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Summary

A circular upstanding structure is visible on aerial photographs of 1946, at Sampford Peverell. It is possibly a Second World War temporary water tank known as a EWS (Emergency Water Supply) reservoir.

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/1823 RS, RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS 4328-29 04-NOV-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356902.

The possible water supply tank is visible.

Ordnance Survey, 1966, OS/66184 V, OS/66184 V 071-72 22-JUL-1966 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357044.

The tank has been removed.

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

A circular upstanding structure is visible on aerial photographs of 1946, to the northeast of Sampford Peverell. It is possibly a Second World War temporary water tank known as a EWS (Emergency Water Supply) reservoir. Emergency Water Supply reservoirs were normally constructed from 1941 to 1942 in areas where water supply was at risk of disruption due to air raids. At approximately 9.5m in diameter, it is closely comparable to most known Emergency Water Supply reservoirs, which elsewhere in the country appear to be between 10-12 metres in diameter. The location of a EWS in such a rural location, with little threat from enemy bombers, however, may cast some doubt on this interpretation, although equally it does not appear to be agricultural in origin. The circular structure has been completely removed on aerial photographs of 1966.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV356883	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2014-2015. East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
	Linked documents:1
SDV356902	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS 4328-29 04-NOV-1946. [Mapped feature: #69483 ]
SDV357044	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1966. OS/66184 V. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/66184 V 071-72 22-JUL-1966.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

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

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