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Kent, England

Greenhithe foreshore and chalk wharves (Thames, Kent)

Tidal foreshore Documented siteRestricted

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery
Clay pipe stemsClay pipe stems

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

Lower-Thames barge and chalk-shipping village below Ingress, its shore worked by lime, cement and riverside trades into the Victorian era.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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