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Liverpool Pier Head foreshore

Tidal foreshore Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

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

Also reported: coal-era clinker.

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

Georgian to modern (c.1750 to present)

Access the mud only on a falling tide; the Mersey has a very large tidal range and fast currents, and much of the frontage is hard dock wall.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Tidal foreshore, check tide times
soft mud and eroding ground in places.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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