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Tyne and Wear, England

Wallsend Swan Hunter shipyard shore

Riverbank Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: shipyard debris.

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

Why this spot

1895 historic-map era

Shipbuilding and coal town at the east end of Hadrian's Wall, with Swan Hunter yards from the 1870s. Riverside gathers yard and colliery refuse.

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