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| HER Number: | MDV113407 |
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| Name: | Emergency Water Supply, Lower Hill Barton Road, Exeter |
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Summary
Two circular upstanding structures are visible on aerial photographs of 1945 onwards, off Lower Hill Barton Road, Exeter. By 1947 they have been completely demolished.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 954 927 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX99SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Exeter |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HEAVITREE |
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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, 1945, RAF/106G/UK/996, RAF/106G/UK/996 RVp1 6048-49 12-NOV-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV358938.
Two adjacent Emergency Water Supply tanks are visible.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1412, RAF/106G/UK/1412 RS 4423-24 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.
Two adjacent Emergency Water Supply tanks are visible.
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1987, RAF/CPE/UK/1987 V 5208-09 12-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV359001.
All traces of the former structures have been completely cleared.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2014-2015, East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV356883.
Two circular upstanding structures are visible on aerial photographs of 1945 onwards, off Lower Hill Barton Road, Exeter. The circular structures both measure approximately 9.5m in diameter and are located at the intersection of Hill Barton Road and Lower Hill Barton Road. They possibly represent Second World War temporary water tanks 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, they are closely comparable to most known Emergency Water Supply reservoirs, which elsewhere in the country appear to be between 10-12 metres in diameter. The EWS tanks remain visible as upstanding structures on aerial photographs up until 1946, although by 1947 have been completely demolished.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV352504 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1412. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1412 RS 4423-24 13-APR-1946. [Mapped feature: #72748 ] |
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| 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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| SDV358938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF/106G/UK/996. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/996 RVp1 6048-49 12-NOV-1945. |
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| SDV359001 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1987. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1987 V 5208-09 12-APR-1947. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6530 - The East and Mid-Devon Rivers Catchment NMP project (Ref: ACD613)
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 1 2015 12:54PM |
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