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South Yorkshire, England

Sheffield canal basin and Don-side works

Riverbank Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: cutlery blanks.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

1889 historic-map era

Cutlery and steel city whose 1819 canal basin and Don-side works dumped grinding and household waste along the waterways.

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