Is anyone else catching up with Nicola’s videos during the 2020 quarantine? In a world so full of uncertainties, it’s lovely to know I can settle down and enjoy your cheerful, gentle voice telling us about the wonderful button you just found and oh! Look at the swans!
Yes but it’s 2021 And we’re having a fourth spike in the USA this year so yes I’m trying to catch up! People need to take the vaccine but some of them don’t want it don’t understand???🤦🏻♀️ 💕💕WV🇺🇸🥲
Here I am in December 2021 catching up on Nicola's videos. We're no longer in lockdown and Christmas is fast approaching. I'm Not doing Christmas, I'll be working, as Omicron is out there and, despite being fully vaccinated, I have no wish to meet it. We've had a handful of staff contract Covid in the past month, despite being fully vaccinated, so I probably won't go to the Christmas party either. No biggie, there's always next year.
Hello Nicola I'm from Louisiana and work the rivers and lakes here the same way you work the Thames and I find the needles and pipes as well especially along the three Lakes we have here Pontchartrain, Maurepas and Borgne and it never ceases to amaze me the things that survive for three and four hundred years even in Brackish water. I found two silver needles last year and a large curves sailing sheet needle made of bronze about 4 inches long. Most people don't realize that half the clothes on people and especially women back then were pinned together more than sewn. Anyway keep up with the videos. They're great especially for me because I'm laid up from a surgery for a few weeks and those videos keep me from going absolutely stir crazy. My father was stationed near London for a while during World War II and I've always wanted to go to see my fathers ancestral family home in the Northern Ridings of Yorkshire. Cave England and Cave Castle. Anyway I love your videos. Oh ! I almost forgot. The metal piece you found with the three mounting holes on it that looks like a washes well it's from a car's exhaust manifold and it's called the donut ring over here but it's the metal ring that bolts the exhaust pipe onto the manifold on a engine and as that one is metal it's probably from a much older vehicle because most modern ones are made from a composite Material. It could also be off the exhaust of a old diesel boat engine as well and as you've got a lot of old wrecked boats along the Thames I'd say that's a pretty good bet.
Nicola, I am a disabled gulf war vet with PSTD, and I love your videos. As an artist, you must understand how art affects different people in different ways. In this case, we don't even see your finished pieces, but your calm personality and gentile words are the art itself. Consider yourself an art therapist if you like, because to me, that's your gift to us. My sincerest thanks, and may the mud never stop giving. -JAV
You should be given your own BBC series Nicola. Your voice and your storytelling skills are fabulous. I find you very cheering and very calming at the same time. Which is a bit similar to the effect of a nice glass of wine!
I am continually astounded every time you pull out an extremely delicate pipe that by some miracle has survived in tact for upward of two hundred years!
Hello Nicola, I was born in 1949 and lived on the corner of Barge House Road, Silvertown. We moved to Plumstead when I was 2 yrs old to a lovely semi on High Grove right next to Shrewsbury park. My sister and I slept in the back bedroom and could hear all the terrible noises of the RACS abbatoir in Cloth workers wood. I was fortunate in the early 80's to move into the new houses right on Shrewsbury park. I loved my home and garden. We kids played and made camps in the woods, we knew what trees were laden with plums. There were loads of us being post war children playing " knock down ginger, marbles, 5 jacks I loved it all so much. My husband Colin died so I moved out of my home sadly after living there for 27 yrs the day after his funeral. He did all the diy and hard landscaping in the garden. I had a secret path out of the back fence ( Dothill road ) to the park. It was too painful to stay in my home because it was everything Colin. I am now an old lady who yearns for the Thames and London Oh my goodness if only I knew about mudlarking it looks amazing. I am catching up on all your video's and can never tire of them. Thank you for being next to the river that I love and revealing our past and present. I am totally hooked so please do much more so I never run out of being home again vicariously experiencing it through you. Love and Blessings. x
Hello Nicola I really enjoy your Vids and they are done so well. You seem to be a Fun young Lady with a good sense of humor and you Really Enjoy your Mudlarking. Please keep up the good work.
I was on pins & needles with that pipe extraction! Congratulations! What an absolute beauty Nicola! I’m always fascinated by all the gorgeous & intricate designs. So much history in something that was once just tossed away. As they say, one mans trash is another’s treasure.
Hello Nicola :) many thanks for sharing your wonderful videos with us. You make every mudlark outing such an adventure and I am looking forward to seeing more of your exciting discoveries. I love the pipe finds especially the Turk heads, beautiful pieces of art.
