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Mystery as hundreds of Victorian shoes wash up on Ogmore beach
More than 400 Victorian-era shoes uncovered in Vale of Glamorgan rockpool restoration, with 200 removed in one week, linked to local shipwreck and shoemaking history.
- Hundreds of Victorian hobnailed shoes have washed ashore on Ogmore beach in Wales, possibly from a shipwreck about 150 years ago near Tusker Rock.
- Emma Lamport, from the Beach Academy social enterprise, said they found around 200 shoes in one small area this week alone during a rockpool restoration project.
- Author Lara Maiklem said the boots were "definitely Victorian" and likely from a shipwreck due to the large quantity found, possibly an Italian cargo vessel carrying leather shoes.
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They retrieved them from volunteers, and according to them, they could go back to Victorian age.
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Mystery as dozens of Victorian shoes wash up on British beach
Hundreds of shoes believed to date back to the 19th century have been mysteriously discovered on beaches in south Wales. The black leather footwear was found at rockpools on several beaches in the Vale of Glamorgan.Volunteers at The Beach Academy, a social enterprise focusing on environmental education, found the shoes, which they believe were intended to be worn by adult males and children.The group said: "Can anyone help us shed light on the h…
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- 39% of the sources lean Left, 38% of the sources are Center
39% Left
L 39%
C 38%
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