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Emsworth oyster port foreshore

Tidal foreshore Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery
Clay pipe stemsClay pipe stems

Also reported: oyster culch finds.

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

Why this spot

1897 historic-map era

Chichester Harbour town whose oyster fleet was among England's largest by 1900, with mill ponds, hards and boatyards; foreshore mud around the town quays is layered with Victorian refuse and shell.

Keep exploring nearby

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