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Greater London, England

Hackney Wick and Old Ford Lea marshes (Middlesex)

Old dump ground Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

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

Dense East London industrial fringe of chemical, plastic and dye works on the Lea marshes, ground layered with Victorian factory and household waste.

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