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| HER Number: | MDV113537 |
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| Name: | Emergency Water Supply, off Summerway |
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Summary
A circular upstanding structure of Second World War date is visible on aerial photographs of 1945 onwards, off Summerway. It has been completely demolished by 1946.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 949 939 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX99SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Exeter |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HEAVITREE |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PINHOE |
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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, 1945, RAF/106G/UK/996, RAF/106G/UK/996 RVp4 6279-80 12-NOV-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV358938.
The EWS is visible as an upstanding structure.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1412, RAF/106G/UK/1412 RP 3449 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.
The EWS has been completely demolished.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2014-2015, East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV356883.
A circular upstanding structure is visible on aerial photographs of 1945, off Summerway. The circular structure, which measures approximately 9m in diameter, is possibly a Second World War temporary water tank known as a EWS (Emergency Water Supply) reservoir. Emergency Water Supply reservoirs were normally constructed from 1941 to 1942 in areas where water supply was at risk of disruption due to air raids. At approximately 9m in diameter, it is closely comparable to most known Emergency Water Supply reservoirs, which elsewhere in the country appear to be between 10-12 metres in diameter. The EWS has been completely demolished by 1946.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV352504 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1412. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1412 RP 3449 13-APR-1946. |
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| SDV356883 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2014-2015. East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital. |
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| SDV358938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF/106G/UK/996. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/996 RVp4 6279-80 12-NOV-1945. [Mapped feature: #72883 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6530 - The East and Mid-Devon Rivers Catchment NMP project (Ref: ACD613)
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 13 2015 11:21AM |
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