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Summary

A series of possible floating bridge pontoons or containers of Second World War date are visible as structures on aerial photographs of 1944 along Bow Creek.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• PONTOON BRIDGE (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Full description

United States Airforce, 1944, US/31GR/LOC31, US/31GR/LOC31 V 004-5 22-APR-1944 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352217.

The possible floating pontoons or containers are visible as structures.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.

A series of possible floating bridge pontoons or containers of Second World War date are visible as temporary structures on aerial photographs of 1944 along Bow Creek. The pontoons are visible as a series of individual blocks which stretch out either side of Bow Creek at a distance of approximately 1.3km. The pontoons, which may have been used as military training aids as part of preparations for the Normandy landings are not visible on aerial photographs after this date.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV351146	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2013-2014. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
	Linked documents:1
SDV352217	Aerial Photograph: United States Airforce. 1944. US/31GR/LOC31. United States Airforce. Photograph (Paper). US/31GR/LOC31 V 004-5 22-APR-1944.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6127 - Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme (NMP) for South-West England - South Coast Devon (Ref: ACD618)

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