I can think of many words to describe you Nicola, but "Useless" ain’t one of them! Fascinating, informative, passionate, committed, inquisitive, knowledgable and sharing all seem better suited.
what a wonderful pipe....ive been at my mothers this last week ….which is 200 miles away....its been so very lonely and the treatments are horrid….but I wanted you to know I watch your videos everyday to get thou the very tuff times.....your a blessing ty
I think I have seen almost all of your vids and I still look forward to another! I guess I am a follower :) Thanks for continuing to make a smile in my day!!
Thank you. I feel like I have been on a treasure hunt. You have a good eye for spotting neat stuff. When I was younger I would go visit my older sister in Oregon and search for agates in river beds, I really enjoyed that. I think that mudlarking would really be a hoot.
Another mesmerizing video, thanks Nicola! I love the opening with the swans and beautiful music! Of course the “goodbye “ and the diving bird was amazing!
I spotted the button almost as soon as you called it out. As you extracted the pipe so deliberately I mounted the words of Aquachgger, "Hod yer breathe". The bullet is most likely a Webley .455 or a .45 ACP. Since it is rimless it is the ACP ( Colt Automatic Pistol)The projectile is a bit strange, it may be a tracer. The base (Headstamp) would reveal the caliber, manufacturer and Year of production. You had a very fruitful day. Every time you find a bullet or shell on the Thames we are reminded that for a considerable time London and England were under attack, with a war on thier doorstep. Within nearly everything you find there is a story. a snippet of a life that worked and lived within the bounds of the Thames or of a distant visitor. I enjoy the hunt and don't even get mud on my hands.
I worked at Pennine Castings Foundry in Leeds, they were still producing hob nails and heels up until it closed six years ago. Big fan of all your videos.
Ahhhh Nicola you always amazed me with your beautiful videos and the music are so relaxing, you so beautiful in all your videos, if you don’t find anything you always bring a beautiful scenery. Thank you so much, I love your videos
Hi Nicola another great video and what a lovely find the pipe with a good stem on it, still amazes me how they survive in the Thames for all those years. Was lovely to see a bit of wildlife as well. Thanks
Hi Nicola. Great to meet you at the weekend. We have finally caught up on the films we had missed and can see why you still get excited finding pipes like that... we were excited just watching. Have fun and keep in touch. Ian Hannah and Elizabeth
the item you found after the button, which you identified as "a spindle" is actually a bobbin from a commercial sewing machine, or an early model home sewing machine. The early bobbins were quite sturdy and often made from copper or brass. Many were coated or plated with silver or chrome. I like that pipe you found. It's quite a unique find, especially for all the ones you've found previously. The pipe in this video is nearly fully in tact. I like that little green glass marble you found. as well.
I always get so excited when I see one of your videos in my recommendations. I loved seeing the swans and the seagull with it's huge lunch. The pipes were so exciting to see unearthed. Keep up the good work!
Tara Martin Same here!! I just adore your videos Nicola! Your voice, the Thames, the Swans all have a very calming and soothing affect on the senses...In my case I get super relaxed!! LoL...Keep up the great work!! HH and GL from Canada...👍🏼🍀❤️👋🏼🇨🇦😊
ran across your video's a few weeks ago , I really enjoy watching you mudlark and I love watching you dig those pipes out of the mud thats been there over100 years or more ! Darlin keep up the video's and I'll keep watching , wish I could find things like you find around where I live (Texas ) best of luck Nicola
Hi Nicola That funny piece of industry metal with the 3 lugs , is part of switch. With postions I II III on it. Loved video , I watch at least one a day, doesn't matter how old they are ! 😊
Best ring edge I have found them in Australia. First round possibly 9mm pistol bullet, second round .455 WWI revolver bullet. Just clean the bottom of the shell all will be revealed. Just love a sheila who isn't afraid to stick her hand in river mud.
100 percent agree with the 455 cartridge. Infact the model 1911 Webley 6 shooter revolver ( made in England ) was a very popular side arm during the first and second world war.
They were a rubbish round. They demonstrated to the top brass that while a german round could penetrate a helmet they showed a .455 only dented it. That's when they replaced it with the .38 round. I nearly got hit by a .455 after it rebounded off a dead tree. They weren't popular just the army issue.
Garnet Carmichael .455 Webley revolver used a rimmed cartridge, unless the rim has worn off this round? Also I don’t think it’s .455 auto webley either as the bullet is far too elongated. My best guess would just be .45 ACP.
The single pistol round found after the three .303 is most definitely .455 webley, you can clearly see the rimmed cartridge, it’s a shame the case has corroded away though.
