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South Yorkshire, England

Barnsley Canal coal and glass town

Riverbank Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: glass.

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

Why this spot

1893 historic-map era

Coal, linen and glass-bottle town served by the Barnsley and Dearne canals from the 1790s. Waterway and works margins hold pit-era refuse.

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