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Barking town, creek and Reach marshes (Essex)

Old dump ground Documented sitePermission required
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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery
Clay pipe stemsClay pipe stems

Also reported: industrial glass.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain), Surrey County Council, David Williams, (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Why this spot

1896 historic-map era

Old fishing-fleet and abbey town on Barking Creek whose riverside industry, jute and chemical works and marsh tips shed dense Victorian refuse.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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Thames: Blackwall Reach & the Isle7 km away · Tidal foreshore
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Greenwich Peninsula foreshore, west of the Thames Barrier (Thames, south bank)7 km away · Tidal foreshore
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