Thank you Nicola, from a Monsoon Season veteran in the heart of the Sonoran Desert of Arizona. I love your work, your artistic talent, and and knowledge of history. I state that as someone who has studied over 6,000 years of British history and a fellow artist with 35 years of digital imaging experience. My ancestors escaped from a debtors prison near London around 1838 and made their way to Liverpool where they boarded a ship to America. My ancestor Henry Marshall owned a series of textile mills southeast of Manchester prior to losing them in a card game with a local lord. One of his mills had burned down and he tried unsuccessfully to recoup his loses but failed miserably. My great-great-grandmother was not fond of brimstone and treacle or 14 hour work days to say the least. Eliza and her husband James made their way across the U.S. starting in April, 1845, and arrived in California in October of that year. All the best from Phoenix, Arizona. Oh, you might like this Nicola, London was a spiritual focus to the five bands a round the Thames near London thousands of years ago because it was a land of almost limitless liminal thresholds as the Romans called them. Rivers, lakes, bogs, springs, swamps, eyots, shorelines, were considered liminal thresholds to the ancient Indo-Europeans. The formalization of the discipline into an organized religion was spoken by Tages at Tarquinia in 600BCE. The Etruscan Discipline was the basis of Etruscan civic design and was expanded upon by the Romans utilizing the writings of Lasa Vecuvia in Vegoia's Prophecy. London, Venice, Amsterdam, New Amsterdam, and Washington D.C. are laid out utilizing the Etruscan Discipline and Vegoia's Prophecy. Wall street where George Washington was sworn in as Commander in Chief like Oliver Cromwell took place in a building made of stones that originally formed the Western Wall of New Amsterdam. The New York Federal Reserve and the Exchange Stabilization Fund sit atop Maiden Stream which was a liminal threshold where lovers would stroll outside Wall Street. The Statue of liberty sits on an eyot and is the Goddess Hekate who lights the underworld, guards all sailors, and liminal thresholds, including Maiden Lane, and Wall Street. The face of the Statue of Liberty is the Etruscan and Roman Goddess Juno Moneta. Moneta is the root word for money because money was coined beside her temple at the Capitolium of Rome, which housed Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva. Saturn's Temple was the State Treasury of Rome, and Washington D.C. and The Federal Reserve were created on Saturnalia. Return of the Saturnian Age, as Carausius used to say. You are a class act Nicola.
Wow, thank you very much for this, which is so rich in information and history, so I will be revisiting it! Also, your family history is really very intriguing. What a fascinating tale. I hope you are writing this all down in a book somewhere! x
Another awesome day for you! I wish you had shown the marble all cleaned up. Some older handmade marbles are quite valuable. Especially if they have swirls inside.
Great job as always Nicola, Love seeing what you will dig up on the beaches.I live in Canada so nothing to old,I do love exploring the old mining and ghost town from back in the day.I have found some cool stuff.
Very nice and well done video. I envy you and all those beautiful pipes you recover. For some unknown reason these are my favorite things you find. Thanks for sharing...
I enjoyed all of your finds! Of course, the swans are a delight as well. To be honest, I'm always a bit sad when the video ends as I just want the adventure to continue. ♡
sweet pipes and all! still love to go vicariously along on your adventures! the very idea of these fragile pipes not being squished into oblivion is so cool! finding that pin with your eyes instead of your foot is preferable. i know that a great many folks really anticipate your uploads, as do i! thanks again sweety! :)
Always amazed at the selection of pipes you find and your buttons are of a diverse grouping. Thanks for sharing the details of your latest lark! Cheers
The pipes are wonderful and the other finds are nice.i hope you had a nice at the river beach .your friend Shirley from new Bern, north Carolina USA. Stay. Safe and well.❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉😅😊🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Nicola, you nailed this video and a great pipe! It looks like you may have gotten a got a new camera. Very clear and incredible closeups and some more great new music. So enjoyable to watch. Many people try to focus on the object they've found and it's either out of frame or out of focus!...I wear reading glasses and still can't clearly focus on them. It's so frustrating...I loved your reply to the guy who proposed to you, too funny...I can't help myself, I'm going to go back & watch this video again. I love your work, keep it up, never stop. You get better and better with each video. You're such a treat. Thanks for being you. > Lol, a fish wearing a nautical shirt.
You must have a fascinating collection of artifacts if this video is any example! The three corner thing you found is similar to choke part on an old carburetor. I used to smoke a pipe and I wonder how they would smoke? Has anyone ever tried? Thanks for sharing!
So many comments on the same day as published. That must be very gratifying for you Nicola. Well done.
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You get those days when you go down to the foreshore and are lucky to find anything out of the ordinary. Then, you get days like this, when you find quite an array of different items, some in very good condition. I guess that's what makes it all worth while.
Another great outing. Very good pipe finds. I have seen these type pipes in a historical TV series I am watching and now I know how to age them from your pipe tutorial. Also, I could swear that the large pin you found 'might' be made of gold.
