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| HER Number: | MDV71224 |
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| Name: | RESERVOIR in the Parish of Bow |
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Summary
Site of a 19C reservoir
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 726 017 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS70SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bow |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BOW |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- RESERVOIR (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880s, Ordnance Survey (Cartographic). SDV848.
Site of a 'Reservoir' shown on OS 25" (1880s) map as a small rectangualr feature to the north of the road.
Carbonell, B. M. H. + Wauton, M., 2002, Untitled Source, 24 (Pamphlet). SDV321149.
A reservoir was built in the 1850s connected by pipes with deep springs on Sherston Farm (possibly Serstone farm to the northeast). The opening ceremony of Bow Water Supply took place on 19th April 1859. The water supply was still in use in the mid 20C.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV321149 | Pamphlet: Carbonell, B. M. H. + Wauton, M.. 2002. Thirteen Centuries in Bow alias Nymet Tracey with Broadnymet. Leaflet. 24. |
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| SDV848 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880s. Ordnance Survey. 25". |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 30 2015 5:07PM |
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