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| HER Number: | MDV105402 |
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| Name: | Emergency Water Supply Reservoir on Brixham Recreation Ground |
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Summary
A circular structure visible on aerial photographs taken in 1942 was probably a Second World War Emergency Water Supply Reservoir. It seems to have been removed by 1946.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 923 564 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX95NW |
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| Admin Area | Torbay |
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| Civil Parish | Brixham |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRIXHAM |
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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, 1942, RAF/AC39, RAF/AC39 V 72-73 29-APR-1942 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352346.
A circular structure is visible and appears to be covered.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, RAF/CPE/UK/1890 FS 3207-3208 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351061.
The structure is no longer extant, but a circular mark is visible.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.
A covered circular structure is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1942, measuring circa 9 metres in diameter. It was probably a Second World War Emergency Water Supply Reservoir that was removed by 1946 when only a dark ring-shaped parchmark was visible in this location.
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 3207-3208 10-DEC-1946. [Mapped feature: #64846 ] |
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| 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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| SDV352346 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1942. RAF/AC39. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/AC39 V 72-73 29-APR-1942. |
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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: | May 11 2017 12:00AM |
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