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| HER Number: | MDV105089 |
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| Name: | Emergency Water Supply Reservoir West of St Matthew's Church, Torquay. |
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Summary
A Second World War Emergency Water Supply reservoir is visible as a circular structure on aerial photographs taken between 1946 and 1947. It was probably dismantled soon after the war ended.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 900 637 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX96SW |
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| Admin Area | Torbay |
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| Civil Parish | Torbay |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | COCKINGTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- EMERGENCY WATER SUPPLY (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FS 2242-2243 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351061.
A circular structure is visible.
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2105, RAF/CPE/UK/2105 3005-3006 28-MAY-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351151.
The base, but not the sides, of the structure is visible.
Royal Air Force, 1949, RAF/58/209, RAF/58/209 5119-5120 15-APR-1949 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352462.
A slight earthwork is visible in this location.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.
A circular structure, circa 12 metres in diameter, is visible on aerial photographs taken between 1946 and 1947. It is sited just west of St Matthew’s Church and is likely to be a Second World War Emergency Water Supply reservoir. It appears to be water filled in 1946 but the sides may have been removed by 1947. By 1949 only a slight earthwork was visible, suggesting that this structure was dismantled soon after the war ended. It is possible that some below-ground remains may survive.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV351061 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FS 2242-2243 10-DEC-1946. [Mapped feature: #64550 ] |
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| SDV351146 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2013-2014. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital. |
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| SDV351151 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/2105. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/2105 3005-3006 28-MAY-1947. |
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| SDV352462 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1949. RAF/58/209. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/58/209 5119-5120 15-APR-1949. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6127 - Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme (NMP) for South-West England - South Coast Devon (Ref: ACD618)
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 10 2013 2:15PM |
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