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Gravesend

Lower-Thames foreshore

Tidal foreshore Inferred from historyPermission required
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What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Clay pipe stemsClay pipe stems

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), Surrey County Council, David Williams, (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Why this spot

Lower-Thames pilot and emigrant-embarkation town

Historical inference; no documented digs found.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Fast Thames tides, mud, shipping.

Keep exploring nearby

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