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Summary

A rectangular structure on the shore at Appledore Quay is visible on aerial photographs between 1945 and 1989. It is interpreted as a swimming pool built in the 1930s, which had subsequent uses in fishing and children's recreation. It was demolished between 1989 and 1992.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SS43SE/257

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• BOATING LAKE (Early 20th Century to World War II - 1930 AD to 1940 AD (Between))
• TIDAL SWIMMING POOL (Early 20th Century to Late 20th Century - 1930 AD to 1990 AD (Between))
• FISH FARM (Mid 20th Century to Late 20th Century - 1954 AD to 1990 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1930 - 1939, Fourth Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV336668.

No structures are depicted in this location.

Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/LA/102, NMR RAF/106G/LA/102 5001-5002 17-JAN-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349060.

A rectangular water filled structure is visible.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1420, NMR RAF/106G/1420 3234-3235 15-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349553.

A rectangular, water filled structure is visible.

Royal Air Force, 1960, RAF/543/1017, NMR RAF/543/1017 PSFO-0162 SS4630/12 10-AUG-1960 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349659.

A rectangular water filled structure is visible. The inside face of the structure is stepped, the base slopes down to the east, and there is a possible drainage channel through the eastern side.

Ordnance Survey, 1989, OS/89115, NMR OS/89115 229-230 04-MAY-1989 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349086.

A rectangular structure with an indistinct outline is visible.

Carter, D., 2009, Illustrated History of Appledore 2: Its life and people., 220-221 (Monograph). SDV349880.

A seawater swimming pool was constructed below the church and reached by a ladder. It was not well used and was utilised in 1954 as a trial mussel bed, although this was also not successful and the pond was covered by Churchfields car park in 1990. A photograph of children floating toy boats on the pond is published on page 220. No references are given.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011-2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.

A rectangular structure, approximately 20 metres by 30 metres in diameter and sited on the shore at Appledore Quay, is visible on aerial photographs between 1945 and 1989. It appears to have a stepped internal face, a base that sloped seawards to the east and a possible drainage channel through the eastern side. It is not depicted on Ordnance Survey maps published at some point between 1930 and 1939, but was probably built in the 1930s before the war. The structure is recorded in an unreferenced local publication as an unsuccessful swimming pool that was briefly reused in the 1950s as a trial mussel bed, used by children as a boating pond, and finally developed for car parking in 1990. The structure has slightly indistinct edges on aerial photographs dating to 1989, suggesting a lack of maintenance or disintegration of the fabric. A car park is visible on the site in aerial photographs dating to 1992 and there are no visible remains of the structure.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336668	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1930 - 1939. Fourth Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Fourth Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV349018	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S.. 2011-2012. North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. ACD383/2/1. Digital.
	Linked documents:1
SDV349060	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF/106G/LA/102. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/106G/LA/102 5001-5002 17-JAN-1945.
SDV349086	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1989. OS/89115. Ordnance Survey Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR OS/89115 229-230 04-MAY-1989.
SDV349553	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1420. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/106G/1420 3234-3235 15-APR-1946. [Mapped feature: #62000 ]
SDV349659	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1960. RAF/543/1017. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/543/1017 PSFO-0162 SS4630/12 10-AUG-1960.
SDV349880	Monograph: Carter, D.. 2009. Illustrated History of Appledore 2: Its life and people.. Illustrated History of Appledore 2: Its life and people.. Paperback Volume. 220-221.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project (Ref: ACD383/2/1)

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