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West Yorkshire, England

Mirfield Calder boatbuilding reach

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery
Clay pipe stemsClay pipe stems

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

Boatbuilding and blanket town on the Calder and Hebble navigation from the 1820s. Wharf and yard margins hold canal-trade refuse.

Keep exploring nearby

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