Somerset, England
Chard canal and lace-town reach
Riverbank Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Old bottles
Sea pottery
Clay pipe stemsPhotos 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
Lace and engineering town served by the Chard Canal; wharves, works and tunnels left waterside refuse in the 1800s.
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.