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Hertfordshire, England

Hertford Lea navigation head and wharves (Hertfordshire)

Riverbank Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Clay pipe stemsClay pipe stems
Sea potterySea pottery

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

Why this spot

1897 historic-map era

County town at the head of the Lea navigation whose maltings, breweries and barge wharves shed Georgian and Victorian riverside refuse.

Keep exploring nearby

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