Thanks Mike. Appreciate your comments. For the pin, i know it looks gold, but it isn't. It's the effect of being in the Thames mud after all these years. At least, I don't think it is. If it IS I shall let you know! x
Thank you Katherine. Im delighted you enjoy them.Like you, I never know what I will find next. Even if it's a humble button, there is something to say about them :)
Amazing how as artifact hunters our eyes become so adept at spotting certain shapes, colors, and textures.. I was on a site the other day and sighted a ceramic inkwell (c. 1860s) with just a hint of the base visible in a mound of debris. Love your videos, as always.
Lovely video, Nicola .l counted 15 swans in all. Some awesome finds, the one that caught my eye was the copper blessing , hope you find out more about that one. And to top it off some very nice backroom music.to smooth away city life. ttfn bye
Thank you! Yes, I had good fun with this video. These swans are just wonderful and thanks - Ive been having fun with the music selection. Harder than you might think!
looks like a sewing machine bobbin. I'm fascinated by the pipes you find, even though I'm not a smoker. I can almost see an old man smoking that long pipe you found today. Very nice day!
Watching you extract the pipe with the long stem, I wondered how many pipes have been stepped on and broken in the mud without the larker ever knowing? Having thought that, I wondered how many pipe bowls have been pulled from the mud with some of the stem remaining in the mud? Great video Nicola!
Thank you! Im always amazed at these pipes, and how they are still intact after all the stomping around in the mud by mudlarks. It is quite magical that they survive. The Thames mud is obviously such a lovely, soft cushion!
That triangular and round piece of metal is made of brass, and it is actually a pressure fitting for a valve housing of some kind. It could be a radiator piece, but I don't think so. It is industrial and it looks very much like some sort of a high pressure fitting, possibly from a steam pipe of some kind. It's thickness indicates that it is intended to withstand high pressure. And because it was made out of brass it was also intended for high temperature situations. It might be a part of a steam boiler part from a pressure sensor that led to the indicator dial. The piece was riveted in place permanently. The unusual markings on the one stem hole was for alignment purposes.
That pipe extraction was riveting. I wasn’t at all interested in the pipes at first, now I’m quite fascinated. I just wonder why they all don’t end up broken after all those years being washed back and forwards in the mud. Quite incredible! Great video 💧💦💧💦💧💦💧💦💧
that long ppe extraction was sooooo satisfying I watched it over 4 times! Careful with that cute on your finger. It looks like its mostly healed but getting grit and dirt in it can still be dangerous.
ive found quite a few bowls and stems from all the ages while field walking or metal detecting , but still not a whole one , great vid as always as was the last one .
Is anyone else catching up with Nicola’s videos during the 2020 quarantine? In a world so full of uncertainties, it’s lovely to know I can settle down and enjoy your cheerful, gentle voice telling us about the wonderful button you just found and oh! Look at the swans!
So glad you're enjoying the videos Freyja. Love from London xx
Yes but it’s 2021 And we’re having a fourth spike in the USA this year so yes I’m trying to catch up! People need to take the vaccine but some of them don’t want it don’t understand???🤦🏻♀️ 💕💕WV🇺🇸🥲
Here I am in December 2021 catching up on Nicola's videos. We're no longer in lockdown and Christmas is fast approaching. I'm Not doing Christmas, I'll be working, as Omicron is out there and, despite being fully vaccinated, I have no wish to meet it. We've had a handful of staff contract Covid in the past month, despite being fully vaccinated, so I probably won't go to the Christmas party either. No biggie, there's always next year.
Yes, I am, kind of, through the magic of I don't know what. I like Nicola's channel
Hello Nicola I'm from Louisiana and work the rivers and lakes here the same way you work the Thames and I find the needles and pipes as well especially along the three Lakes we have here Pontchartrain, Maurepas and Borgne and it never ceases to amaze me the things that survive for three and four hundred years even in Brackish water. I found two silver needles last year and a large curves sailing sheet needle made of bronze about 4 inches long. Most people don't realize that half the clothes on people and especially women back then were pinned together more than sewn. Anyway keep up with the videos. They're great especially for me because I'm laid up from a surgery for a few weeks and those videos keep me from going absolutely stir crazy. My father was stationed near London for a while during World War II and I've always wanted to go to see my fathers ancestral family home in the Northern Ridings of Yorkshire. Cave England and Cave Castle. Anyway I love your videos. Oh ! I almost forgot. The metal piece you found with the three mounting holes on it that looks like a washes well it's from a car's exhaust manifold and it's called the donut ring over here but it's the metal ring that bolts the exhaust pipe onto the manifold on a engine and as that one is metal it's probably from a much older vehicle because most modern ones are made from a composite Material. It could also be off the exhaust of a old diesel boat engine as well and as you've got a lot of old wrecked boats along the Thames I'd say that's a pretty good bet.
