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Tyne and Wear, England

Blaydon coke and firebrick Tyne reach

Riverbank Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: firebrick, clinker.

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

Why this spot

Victorian bottle era, historically mapped

Coke, chemical and Cowen firebrick works on the tidal upper Tyne, celebrated in the Blaydon Races. Riverbank holds works and colliery refuse.

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