Son Digging Garden

[ferlew]

and finding loads of *** type lumps of stuff, any idea what on earth this is please?
Apparently the houses are build on the land that housed a former furniture factory if that helps.

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[ferlew]

Oh poo, that didn't work, did it?

[ferlew]

and the starred out word was slug, but with an 'a'

[ferlew]

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[scorpiojo]

https://i.postimg.cc/D4wg66Wy/***.jpg

[THECORBYLOON]

Even changing the *** to the word in question doesn't make it work.

[THECORBYLOON]

I see if now

[woofgang]

isn't blue stuff like that usually from copper?

[THECORBYLOON]

Any history of ironworking in the area?

[melv16]

Looks a bit like clinker to me. Or some by product from melting/forging steel

[ferlew]

We did wonder about copper.
The only places he knows of were this furniture factory and a curtain factory.
Thanks for sussing it out Scorpiojo

[scorpiojo]

Welcome :-)

[THECORBYLOON]

If you Google ironworking and the s-word, you'll see images with plenty blue in them.

[ferlew]

Will do, thanks.
He did say it looked slightly glassy rather than metal, might get a better pic tomorrow.

[Buenchico]

>>> Or some by product from melting/forging steel

Well Melv's in the right city to know all about that (Sheffield)!

It could, indeed, be a form of slâg glass. The finer examples are collectable:
https://tinyurl.com/yyftsqs6

[THECORBYLOON]

https://images.app.goo.gl/S5JCGqooYZUmSBvv5

[melv16]

We have a company called slãg reduction:-)

[ferlew]

Just been googling High Wycombe, no mention of any steel, iron or glass works that I can see.

[Togo]

Wasn't High Wycombe home to a big old steam engine shed back in the day. Looks like clinker from a steam engine boiler to me.

[Togo]

Just had a quick look and guess what. The Brunel steam engine railway sheds used to be in your neck of the woods. I would be saving it and selling it as souvenirs if you find that your garden is nearby. (^_*)

[Chipchopper]

Looks like dross from a foundry works.

Is it heavy or light ?