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| HER Number: | MDV102577 |
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| Name: | Second World War water tank on Victoria Terrace |
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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. The superstructure was removed before 1953, although a slight depression may survive.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 471 303 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS43SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Instow |
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| District | North Devon |
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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 3236-3237 15-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349553.
A circular structure is visible.
Royal Air Force, 1956, RAF/82/1451, NMR RAF/82/1451 F21 0036-0037 12-JUL-1956 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349052.
No structure is visible, although there is a dark cropmark indicating a wetter area.
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 9 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 the area. 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 a dark cropmark indicates the site of a former pit which may survive as an earthwork.
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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| SDV349052 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1956. RAF/82/1451. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/82/1451 F21 0036-0037 12-JUL-1956. |
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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 3236-3237 15-APR-1946. [Mapped feature: #62042 ] |
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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: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 10 2012 11:37AM |
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