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| HER Number: | MDV102959 |
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| Name: | Second World War Emergency Water Supply reservoir |
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Summary
A Second World War Emergency Water Supply reservoir is visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s as a structure to the north-west of Holy Trinity Church, Barnstaple. It has been removed by May 1949.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 562 328 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS53SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Barnstaple |
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| Civil Parish | Tawstock |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BARNSTAPLE |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TAWSTOCK |
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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)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1420, NMR RAF/106G/UK/1420 3416-7 15-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349553.
A circular structure is visible.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1655, NMR RAF/106G/UK/1655 4211-12 11-JUL-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349996.
A circular structure is visible.
Royal Air Force, 1949, RAF/58/220, NMR RAF/58/220 5088-9 02-MAY-1949 (Aerial Photograph). SDV350277.
The circular reservoir is no longer visible.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.
A circular structure of Second World War date is visible on aerial photographs taken in from April 1946 to April 1947, to the north-west of Holy Trinity Church, Barnstaple. 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 8.5 metres in diameter this is slightly smaller than the norm, but was probably built here due to the town’s proximity to RAF Chivenor. Similar tanks have been recorded around Appledore and Instow. The tank is not visible on aerial photographs of 1949 onwards.
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/UK/1420 3416-7 15-APR-1946. [Mapped feature: #62462 ] |
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| SDV349996 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1655. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/106G/UK/1655 4211-12 11-JUL-1946. |
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| SDV350277 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1949. RAF/58/220. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/58/220 5088-9 02-MAY-1949. |
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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 2:26PM |
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