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| HER Number: | MDV105800 |
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| Name: | Second World War Water Tank, Budleigh Salterton |
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Summary
An Emergency Water Supply reservoir of Second World War date is visible at Budleigh Salterton as a structure on aerial photographs of 1946.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 065 818 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY08SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Budleigh Salterton |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | EAST BUDLEIGH |
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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/106G/UK/1412, RAF/106G/UK/1412 3098, 3100 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.
A circular structure is visible.
Exeter Archaeology, 2003-2004, East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey, Site No. 3072 (Archive - Survey). SDV351568.
WWII water tank in road visible on aerial photograph.
106G/U.K.1412: 13 APR 46':F20'//540 SQDN 3098.
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 approximately 10 metres in diameter is visible on aerial photographs taken in April 1946 at the junction of Fore Street, Fore Street Hill and South Parade, Budleigh Salterton. 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. The structure is not visible in later aerial photographs and was probably rapidly removed once hostilities had ceased.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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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| SDV351568 | Archive - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003-2004. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. Digital + Mixed Archive Material. Site No. 3072. |
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| SDV352504 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1412. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1412 3098, 3100 13-APR-1946. [Mapped feature: #65233 ] |
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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: | Nov 30 2016 3:28PM |
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