Information for record number MWA12441:
Site of WW2 Water Pumping Sation, Spring Lane, Combrook

Summary The site of a WW2 Water Pumping Station at Spring Lane, Combrook was recorded during conversion works to 'Appletrees'. It originally pumped water to Gaydon or Kineton. It consisted of a large underground concrete hopper and cast iron works.
What Is It?  
Type: Water Pumping Station
Period: Modern (1914 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Combrook
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 30 51
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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1 The site of a WW2 Water Pumping Station at Spring Lane, Combrook was recorded during conversion works to 'Appletrees'. It originally pumped water to Gaydon or Kineton. It consisted of a large underground concrete hopper and cast iron works.
2 A possible Second World War Water Pumping Station is visible on aerial photographs of 1945 as structures and earthworks at Spring Lane, Combrook. A large underground concrete hopper and cast iron works were recorded during conversion of the site into a residential house called firstly Apple Tree Cottage, then later Appletrees. The site originally pumped water to either RAF Gaydon (Monument Number 1395626) or Kineton. These features have been mapped from aerial photographs as part of the SE Warwickshire and Cotswolds HLS NMP project.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Desk Top Study
Title: SE Warwickshire and Cotswolds NMP Project
Author/originator: Josephine Janik
Date: 2010-2012
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Report a Find submission
Title: Information for the Warwickshire SMR: WW2 Water Pumping Station at Combrook
Author/originator: A Baxter
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technique Earthwork Earthworks can take the form of banks, ditches and mounds. They are usually created for a specific purpose. A bank, for example, might be the remains of a boundary between two or more fields. Some earthworks may be all that remains of a collapsed building, for example, the grassed-over remains of building foundations.

In the winter, when the sun is lower in the sky than during the other seasons, earthworks have larger shadows. From the air, archaeologists are able to see the patterns of the earthworks more easily. Earthworks can sometimes be confusing when viewed at ground level, but from above, the general plan is much clearer.

Archaeologists often carry out an aerial survey or an earthwork survey to help them understand the lumps and bumps they can see on the ground.
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technique Aerial Photograph Aerial photographs are taken during an aerial survey, which involves looking at the ground from above. It is usually easier to see cropmarks and earthworks when they are viewed from above. Aerial photographs help archaeologists to record what they see and to identify new sites. There are two kinds of aerial photographs; oblique and vertical. back
period Modern The Modern Period, about 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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period modern About 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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monument IRON WORKS * A site where iron is smelted or iron goods made. back
monument HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. back
monument STRUCTURE * A construction of unknown function, either extant or implied by archaeological evidence. If known, use more specific type. back
monument WATER PUMPING STATION * A pumping station used as part of a clean water supply system. back
monument SPRING * A point where water issues naturally from the rock or soil onto the ground or into a body of surface water. back
monument EARTHWORK * A bank or mound of earth used as a rampart or fortification. back
monument WORKS * Usually a complex of buildings for the processing of raw materials. Use specific type where known. back

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