London, England
Rotherhithe foreshore (Thames, south bank)
Tidal foreshore Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Clay pipe stems
Sea pottery
Buttons and bucklesAlso reported: pins, ship timbers.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Surrey County Council, David Williams, (CC BY-SA 4.0), NPS (Public domain), Unknown (Public domain).
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Why this spot
Roman to Victorian, Tudor and 17th-19th c river trade and shipbuilding
A dense shipbuilding and trading peninsula, departure point of the Mayflower, rich in maritime and domestic river material.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.