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| HER Number: | MDV105356 |
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| Name: | Second World War Emergency Water Supply Tank, Bishopsteignton |
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Summary
A circular structure is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946 near the junction of Smith Hill and West Street. It is probably a Second World War temporary water tank known as a EWS (Emergency Water Supply) reservoir.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 907 738 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX97SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bishopsteignton |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BISHOPSTEIGNTON |
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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, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1412, RAF/106G/UK/1412 4007-4008 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.
A circular structure circa 8 metres in diameter is visible.
Next Perspectives, 1999, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs, Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SX9173 25-JUN-1999 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352113.
The water tank is no longer visible.
Carpenter, E., 2008, The South Downs NMP Pilot Report 1: Worthing to the Weald. (Monograph). SDV349887.
Emergency Water Supply reservoirs were constructed from early 1941. Circular forms were normally between 10 and 12 metres in diameter.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.
A circular structure is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946 near the junction of Smith Hill and West Street, Bishopsteignton. It is probably a Second World War temporary water tank known as a EWS (Emergency Water Supply) reservoir. Emergency Water Supply reservoirs were normally constructed in from 1941 to 1942 in areas where water supply was at risk of disruption due to air raids. At approximately 8 metres in diameter it is smaller than most known Emergency Water Supply reservoirs, which elsewhere in the country appear to be between 10-12 metres in diameter. At least two similar sized EWS are visible further east in Bishopsteignton and one to the south. The site of the tank has been developed for housing.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV349887 | Monograph: Carpenter, E.. 2008. The South Downs NMP Pilot Report 1: Worthing to the Weald.. The South Downs NMP Pilot Report 1: Worthing to the Weald.. 11-2008. |
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| SDV351146 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2013-2014. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital. |
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| SDV352113 | Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 1999. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SX9173 25-JUN-1999. |
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| SDV352504 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1412. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1412 4007-4008 13-APR-1946. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6127 - Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme (NMP) for South-West England - South Coast Devon (Ref: ACD618)
| Date Last Edited: | May 21 2014 5:09PM |
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