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HER Number:MDV105561
Name:Hulk on the Banks of the Exe Estuary, Topsham

Summary

A hulk of modern date is visible as a structure on aerial photographs of 1946 and 1947 on the northeast bank of the Exe estuary at Topsham.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 960 883
Map Sheet:SX98NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishExeter
Ecclesiastical ParishTOPSHAM

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • HULK (XX - 1930 AD to 1946 AD (Between))

Full description

Aerofilms, 1930, Aerofilms LTD Oblique Aerial Photography 60713, AFL 60713 EPW033424 01-JUL-1930 (Aerial Photograph). SDV354848.

The vessel is not visible.


Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1412, RAF/106G/UK/1412 RS 4259-60 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.

The vessel is visible as a recently abandoned structure.


Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1995, RAF/CPE/UK/1995 FP 1315-16 13-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV354842.

The former vessel is visible as a partial structure.


Royal Air Force, 1955, RAF/540/1649, RAF/540/1649 F21 042-43 25-JUN-1955 (Aerial Photograph). SDV354831.

The former vessel appears to have been completely removed.


Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.

A hulk of modern date is visible as a structure on aerial photographs of 1946 and 1947 on the northeast bank of the Exe estuary at Topsham. The former vessel measures approximately 18m in length by 6m in width and is first visible on aerial photographs of 1946, having been abandoned sometime after 1930. The vessel remains visible as a partially wrecked structure on aerial photographs of 1947, although appears to have been deliberately removed by 1955 following a process of land reclamation of the surrounding mudflats.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV351146Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2013-2014. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
Linked documents:1
SDV352504Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1412. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1412 RS 4259-60 13-APR-1946. [Mapped feature: #64996 ]
SDV354831Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1955. RAF/540/1649. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/540/1649 F21 042-43 25-JUN-1955.
SDV354842Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1995. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1995 FP 1315-16 13-APR-1947.
SDV354848Aerial Photograph: Aerofilms. 1930. Aerofilms LTD Oblique Aerial Photography 60713. NMR Aerial Photograph. Digital. AFL 60713 EPW033424 01-JUL-1930.

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:Jun 11 2014 11:59AM

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