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| HER Number: | MDV102960 |
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| Name: | Second World War Emergency Water Supply reservoir |
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Summary
An Emergency Water Supply reservoir of Second World War date is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 as a structure at the junction of Under Minnow Road and Priory Close, Pilton, Barnstaple. The tank is not clearly visible on any aerial photographs of later date available to the survey.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 555 341 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS53SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Barnstaple |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PILTON |
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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)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1655, NMR RAF/106G/UK/1655 4212 11-JUL-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349996.
A circular structure is visible.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011-2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.
A circular structure of Second World War date is visible on aerial photographs taken in July 1946, at the junction of Under Minnow Road and Priory Close, Pilton, Barnstaple. The structure has been interpreted as a temporary water tank, many of which were constructed during the Second World War and known as EWS (Emergency Water Supply) reservoirs. These were normally used in areas where water supply was disrupted, or at risk of disruption due to air raids, and were usually between 10 and 12 metres in diameter. At circa 8.5 metres in diameter this is slightly smaller than the norm, but was probably built here due to the town’s proximity to RAF Chivenor. Similar tanks have been recorded around Appledore and Instow. The tank is not clearly visible on any of the aerial photographs of later date available to the survey.
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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| SDV349996 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1655. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/106G/UK/1655 4212 11-JUL-1946. [Mapped feature: #62463 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project (Ref: ACD383/2/1)
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 16 2021 12:50PM |
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