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Thames

Bankside (Tate Modern reach)

Tidal foreshore Documented siteRestricted
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What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Clay pipe stemsClay pipe stems
Sea potterySea pottery
Old bottlesOld bottles

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Surrey County Council, David Williams, (CC BY-SA 4.0), NPS (Public domain), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

1550-1900

Classic mudlark reach: 17th-19th c clay pipes (London Museum), delft, onion-bottle glass; Lara Maiklem territory.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Rising-tide cut-offs at wall returns

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