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Summary

A late nineteenth century tidal pool is visible as a roughly circular structure on aerial photographs from 1945 to 2007, and on mapping from the early twentieth century. It is recorded as having been damaged by the Home Guard at the end of the Second War and does not now appear to function, although remains are likely to be visible at low tide.

Location

Protected Status

• Protected Wreck 1000071: ERME ESTUARY
• Protected Wreck 1000071: ERME ESTUARY

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX64NW/132

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• SWIMMING POOL (XIX to XXI - 1880 AD to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

1907, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV166126.

"bathing pool" marked on os 6" (1907) map (os).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV166127.

Des=horner, b.(16/12/1992)/as above.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV166128.

Des=os 6"(1907)131sw.

Horner, B., Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV1669.

Stone-walled enclosure visible when tide recedes (horner).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV2244.

Vis=11/12/1992 (horner).

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

No pool is marked in this location, although an irregular feature is depicted.

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

A circular bathing pool is depicted and marked.

Oldham, N., 2006, The British Sub Aqua Jubilee Trust Report on the Erme Estuary Protected Wreck Sites 2005/2006 (Report - non-specific). SDV351245.

Next Perspectives, 2007, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs, Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SX6047 03-MAY-2007 (Aerial Photograph). SDV350196.

A roughly circular walled open structure is visible.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.

A roughly circular walled open structure, 13 metres in diameter, is visible on aerial photographs from 1945 to 2007, and is marked as a bathing pool on mapping from the early twentieth century. It is not marked on the Ordnance Survey First Edition maps dating to the 1880s-1890s, although an irregular feature is depicted and could have been a natural pool that was enhanced in the late nineteenth or early twentieth century. The Fleet Estate website states that the structure was built in 1875 with a sluice gate to control water flow, but was damaged by the Home Guard at the end of the Second War and does not appear to now function as a tidal pool. Substantial remains are likely to be visible at low tide.

The Flete Estate, Undated, The Flete Estate, http://www.flete.co.uk/flete-estate/history/flete-estate-history/ (Website). SDV351338.

'Round the corner from the teahouse are the remains of the old seawater swimming pool, also built in 1875. It had a sluice gate which was closed to keep the water level up as the tide fell, and then opened to allow the water to be refreshed at high tide. Unfortunately, the Home Guard blew a hole in the wall before they left at the end of the Second War' [accesssed 5th June 2013].

Sources / Further Reading

SDV166126	Migrated Record: 1907.
SDV166127	Migrated Record:
SDV166128	Migrated Record:
SDV1669	Migrated Record: Horner, B..
SDV2244	Migrated Record:
SDV325644	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV350196	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2007. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SX6047 03-MAY-2007. [Mapped feature: #92617 ]
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.
	Linked documents:1
SDV351245	Report - non-specific: Oldham, N.. 2006. The British Sub Aqua Jubilee Trust Report on the Erme Estuary Protected Wreck Sites 2005/2006. South West Maritime Archaeological Group Report. Digital.
SDV351338	Website: The Flete Estate. Undated. The Flete Estate. http://www.flete.co.uk. Website. http://www.flete.co.uk/flete-estate/history/flete-estate-history/.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6146 - Survey Work at Erme Estuary Designated Wreck Sites, 1991 to 2006
• EDV6127 - Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme (NMP) for South-West England - South Coast Devon (Ref: ACD618)

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