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| HER Number: | MDV61277 |
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| Name: | Playing Field to the south of Exhibition Road |
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Summary
Playing field to the south of Exhibition Road, probably created by the late 1940s.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 841 004 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS80SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Crediton |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CREDITON |
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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
| SDV336360 | Report - 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. |
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| SDV337625 | Report - 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. |
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| SDV337881 | Report - 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. |
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| SDV342278 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1963 - 1996. National Grid OS metric. National Grid OS metric. Digital. |
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| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). |
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| SDV350786 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2013. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #96761 ] |
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| SDV356391 | Report - 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. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV73220 | Parent of: Building on Playing Field (Monument) |
| MDV73218 | Parent of: Pavilion on Playing Field to the east of Crediton (Monument) |
| MDV17737 | Related to: Exhibition Road, formerly Bramble Lane (Monument) |
| MDV612 | Related to: Field System to the east of Crediton (Monument) |
| MDV13971 | Related 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 |
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