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Roker and Seaburn Beach, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear

Tidal foreshore Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Sea glassSea glass
Old bottlesOld bottles

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Moximox (CC BY-SA 4.0), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

19th to early 20th century

Sunderland was a major Victorian glass and bottle town; the coast north of the Wear collects material eroded and dispersed from that industry rather than from a single visible dump.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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