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Large iron chain

Shipyard chain (late 19th or early 20th century) uncovered at Instone Wharf
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The large iron chain was found near one of the slipways and may have been used to secure the ships there or to help slow them down during launching. The halfpenny coin was found near the slipway and dates to 1862, the year the slipway was built.