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Essex, England

West Thurrock and Stone Ness foreshore (Thames, Essex)

Tidal foreshore Documented siteRestricted

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: industrial glass.

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

Why this spot

Victorian bottle era, historically mapped

Cement, soap and powder works parish on the Stone Ness bend where riverside industry and marsh tipping edged the Thames shore.

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