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Summary

A rectangular pond at Bradfield House, visible on aerial photographs from the 1940s onwards and depicted as an embanked feature on late-19th century maps, is likely to be post-medieval in date.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• POND (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

A rectangular area is depicted, surrounded by what appears to be a raised bank. A small structure, possibly steps, is depicted on the inside edge, midway along the southern side.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FP 2287-2288 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356127.

A pale rectangular area, with central darker circular feature, is visible.

Cambridge University Collection of Aerial Photography, 1953, CAP/MH, CAP 8132/83 05-JUL-1953 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357463.

A jetty-like structure projecting inwards is visible along the northern edge of the rectangular feature.

Ordnance Survey, 1966, OS/66184 V, OS/66184 V 213-214 22-JUL-1966 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357044.

The rectangular area is filled with water, and a bridge is visible between the raised central island and the southern edge.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2014-2015, East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV356883.

A rectangular pond north of Bradfield House is visible on aerial photographs from the 1940s onwards and depicted as an embanked feature on late-19th century maps. It is visible on aerial photographs taken in April 1947 as a dry pale area, with what appear to be irregular dark drainage channels and a dark roughly circular central feature. By July 1953 a probable jetty structure had been constructed on the northern edge, although the earliest aerial photographic evidence of the pond being water-filled dates to 1966, when a bridge linking the southern edge to a central island was visible. The pond is visible on more recent aerial photographs and the central island appears to survive, although perhaps reduced in extent.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV356127	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FP 2287-2288 11-APR-1947. [Mapped feature: #67895 ]
SDV356883	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2014-2015. East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
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SDV357044	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1966. OS/66184 V. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/66184 V 213-214 22-JUL-1966.
SDV357463	Aerial Photograph: Cambridge University Collection of Aerial Photography. 1953. CAP/MH. Cambridge University Collection of Aerial Photographs. Photograph (Paper). CAP 8132/83 05-JUL-1953.

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6530 - The East and Mid-Devon Rivers Catchment NMP project (Ref: ACD613)

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