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HER Number:MDV61277
Name:Playing Field to the south of Exhibition Road

Summary

Playing field to the south of Exhibition Road, probably created by the late 1940s.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 841 004
Map Sheet:SS80SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishCrediton
DistrictMid Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishCREDITON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS80SW/260

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • RECREATION GROUND (XX - 1901 AD to 2000 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.

Large field visible with a rectangular building on the western side.

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

Playing field shown with a pavillion on the western side and a small building in the north-east corner.

Collings, A. G. + Weddell, P. J., 1999, Archaeological Assessment of a Proposed Development Site at Exhibition Road, Crediton, 1-5 (Report - Assessment). SDV336360.

Oxford Archaeotechnics Ltd, 1999, Playing Fields, Exhibition Road, Crediton, Devon: Topsoil Magnetic Susceptibility & Magnetic (Gradiometer) Survey (Report - Geophysical Survey). SDV356391.

Magnetometer (gradiometer) survey, carried out on playing fields on the north-eastern outskirts of Crediton, revealed a number of anomalies whose geometry and regularity are indicative of recent agricultural and/or sports field features.

Gillard, M., 2005, Site at Red Cross Hill, Crediton: results of an archaeological evaluation excavation, Appendix 2 (Report - Evaluation). SDV337625.

Exeter Archaeology, 2006, Archaeological assessment of a proposed college site to the east of Exhibition Road, Crediton, 8 (Report - Assessment). SDV337881.

'Queen Elizabeth's School Playing Field' shown on 1965 map.

Ordnance Survey, 2013, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV350786.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336360Report - Assessment: Collings, A. G. + Weddell, P. J.. 1999. Archaeological Assessment of a Proposed Development Site at Exhibition Road, Crediton. Exeter Archaeology Report. 99.34. A4 Stapled + Digital. 1-5.
SDV337625Report - Evaluation: Gillard, M.. 2005. Site at Red Cross Hill, Crediton: results of an archaeological evaluation excavation. Southwest Archaeology Report. 051125. A4 stapled + Digital. Appendix 2.
SDV337881Report - Assessment: Exeter Archaeology. 2006. Archaeological assessment of a proposed college site to the east of Exhibition Road, Crediton. Exeter Archaeology Report. 06.72. A4 Stapled + Digital. 8.
SDV342278Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1963 - 1996. National Grid OS metric. National Grid OS metric. Digital.
SDV342938Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital).
SDV350786Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2013. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #96761 ]
SDV356391Report - Geophysical Survey: Oxford Archaeotechnics Ltd. 1999. Playing Fields, Exhibition Road, Crediton, Devon: Topsoil Magnetic Susceptibility & Magnetic (Gradiometer) Survey. Oxford Archaeotechnics Ltd Report. A4 Comb Bound + Digital.

Associated Monuments

MDV73220Parent of: Building on Playing Field (Monument)
MDV73218Parent of: Pavilion on Playing Field to the east of Crediton (Monument)
MDV17737Related to: Exhibition Road, formerly Bramble Lane (Monument)
MDV612Related to: Field System to the east of Crediton (Monument)
MDV13971Related to: Lord's Meadow to the east of Crediton (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV4145 - Red Cross Hill, Crediton
  • EDV4176 - College Site to the east of Exhibition Road in Crediton
  • EDV6431 - Geophysical Survey of Exhibition Road Playing Fields (Ref: 1860599/CRD/EBC)

Date Last Edited:May 5 2021 3:08PM