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HER Number:MDV105965
Name:Emergency Water Supply Reservoir on Seafield and Festival Gardens

Summary

A probable Second World War Emergency Water Supply reservoir is visible as a circular structure and then a a pale parchmark on aerial photographs taken between 1946 and 2006. Below-ground remains are likely to survive.

Location

Grid Reference:SY 243 899
Map Sheet:SY28NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishSeaton
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishSEATON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • RESERVOIR (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1941, RAF/1416/S386H52, NMR SY2389/4 MSO 31233 PO-63 09-AUG-1941 (Aerial Photograph). SDV355849.

No structure is visible in this location.


Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1412, RAF/106G/UK/1412 RP 4182-4183 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.

A circular structure is visible.


Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1994 4489-4490 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

A circular flat structure is visible.


Next Perspectives, 2006, Pan Government Agreement, Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SY2489 17-JUN-2006 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352652.

A pale circular parchmark 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 circular structure, approximately 8 metres across, is visible on aerial photographs taken between 1946 and 2006, firstly as an above ground structure, then a pale flat area and finally a pale parchmark. It was not visible on aerial photographs taken in August 1941 and its size and location suggest that it was an Emergency Water Supply reservoir, built during the Second World War as a back up if water supplies were damaged during bombing raids. Although the superstructure appears to have been removed by 1947, the base is likely to survive, causing a pale circular parchmark on later aerial photographs.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV351146Interpretation: 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
SDV352504Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1412. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1412 RP 4182-4183 13-APR-1946.
SDV352652Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2006. Pan Government Agreement. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SY2489 17-JUN-2006.
SDV355849Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1941. RAF/1416/S386H52. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR SY2389/4 MSO 31233 PO-63 09-AUG-1941.
SDV356127Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1994 4489-4490 11-APR-1947. [Mapped feature: #65393 ]

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:Feb 7 2014 2:45PM

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