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Essex, England

Harwich packet port waterfront

Tidal foreshore Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Clay pipe stemsClay pipe stems
Sea potterySea pottery

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

Why this spot

1876 historic-map era

Continental packet and naval station at the Stour-Orwell mouth, with centuries of ship refuse and ballast around the old town shore.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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