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400 Vintage Shoes Wash Ashore in Wales Cleanup

12/23/2025

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  • Hundreds of Victorian hobnailed shoes have washed ashore on Ogmore beach in south Wales.
  • Volunteers discovered them during a rock pool cleanup.
  • Emma Lamport of Beach Academy states that more than 400 shoes have been found.
  • The shoes likely date to the 19th century and may originate from a shipwrecked Italian cargo vessel near Tusker Rock.