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Somerset, England

Combwich Parrett brick and coal wharf

Tidal foreshore Documented sitePermission required
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What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: bricks.

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

Why this spot

Victorian bottle era, historically mapped

Tidal wharf on the river Parrett handling brick, tile and coal; muddy foreshore took works and shipping refuse in the 1800s.

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Bridgwater: Parrett brick-and-tile port8 km away · Tidal foreshore
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