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Summary

A probable sewage tank and line of an associated outfall pipe is visible as earthworks, structures and cropmarks on aerial photographs of 1945 onwards. The structures are probably part of the infrastructure related to the Second World War military hospital at Fremington Camp, immediately to the south.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SS53SW/136/1

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• OUTFALL SEWER (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
• SEWAGE WORKS (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/LA/132, NMR RAF/106G/LA/132 5126-7 14-FEB-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349061.

The sewage tank and associated outfall pipe to the north-west are visible as earthworks, structures and cropmarks. Map object partly based on this source.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1655/4204 (Aerial Photograph). SDV342277.

Outlying building of Fremington Camp, probably sewage tank shown on later 20th century map. Other details: HER 7/82.

Ordnance Survey, 1963 - 1996, National Grid OS metric (Cartographic). SDV342278.

'Sewage Tank' marked.

Wessex Archaeology, 2007, RMB Chivenor Flood Defence Scheme Barnstaple, Devon: Archaeological Desk-based Assessment (Report - Assessment). SDV342125.

Other details: WA 200.

Next Perspectives, 2010, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref:, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: SS5033 08-APR-2010 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349899.

The tank and outfall structures remain visible as earthworks and structures. The cropmark is no longer visible. Map object partly based on this source.

Next Perspectives, 2010, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref:, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: SS5033 08-APR-2010 (Aerial Photograph). SDV349899.

The tank and outfall structures remain visible as earthworks and structures. The cropmark is no longer visible. Map object partly based on this source.

Corcos, N., 2011, Land at Fremington Army Camp, Fremington, North Devon: Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment, 14 (Report - Assessment). SDV348712.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011-2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.

A probable sewage tank and line of an associated outfall pipe is visible as earthworks, structures and cropmarks on aerial photographs of 1945 onwards. The sewage tank is visible as a roughly square earthwork approximately 20 metres to a side, capped by a rectangular concrete panel. The concrete appears white and relatively new on the 1945 aerial photographs. A pale cropmark circa 2 metres wide and 100 metres long can be seen projecting north-west towards the shore from the tank, interrupted by the railway track. Beyond the shore pale circular features less than one metre in diameter, probably posts or structures, continue the line of the cropmark in to the inter-tidal zone. The cropmark and structures probably represent the line of an outfall pipe associated with the sewage tank. The structures are probably part of the infrastructure related to the Second World War military hospital at Fremington Camp, immediately to the south. The structures remain visible on digital interactive images derived from aerial photographs taken in 2010.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV342125	Report - Assessment: Wessex Archaeology. 2007. RMB Chivenor Flood Defence Scheme Barnstaple, Devon: Archaeological Desk-based Assessment. Wessex Archaeology Report. 67300.01. A4 Stapled + Digital.
SDV342277	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1655/4204. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper).
SDV342278	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1963 - 1996. National Grid OS metric. National Grid OS metric. Digital.
SDV348712	Report - Assessment: Corcos, N.. 2011. Land at Fremington Army Camp, Fremington, North Devon: Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment. Avon Archaeological Unit Report. A4 Stapled + Digital. 14.
SDV349018	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S.. 2011-2012. North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. ACD383/2/1. Digital.
	Linked documents:1
SDV349061	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF/106G/LA/132. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/106G/LA/132 5126-7 14-FEB-1945.
SDV349899	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2010. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref:. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: SS5033 08-APR-2010.

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV4490 - RMB Chivenor Flood Defence Scheme Barnstaple, Devon: Archaeological Desk-based Assessment
• EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project (Ref: ACD383/2/1)

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