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Middlesbrough Tees foreshore (below the barrage)

Tidal foreshore Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

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

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

Why this spot

Victorian ironworks to 20th century

This is a heavily industrial working port; safe and legal public access to the mud is limited, and the lower estuary mudflats are protected for wildlife.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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