Nicola, I am a disabled gulf war vet with PSTD, and I love your videos. As an artist, you must understand how art affects different people in different ways. In this case, we don't even see your finished pieces, but your calm personality and gentile words are the art itself. Consider yourself an art therapist if you like, because to me, that's your gift to us. My sincerest thanks, and may the mud never stop giving. -JAV
Thank you for your service, JAV. 🌻☀️
You should be given your own BBC series Nicola. Your voice and your storytelling skills are fabulous. I find you very cheering and very calming at the same time. Which is a bit similar to the effect of a nice glass of wine!
This was a beautiful pipe - thr first one you've pulled out - so exiting!
I wonder how many people were on the edge of their seats,when you were digging that pipe out."Steady Nicola...Steady 😮
Bonnie yes it was well lodged in that one!! 😊
I was. I was yelling .....don't break it.......
Mudlarking the foreshore videos.... There's none so relaxing as your's. Thank you for taking us along ; )
I mud-lark vicariously through you, Nicola. Thank you so much for taking me along :)
What a treat to watch this video. I’m unwell at the moment with stress and high blood pressure. This video had a genuine calming effect. Thank you.
Atheist Orphan
I too have a problem with stress and find these videos very relaxing and calming at the end of the day.
Get well soon.
Same here Atheist and Mikes, I find these videos help me to switch off from all the negativity and really help me to relax it’s a lot like mindfulness
What a pleasure to watch! My great grandfather was in the Royal Marine Labour Corps. He signed on the 7th of August 1918. Thanks for sharing 👍
Amazing items Nicola !!! Love the clay pipes !!! Nice buttons, pins !!! Always enjoy your videos Nicola !!! Much love ❤️
Is it just me that finds the squelching, sucking noises of the mud very satisfying and relaxing?
Oh I love that noise :)
I love the sound of the water in the background and when you give things a little rinse to see them clearer too!
I am continually astounded every time you pull out an extremely delicate pipe that by some miracle has survived in tact for upward of two hundred years!
Thanks Nicola for very patiently extracting those lovely pipes ! How elegant , like the swans .
Why any anyone would give you a thumbs down must be a stick in the mud
Hello Nicola,
I was born in 1949 and lived on the corner of Barge House Road, Silvertown. We moved to Plumstead when I was 2 yrs old to a lovely semi on High Grove right next to Shrewsbury park. My sister and I slept in the back bedroom and could hear all the terrible noises of the RACS abbatoir in Cloth workers wood. I was fortunate in the early 80's to move into the new houses right on Shrewsbury park. I loved my home and garden. We kids played and made camps in the woods, we knew what trees were laden with plums. There were loads of us being post war children playing " knock down ginger, marbles, 5 jacks I loved it all so much. My husband Colin died so I moved out of my home sadly after living there for 27 yrs the day after his funeral. He did all the diy and hard landscaping in the garden. I had a secret path out of the back fence ( Dothill road ) to the park. It was too painful to stay in my home because it was everything Colin. I am now an old lady who yearns for the Thames and London Oh my goodness if only I knew about mudlarking it looks amazing. I am catching up on all your video's and can never tire of them. Thank you for being next to the river that I love and revealing our past and present. I am totally hooked so please do much more so I never run out of being home again vicariously experiencing it through you. Love and Blessings. x
Hello Nicola I really enjoy your Vids and they are done so well. You seem to be a Fun young Lady with a good sense of humor and you Really Enjoy your Mudlarking. Please keep up the good work.
Wonderful pipe Nicola. Cannot begin to describe how much I look forward to your adventures each week, so grateful you invite us all along with you!
My pleasure Joel. Thank you for accompanying me!
I was on pins & needles with that pipe extraction! Congratulations! What an absolute beauty Nicola!
I’m always fascinated by all the gorgeous & intricate designs. So much history in something that was once just tossed away. As they say, one mans trash is another’s treasure.
I know. they are like works of art. I cannot believe they just nonchalantly threw them away!
Oh I forgot to mention how much I loved the wildlife. Swans were just Beautiful Thx so much. 🤣
Hello Nicola :) many thanks for sharing your wonderful videos with us. You make every mudlark outing such an adventure and I am looking forward to seeing more of your exciting discoveries. I love the pipe finds especially the Turk heads, beautiful pieces of art.
Great finds, and yes a sewing machine bobbin . The Swing era music, Big bands . Lovley !
I can think of many words to describe you Nicola, but "Useless" ain’t one of them! Fascinating, informative, passionate, committed, inquisitive, knowledgable and sharing all seem better suited.
Always love watching your videos! It looks so satisfying watching a pipe extraction.
Thanks Kyme. Yes, it's very satisfying indeed!
what a wonderful pipe....ive been at my mothers this last week ….which is 200 miles away....its been so very lonely and the treatments are horrid….but I wanted you to know I watch your videos everyday to get thou the very tuff times.....your a blessing ty
That is the most Mudlarky I’ve seen Nicola go over!
