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Essex, England

Shoeburyness foreshore east of Southend (Essex)

Tidal foreshore Documented siteRestricted

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Buttons and bucklesButtons and buckles
Sea potterySea pottery

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), Unknown (Public domain), NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

Victorian bottle era, historically mapped

Coastal village and former garrison and gunnery ground at the Thames mouth, with a public shore giving way to restricted ranges eastward.

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