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Burham marsh brickfield rough-stuff grounds

Old dump ground 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: doll limbs.

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

Victorian bottle era, historically mapped

London refuse was barged to the Medway valley cement and brick works as ash for brickmaking, and spoiled rough-stuff ground lies along the Burham marshes.

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