Thanks so much again for a fun, fascinating and fact-filled mudlark adventure. I cannot get over or get enough of your pipe-finding segments.
Thanks Kathy
I think I have seen almost all of your vids and I still look forward to another! I guess I am a follower :) Thanks for continuing to make a smile in my day!!
Thank you Linda! Glad you enjoy.xx
I too got all giddy, thrilled, apprehensive and finally thrilled again with that long stem extraction. Congrats on a great find
Thank you. I feel like I have been on a treasure hunt. You have a good eye for spotting neat stuff. When I was younger I would go visit my older sister in Oregon and search for agates in river beds, I really enjoyed that. I think that mudlarking would really be a hoot.
Thank you Linda. We all have that child like dream of finding treasure. I always loved searching when I was younger
It never ceases to amaze me, the number of interesting things you discover. Thanks for taking us with you.
Nicola can’t get enough of you and your very informative history of your Thames finds. Be safe. Ontario Canada 🇨🇦
Thank you! X
Always an amazing eye for lovelies in the mud. The Churchwarden is stunning even in its imperfection.
Another mesmerizing video, thanks Nicola! I love the opening with the swans and beautiful music! Of course the “goodbye “ and the diving bird was amazing!
I spotted the button almost as soon as you called it out. As you extracted the pipe so deliberately I mounted the words of Aquachgger, "Hod yer breathe". The bullet is most likely a Webley .455 or a .45 ACP. Since it is rimless it is the ACP ( Colt Automatic Pistol)The projectile is a bit strange, it may be a tracer. The base (Headstamp) would reveal the caliber, manufacturer and Year of production. You had a very fruitful day. Every time you find a bullet or shell on the Thames we are reminded that for a considerable time London and England were under attack, with a war on thier doorstep. Within nearly everything you find there is a story. a snippet of a life that worked and lived within the bounds of the Thames or of a distant visitor. I enjoy the hunt and don't even get mud on my hands.
Thank you very much Jim. I love that you can join the hunt and keep your hands clean! And thank you for the info on the bullets. Nicola x
Jim Key a fellow aquachigger follower!
I worked at Pennine Castings Foundry in Leeds, they were still producing hob nails and heels up until it closed six years ago.
Big fan of all your videos.
Thank you Michelle. That is so interesting. I find quite a few shoes and boots on the foreshore.
Each of your videos better than your last keep it up I love watching especially pulling out those clay pipes brilliant
Ahhhh Nicola you always amazed me with your beautiful videos and the music are so relaxing, you so beautiful in all your videos, if you don’t find anything you always bring a beautiful scenery. Thank you so much, I love your videos
Hi Nicola another great video and what a lovely find the pipe with a good stem on it, still amazes me how they survive in the Thames for all those years. Was lovely to see a bit of wildlife as well. Thanks
Hi Nicola. Great to meet you at the weekend. We have finally caught up on the films we had missed and can see why you still get excited finding pipes like that... we were excited just watching. Have fun and keep in touch. Ian Hannah and Elizabeth
the item you found after the button, which you identified as "a spindle" is actually a bobbin from a commercial sewing machine, or an early model home sewing machine. The early bobbins were quite sturdy and often made from copper or brass. Many were coated or plated with silver or chrome. I like that pipe you found. It's quite a unique find, especially for all the ones you've found previously. The pipe in this video is nearly fully in tact. I like that little green glass marble you found. as well.
I always get so excited when I see one of your videos in my recommendations. I loved seeing the swans and the seagull with it's huge lunch. The pipes were so exciting to see unearthed. Keep up the good work!
Good eye spotting the three pins! The one looked like the top ball is gold.
I wish!
I thought it looked like gold too, such a beautiful colour and no corrosion.
Thanks for the video!
Yahhhhhhhhh ! another Nicola video, a bit a vacation for me.
Tara Martin Same here!! I just adore your videos Nicola! Your voice, the Thames, the Swans all have a very calming and soothing affect on the senses...In my case I get super relaxed!! LoL...Keep up the great work!! HH and GL from Canada...👍🏼🍀❤️👋🏼🇨🇦😊
One of your best videos, with content and video art
ran across your video's a few weeks ago , I really enjoy watching you mudlark and I love watching you dig those pipes out of the mud thats been there over100 years or more ! Darlin keep up the video's and I'll keep watching , wish I could find things like you find around where I live (Texas ) best of luck Nicola
Thanks Jim. Glad you are enjoying the videos. Sending hugs from the River Thames! x
jim white need to look in historical sites,old river beds etc,old towns.
Wonderful day you had Nicola and thanks so much for bringing us along. Its always a joy to check my email and see one of your videos posted!
