Monument record MDO23085 - Allotment Gardens, Wyke Regis, Weymouth

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Summary

Allotment Gardens, first shown on an Ordnance Survey map of 1930 (not on earlier maps). By the OS map of 1938 these have been incorporated into the adjacent sewage works as 'sludge beds'. The remains of these former allotment gardens are visible on aerial photographs of Wyke Regis, taken in 1946.

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Full Description

Allotment Gardens, first shown on an Ordnance Survey map of 1930 (not on earlier maps). By the OS map of 1938 these have been incorporated into the adjacent sewage works as 'sludge beds'. (1) The remains of these former allotment gardens are visible on aerial photographs of Wyke Regis, taken in 1946 (2). These features were digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset). They are not visible on the most recent comprehensive aerial images available to the project, this area having since been built over by modern development.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1923-33. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch three. paper. 1:2500.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1821 5448-49.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 66934 77021 (210m by 109m) (6 map features)
Map sheet SY67NE
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Jan 15 2021 9:47AM

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