Cumbria, England
Workington Derwent iron, steel and coal port
Tidal foreshore Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Old bottles
Sea potteryAlso 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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