Message in bottle from 1973 found on building site
The former Hexham swimming baths, where the bottle was discovered, is being converted into flats.
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Hexham is a market town and civil parish in Northumberland, England, on the south bank of the River Tyne, formed by the confluence of the North Tyne and the South Tyne at Warden nearby, and close to Hadrian's Wall. Hexham was the administrative centre for the Tynedale district from 1974 to 2009. In 2011, it had a population of 13,097.
The former Hexham swimming baths, where the bottle was discovered, is being converted into flats.