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Lambeth foreshore below Albert Embankment (Thames, south bank)

Tidal foreshore Documented siteRestricted

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Sea potterySea pottery
Clay pipe stemsClay pipe stems

Also reported: industrial metal.

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

Why this spot

Post-medieval to Victorian, Lambeth pottery and river industry

Lambeth was a major centre of English delftware and stoneware, and its potteries left a strong ceramic signature on this 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.

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