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| HER Number: | MDV105194 |
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| Name: | Probable Emergency Water Supply Reservoir on Torquay Road |
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Summary
A probable Second World War Emergency Water Supply reservoir is visible as a structure on aerial photographs taken in 1946. It is likely to have been removed before 1949.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 893 618 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX86SE |
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| Admin Area | Torbay |
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| Civil Parish | Torbay |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PAIGNTON |
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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/3G/TUD/UK/223, RAF/3G/TUD/UK223 5097-5098 12-JUL-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352279.
A circular structure is visible.
RAF, 1949, RAF/58/209 Vp2, RAF/58/209 5060-5061 15-APR-1949 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352287.
The structure is not 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 on Torquay Road. It is interpreted as an Emergency Water Supply reservoir of Second World War date. It is not visible on aerial photographs taken in 1949 and the area has since been built over.
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. |
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| SDV352279 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/223. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/3G/TUD/UK223 5097-5098 12-JUL-1946. [Mapped feature: #64654 ] |
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| SDV352287 | Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1949. RAF/58/209 Vp2. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Print. RAF/58/209 5060-5061 15-APR-1949. |
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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)
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 10 2013 5:46PM |
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