953. NMR RAF/540/1141 (F21). Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/58/1133 F22 0023-0024 28-MAY-1953. |
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| SDV349887 | Monograph: Carpenter, E.. 2008. The South Downs NMP Pilot Report 1: Worthing to the Weald.. The South Downs NMP Pilot Report 1: Worthing to the Weald.. 11-2008. 45-47. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV55669 | Related to: Military camp at Appledore. (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 10 2012 11:29AM |
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