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No 10. Goose barnacles & the plastisphere

3rd September 2020 by Lisa Woollett

In the past, goose barnacles attached to mainly driftwood. Now though, I find them on everything from plastic bottles, fishing gear and toothbrushes ...

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No 9. Buttons (17th – 21st century)

1st July 2020 by Lisa Woollett

The regularity of circles always draws my eye. So whether mudlarking or beachcombing, I often find buttons: in shallow Thames pools or wedged side-on ...

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No 8. Plastic nature

17th June 2020 by Lisa Woollett

Against strandline seaweed, the green of plastic plants catches the eye. Perhaps most poignant are those left high on shore after gales, particularly ...

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No 7. Toothbrushes: bone & plastic

9th June 2020 by Lisa Woollett

In Europe, the toothbrush remained a luxury until the late 18th century. The most expensive had badger-hair bristles and handles made from ivory, ...

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No 6. Gradual breakdown of the flotsam army

2nd June 2020 by Lisa Woollett

Over the years I’ve found a lot of plastic army men on beaches. Most are left on the strandline at high tide, often amongst the swathes of plastic ...

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No 5. Sugar moulds, cowries & slavery

27th May 2020 by Lisa Woollett

‘Having crossed London on the Tube wearing wellies (which always gets a few glances), I walked into Wapping through cavernous streets overshadowed by ...

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No 4. Fèves: a plastic wise man & a fish

19th May 2020 by Lisa Woollett

The plastic figure below is one of the Bible's three wise men. I found it on the south coast of Cornwall, in a strandline tangle of seaweed and ...

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No 3. Light bulbs & the Phoebus cartel

13th May 2020 by Lisa Woollett

‘We headed towards Warden Point – which is no longer a point – and the strange, unstable landscape felt almost immediately remote. On exposure to air, ...

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No 2. Action Man body parts (1966-73)

6th May 2020 by Lisa Woollett

This hand is around 50 years old and washed up on a Cornish beach during the February storms. As the strongest gales of Storm Ciara coincided with ...

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No 1. Bone & plastic combs (17th-21st Century)

2nd May 2020 by Lisa Woollett

Combs have been a favourite shore find of mine for years. I like that they’re ordinary, personal objects, as well as one of our oldest tools. The ...

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