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Summary

A circular structure visible on aerial photographs taken in the 1940s is interpreted as an Emergency Water Supply reservoir of second World War date. It may have been dug into the ground, and appears to have been filled with water and possibly still in use in 1946, but the superstructure removed before 1953, and the site subsequently developed.

Location

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.

Royal Air Force, 1959, RAF/80/788, NMR RAF/80/788 0033-0034 13-MAR-1959 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349053.

A pale circular cropmark is visible.

Meridian Airmaps Limited, 1970, MAL/70076, NMR MAL/70076 179 25-SEP-1970 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349892.

The site has been developed for housing.

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 the 1940s. 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. They were normally constructed in areas where water supply was disrupted due to air raids, but this tank may have served the additional military personnel stationed in Appledore. It may have been dug into the ground, and appears to still hold water in 1946. It is not visible in aerial photographs taken in 1953 and was presumably removed soon after the war, although compaction or some remains may have caused a pale circular cropmark in this location in 1956. By 1970 the site had been developed for housing.

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.
	Linked documents:1
SDV349053	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1959. RAF/80/788. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/80/788 0033-0034 13-MAR-1959.
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 feature: #61998 ]
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.
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.
SDV349892	Aerial Photograph: Meridian Airmaps Limited. 1970. MAL/70076. Meridian Airmaps Limited Aerial Photograph. NMR MAL/70076 179 25-SEP-1970.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project

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