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Tyne and Wear, England
Elswick Armstrong works Tyne foreshore
Riverbank Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Old bottles
Sea potteryAlso reported: industrial debris.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain).
Why this spot
Victorian bottle era, historically mapped
Armstrong ordnance and engineering works dominated the west Newcastle riverside from the 1840s. Tidal foreshore gathers works and dwelling refuse.
Keep exploring nearby
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