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| HER Number: | MDV102541 |
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| Name: | Second World War water tank between Odun Road and Myrtle Street |
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Summary
A circular structure visible on aerial photographs taken in the 1940s is interpreted as an Emergency Water Supply reservoir of second World War date. It may have been dug into the ground, and appears to have been filled with water and possibly still in use in 1946, but removed before 1953.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 462 303 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS43SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Northam |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | NORTHAM |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WATER TANK (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1420, NMR RAF/106G/91420 3234-3235 15-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349553.
A circular structure is visible.
Royal Air Force, 1953, NMR RAF/540/1141 (F21), NMR RAF/540/1141 F22 0060 06-JUN-1953 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349622.
No circular structure is visible.
Carpenter, E., 2008, The South Downs NMP Pilot Report 1: Worthing to the Weald., 45-47 (Monograph). SDV349887.
Emergency Water Supply reservoirs were constructed from early 1941. Circular forms were normally between 10 and 12 metres in diamater.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.
A circular structure is visible on aerial photographs taken in the 1940s. At approximately 11 metres in diameter its size is consistent with an interpretation as a temporary water tank, many of which were constructed during the Second World War and known as EWS (Emergency Water Supply) reservoirs. They were normally constructed in areas where water supply was disrupted due to air raids, but this tank may have served the additional military personnel stationed in Appledore. It may have been dug into the ground, and since it appears to still hold water in 1946 it may have been used in the immediate post-war period. However it is not visible in aerial photographs taken in 1953 and was presumably removed relatively soon after the war.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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. |
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| SDV349553 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1420. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/106G/91420 3234-3235 15-APR-1946. [Mapped feature: #62004 ] |
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| SDV349622 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1953. NMR RAF/540/1141 (F21). Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/540/1141 F22 0060 06-JUN-1953. |
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| SDV349887 | Monograph: Carpenter, E.. 2008. The South Downs NMP Pilot Report 1: Worthing to the Weald.. The South Downs NMP Pilot Report 1: Worthing to the Weald.. 11-2008. 45-47. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 5 2012 6:02PM |
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