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Workington Derwent iron, steel and coal port

Tidal foreshore Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: slag, glass.

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

Why this spot

1893 historic-map era

Coal, iron and steel port at the Derwent mouth, shipping and smelting hard from the 1850s. Harbour and river margins hold works and shipping refuse.

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