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Spectacle Island (old city dump)

Tidal foreshore Source-confirmed findsRestricted

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Sea potterySea pottery
Clay pipe stemsClay pipe stems
Old bottlesOld bottles

Also reported: Capped-landfill glass.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain), Surrey County Council, David Williams, (CC BY-SA 4.0), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Victorian bottle era, historically mapped

Former horse-rendering and city-dump island, now a park with glass beaches.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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