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Selby Ouse shipyard and canal junction waterfront

Riverbank Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery
Clay pipe stemsClay pipe stems

Also reported: shipyard fastenings.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain), Surrey County Council, David Williams, (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Why this spot

1889 historic-map era

Ouse port and shipbuilding town linked to the Aire and Calder by the 1778 Selby Canal, with yards launching coasters into the 20th century; riverside wharves and staithes carry long dumping histories.

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