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Snape maltings quay on the Alde

Tidal foreshore Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery
Clay pipe stemsClay pipe stems

Also reported: malt shovel and kiln debris.

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

1902 historic-map era

Barge quay at the tidal head of the Alde serving the huge 1840s maltings, which shipped malt to London until 1965; quay margins and saltings edge hold Victorian working refuse.

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