Hi Nicola
That funny piece of industry metal with the 3 lugs , is part of switch.
With postions I II III on it. Loved video , I watch at least one a day, doesn't matter how old they are ! 😊
Lovely ramble Nicola!, thank you for not breaking that long pipe!!!!! 👍. Adrian🍀
Thanks Adrian. Yes, wouldn't it have been awful! I definitely wouldn't have shared that on video. I'd never hear the end of it :)
Best ring edge I have found them in Australia. First round possibly 9mm pistol bullet, second round .455 WWI revolver bullet. Just clean the bottom of the shell all will be revealed. Just love a sheila who isn't afraid to stick her hand in river mud.
100 percent agree with the 455 cartridge. Infact the model 1911 Webley 6 shooter revolver ( made in England ) was a very popular side arm during the first and second world war.
They were a rubbish round. They demonstrated to the top brass that while a german round could penetrate a helmet they showed a .455 only dented it. That's when they replaced it with the .38 round. I nearly got hit by a .455 after it rebounded off a dead tree. They weren't popular just the army issue.
Garnet Carmichael .455 Webley revolver used a rimmed cartridge, unless the rim has worn off this round? Also I don’t think it’s .455 auto webley either as the bullet is far too elongated. My best guess would just be .45 ACP.
The single pistol round found after the three .303 is most definitely .455 webley, you can clearly see the rimmed cartridge, it’s a shame the case has corroded away though.
Wow another fascinating video from you Nicola, absolutely stunning pipes and all the bits and bobs, cheers for sharing👍🏻👏👏👏💖🇦🇺
your show always makes me feel happy Nicola , thanks
Very exciting pipe extraction today! I was holding my breath it would be whole! Thanks for sharing your adventures!
That Pepsi-Cola bottle is from between 1965 -1972. The 'Pepsi' font on the back was only used in the UK and only during those years.
Thanks Stannous
Blijft leuk om te zien wat je vind. Had je dit verwacht dat er zoveel naar je filmpjes kijken
I love a hodgepodge like this, so satisfying
Thank you Nicola, from a Monsoon Season veteran in the heart of the Sonoran Desert of Arizona. I love your work, your artistic talent, and and knowledge of history. I state that as someone who has studied over 6,000 years of British history and a fellow artist with 35 years of digital imaging experience.
My ancestors escaped from a debtors prison near London around 1838 and made their way to Liverpool where they boarded a ship to America. My ancestor Henry Marshall owned a series of textile mills southeast of Manchester prior to losing them in a card game with a local lord. One of his mills had burned down and he tried unsuccessfully to recoup his loses but failed miserably. My great-great-grandmother was not fond of brimstone and treacle or 14 hour work days to say the least. Eliza and her husband James made their way across the U.S. starting in April, 1845, and arrived in California in October of that year. All the best from Phoenix, Arizona.
Oh, you might like this Nicola, London was a spiritual focus to the five bands a round the Thames near London thousands of years ago because it was a land of almost limitless liminal thresholds as the Romans called them. Rivers, lakes, bogs, springs, swamps, eyots, shorelines, were considered liminal thresholds to the ancient Indo-Europeans. The formalization of the discipline into an organized religion was spoken by Tages at Tarquinia in 600BCE. The Etruscan Discipline was the basis of Etruscan civic design and was expanded upon by the Romans utilizing the writings of Lasa Vecuvia in Vegoia's Prophecy. London, Venice, Amsterdam, New Amsterdam, and Washington D.C. are laid out utilizing the Etruscan Discipline and Vegoia's Prophecy. Wall street where George Washington was sworn in as Commander in Chief like Oliver Cromwell took place in a building made of stones that originally formed the Western Wall of New Amsterdam. The New York Federal Reserve and the Exchange Stabilization Fund sit atop Maiden Stream which was a liminal threshold where lovers would stroll outside Wall Street. The Statue of liberty sits on an eyot and is the Goddess Hekate who lights the underworld, guards all sailors, and liminal thresholds, including Maiden Lane, and Wall Street. The face of the Statue of Liberty is the Etruscan and Roman Goddess Juno Moneta. Moneta is the root word for money because money was coined beside her temple at the Capitolium of Rome, which housed Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva. Saturn's Temple was the State Treasury of Rome, and Washington D.C. and The Federal Reserve were created on Saturnalia. Return of the Saturnian Age, as Carausius used to say. You are a class act Nicola.
Wow, thank you very much for this, which is so rich in information and history, so I will be revisiting it! Also, your family history is really very intriguing. What a fascinating tale. I hope you are writing this all down in a book somewhere! x
HOW WONDERFUL TO WANDER, AND THOSE PIPES ARE AMAZING, I'D LOVE TO DO THAT, ITS EXCITING, GOOD ON YOU.
