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Kent, England

Dartford Darent-side works and creek (Kent)

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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

1897 historic-map era

Old market and mill town on the tidal Darent with paper, chemical and engineering works whose creekside ground carried dense Victorian refuse.

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