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UK & Ireland, England
Jackfield
Severn bank tile and pottery waste
Old dump ground Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Sea potteryAlso reported: eyes-only: encaustic tile fragments, Jackfield black ware.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain).
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Why this spot
Severn-side pottery village from 1634, later home of Maw & Co and Craven Dunnill, whose Victorian tile and pot waste laces the riverbank
Maw's Benthall Works at Jackfield and the pottery history are documented; riverbank sherd scatter is common knowledge locally, not a licensed dig
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Unstable slipping riverbank (Jackfield is a famous landslip zone)River currents
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