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| HER Number: | MDV123396 |
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| Name: | Emergency Water Supply, Conduit Square, Chudleigh |
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Summary
A circular structure of Second World War date is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 at Conduit Square, Chudleigh. It is interpreted as a Second World War Emergency Water Supply.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 868 795 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX87NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Chudleigh |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHUDLEIGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- EMERGENCY WATER SUPPLY (World War II to XX - 1939 AD to 1946 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1412, RAF/106G/UK/1412 RP 3070-3071 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.
A structure circa 8m in diameter is visible.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2018-2019, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley (Interpretation). SDV361305.
A circular upstanding structure is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 at Conduit Square, Chudleigh. The circular structure, which measures approximately 8m in diameter, 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 circa 8m in diameter, it is smaller than many known Emergency Water Supply reservoirs, which elsewhere in the country appear to be between 10-12 metres in diameter. The structure was not visible on images post-dating 1946.
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 RP 3070-3071 13-APR-1946. [Mapped feature: #114077 ] |
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| SDV361305 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2018-2019. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley. Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7515 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey (Ref: ACD1748)
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 13 2018 1:05PM |
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