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UK & Ireland, England
East Tilbury bottle beach (Coalhouse-Mucking)
Tidal foreshore Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Old bottles
Codd and soda bottles
Sea potteryAlso reported: plate fragments.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), Liz West (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain).
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Why this spot
1870-1915
The famous Essex bottle beach - London barge refuse: ceramic tableware, glass of all hues, marmalade pots (documented walk-throughs; classic estuary-digger territory). Environment Agency has since armoured sections with rock, cutting supply.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
GENUINE sink risk on the soft flats - low water onlyNever out on the mud
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.