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Originally Posted by Coquet
Yes that makes sense as that was waste when the river was straightened.
What was being carried as ballast? I think sometimes they carried chalk and flint?
[we need a 10 metre core sample from the middle of Broomhill street; see what's in there!]
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A quick look on the Northside of the harbour will reveal lots of chalk and flint, I have seen impressive lumps of chalk in the past.