Another interesting snippet:
'Where last exposed in the cliffs the Link House sandstone starts to rise southwards. During the miners' strike of 1926 the underlying coal was worked extensively, not only on the foreshore under the covering dome of sandstone, but also under the sand-hills; it was reached here through many small shafts sunk from the beach above high-water mark, and the seam, gently undulating, was worked for more than 30 yards under the dunes. The coal was of a hard, black, canneloid nature with conchoidal fracture, and contained some fish-remains.'
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