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Wells quay and East End whelk sheds

Tidal foreshore Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery
Clay pipe stemsClay pipe stems

Also reported: fishery ironwork.

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

1904 historic-map era

Last of the working north Norfolk grain ports, with a Victorian maltings quay and whelk fishery; harbour channel edges and quay make-up carry 19th-century refuse under later silt.

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