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Greater Manchester, England

Stockport Mersey-head hatting town rivers

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: glass.

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

1893 historic-map era

Cotton and hatting town where the Tame and Goyt join to form the Mersey, built over from the 1780s. River and works margins hold trade refuse.

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