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Southend-on-Sea foreshore (Southend Pier / Jubilee Beach)

Tidal foreshore Documented siteRestricted

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Coins and tokensCoins and tokens
Old bottlesOld bottles

Also reported: jewellery, Victorian-to-modern beach losses on sand and shingle.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Victorian resort to modern

Below the Thames Barrier so no PLA permit applies; the sandy resort beaches differ from the protected marsh to the west.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

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

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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