Explore  /  Europe  /  County Durham

County Durham, England

Billingham Tees salt and chemical waterside

Riverbank Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: glass.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

Victorian bottle era, historically mapped

Village that grew into a salt and synthetic-ammonia chemical centre on the north Tees from the 1910s. Waterside margins hold works and household refuse.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

Check access and collecting rules for each site.