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says Graham, ‘even after
thirteen years.’ I ask him
what people normally find:
‘clay tiles, pottery going back
to Roman times. It’s a piece
of history, our history, and we
don’t mind people taking it
away with them.’ A volunteer
approaches; he says the tide
will be in in an hour and the
water will get to the stairs,
‘then we have to get people
out. But there will still be a
bit of beach and they don’t