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Deptford foreshore near Convoys Wharf (Thames, south bank)

Tidal foreshore Documented siteRestricted
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What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Nails and fittingsNails and fittings
Sea potterySea pottery
Clay pipe stemsClay pipe stems

Also reported: buttons, glass, dockyard waste.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain), Surrey County Council, David Williams, (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Why this spot

Tudor to Victorian, the royal naval dockyard

Site of Henry VIII's royal dockyard at Deptford, a centre of Tudor and later naval shipbuilding on the south bank.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Fast incoming tide, deep mud
check tide times and stay off the mud on a rising tide.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

Check access and collecting rules for each site.
Isle of Dogs foreshore, west side (Thames, Millwall reach)1 km away · Tidal foreshore
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Thames: Deptford (Creek & Dockyard reach)1 km away · Tidal foreshore
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Greenwich foreshore below the Old Royal Naval College (Thames, south bank)2 km away · Tidal foreshore
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Thames: Limehouse (Limekiln Dock)2 km away · Tidal foreshore
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