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UK & Ireland, England
Liverpool
Otterspool promenade tip shore
Old dump ground, tidal Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Old bottles
Sea pottery
Clay pipe stemsAlso reported: sea glass.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain), Surrey County Council, David Williams, (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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Why this spot
Mersey shore reclaimed 1929-1949 behind a sea wall with Queensway Tunnel spoil and Liverpool household refuse, opened as a promenade in 1950
Refuse and tunnel-spoil infill documented by Historic Liverpool and Grace's Guide; foreshore finds are reported by Mersey mudlarkers informally
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Big Mersey tides and currentsSlippery revetment stone, interwar landfill glass
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.