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Otterspool foreshore

Tidal foreshore Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Sea potterySea pottery
Clay pipe stemsClay pipe stems
Old bottlesOld bottles

Also reported: and rubble from the 1930s promenade reclamation that used the city's demolition spoil..

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

Why this spot

Victorian to 20th century

The promenade was built on tipped rubble, so much surface material is redeposited rather than in situ. Soft mud below the wall is dangerous on a rising tide.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Tidal foreshore, check tide times
soft mud and eroding ground in places.

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