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Summary

A probable Second World War Emergency Water Supply reservoir is visible as a structure on aerial photographs taken between 1946 and 1949. It is likely to have been removed in the second half of the twentieth century and the site has been redeveloped.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• EMERGENCY WATER SUPPLY (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FS 2242-2243 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351061.

A circular structure is visible.

RAF, 1949, RAF/58/209 Vp2, RAF/58/209 5060-5061 15-APR-1949 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352287.

The structure appears to be overgrown but the base is visible as a pale flat area.

Next Perspectives, 1999, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs, Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SX8960 25-JUN-1999 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352113.

The site has been levelled and a site compound and building materials are visible.

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

A small circular structure, approximately 12 metres in diameter, is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946 to the west of the Livermead Cliff Hotel complex. It appears to be sunken into the ground and may be an Emergency Water Supply reservoir of Second World War date. It is not visible on aerial photographs taken in 1949 and redevelopment of the site in 1999 would probably have removed any remains.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV351061	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FS 2242-2243 10-DEC-1946. [Mapped feature: #64651 ]
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.
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SDV352113	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 1999. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SX8960 25-JUN-1999.
SDV352287	Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1949. RAF/58/209 Vp2. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Print. RAF/58/209 5060-5061 15-APR-1949.

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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