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West Midlands, England
Coventry canal basin and watch-trade tips
Riverbank Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Old bottles
Sea pottery
Nails and fittingsPhotos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
1888 historic-map era
The 1769 canal basin served coal and ribbon-weaving trades, and later watch and cycle works, with wharf-side refuse along the city arm.
Keep exploring nearby
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