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Limehouse foreshore (Thames, north bank)

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What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

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

Also reported: glass.

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

Why this spot

Tudor to Victorian, limekilns, shipping and Chinatown-era docks

Named for its medieval lime kilns, later a shipping and dockside district that left kiln, pottery and maritime debris.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.
Thames: Limehouse (Limekiln Dock)1 km away · Tidal foreshore
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Rotherhithe foreshore (Thames, south bank)1 km away · Tidal foreshore
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Isle of Dogs foreshore, west side (Thames, Millwall reach)2 km away · Tidal foreshore
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Wapping foreshore (Thames, north bank)2 km away · Tidal foreshore
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