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Summary

A circular structure visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946 is interpreted as an Emergency Water Supply reservoir. The structure appears to have been removed by October 1945 but a circular footing remains visible on aerial photographs from 1946 to 1989.

Location

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, 1945, RAF/106G/LA/221, NMR RAF/106G/LA/221 5035 15-APR-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349986.

A circular structure is visible.

Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/UK/891, NMR RAF/106G/UK/891 4073-4074 08-OCT-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349055.

The circular structure is not visible but a footing or base can be seen.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1501, NMR RAF/106G/UK/1501 3007-3009 13-MAY-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349927.

The circular footing or base remains visible.

Ordnance Survey, 1989, OS/89115, NMR OS/89115 348-349 04-MAY-1989 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349086.

The circular footing or base remains 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 April 1945. 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. At circa 8 metres in diameter this is slightly smaller than the norm, but was probably built here due to the town’s proximity to RAF Chivenor. The tank superstructure appears to have been removed by October 1945, but its base or footings remain visible to 1989, after which date it can no longer be seen.

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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SDV349055	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF/106G/UK/891. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/106G/UK/891 4073-4074 08-OCT-1945.
SDV349086	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1989. OS/89115. Ordnance Survey Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR OS/89115 348-349 04-MAY-1989.
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.
SDV349927	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1501. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/106G/UK/1501 3007-3009 13-MAY-1946.
SDV349986	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF/106G/LA/221. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/106G/LA/221 5035 15-APR-1945. [Mapped feature: #62084 ]

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project

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