CAMILLE AUSTRALIA
Astounding Nicola, really well done. Thanks for the video.
I absolutely love your videos! I have added mislabeling the Thames to my bucket list! Thank you for sharing your adventures with us.
Your videos are always fabulous! Thank you for sharing.
It looks like 9mm parabellum. Great video, and you always find so much cool stuff.
So happy when you post up! Loving the pipe extractions!
Oh my I just LOVED your Video and your finds. I always do but when you find Pipes it just is extra special. Thx for sharing ❤💔💓💖💕💗💙💚💛💜❤
Another awesome day for you! I wish you had shown the marble all cleaned up. Some older handmade marbles are quite valuable. Especially if they have swirls inside.
Another great video Nic. Love the history you uncover X keep em coming for us who's up North 👌
Great job as always Nicola, Love seeing what you will dig up on the beaches.I live in Canada so nothing to old,I do love exploring the old mining and ghost town from back in the day.I have found some cool stuff.
Swanning around on the Thames! I always love your pipe finds Nicole.😊💖
Very nice and well done video. I envy you and all those beautiful pipes you recover. For some unknown reason these are my favorite things you find. Thanks for sharing...
I enjoyed all of your finds! Of course, the swans are a delight as well. To be honest, I'm always a bit sad when the video ends as I just want the adventure to continue. ♡
Theresa Coonen me too!
I feel the same way. Beach & riverside combing is the best passtime! The finds can function as divination tools too.
I want to hang out in her studio and look at all her finds and hear about them.
sweet pipes and all! still love to go vicariously along on your adventures! the very idea of these fragile pipes not being squished into oblivion is so cool! finding that pin with your eyes instead of your foot is preferable. i know that a great many folks really anticipate your uploads, as do i! thanks again sweety! :)
Old Nick T
Always amazed at the selection of pipes you find and your buttons are of a diverse grouping. Thanks for sharing the details of your latest lark! Cheers
Your video art just made my day again. Wonderful!
Thank you Jon! Glad you are enjoying. I have a great time making these videos.Nicola x
I look forward to your videos. They make my day when you post them. Beautiful finds Nicola.
Thank you Elizabeth x
The pipes are wonderful and the other finds are nice.i hope you had a nice at the river beach
.your friend Shirley from new Bern, north Carolina USA. Stay. Safe and well.❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉😅😊🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Great video. Love the military finds. & the pipe bowls . Also a great vintage Pepsi Cola bottle. Well done. 👍
Nicola, you nailed this video and a great pipe! It looks like you may have gotten a got a new camera. Very clear and incredible closeups and some more great new music. So enjoyable to watch. Many people try to focus on the object they've found and it's either out of frame or out of focus!...I wear reading glasses and still can't clearly focus on them. It's so frustrating...I loved your reply to the guy who proposed to you, too funny...I can't help myself, I'm going to go back & watch this video again. I love your work, keep it up, never stop. You get better and better with each video. You're such a treat.
Thanks for being you. > Lol, a fish wearing a nautical shirt.
Dear Nicola
The item is a car thermostat gasket
You must have a fascinating collection of artifacts if this video is any example! The three corner thing you found is similar to choke part on an old carburetor. I used to smoke a pipe and I wonder how they would smoke? Has anyone ever tried? Thanks for sharing!
So many comments on the same day as published. That must be very gratifying for you Nicola. Well done.
You get those days when you go down to the foreshore and are lucky to find anything out of the ordinary. Then, you get days like this, when you find quite an array of different items, some in very good condition. I guess that's what makes it all worth while.
Love watching your videos and learning the history behind your finds. Thank you for sharing:)
What a tremendous day, your finds were brilliant and that pipe, wow. Definitely digging history.
Another great outing. Very good pipe finds. I have seen these type pipes in a historical TV series I am watching and now I know how to age them from your pipe tutorial. Also, I could swear that the large pin you found 'might' be made of gold.
Thanks Mike. Appreciate your comments. For the pin, i know it looks gold, but it isn't. It's the effect of being in the Thames mud after all these years. At least, I don't think it is. If it IS I shall let you know! x
The head of the large pin appears to be gilded, to me.
I could watch your videos all day. So interesting to see what you’ll find.
Thank you Katherine. Im delighted you enjoy them.Like you, I never know what I will find next. Even if it's a humble button, there is something to say about them :)
Summer day Mudlarking time! So excited once again like always! great finds
Thank you x
so very welcome sweets
Another great video, Nicola. I was holding my breath as you were extracting that long stemmed pipe. WOW 😲 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Thank you! yes, I was holding my breath too!
Amazing how as artifact hunters our eyes become so adept at spotting certain shapes, colors, and textures.. I was on a site the other day and sighted a ceramic inkwell (c. 1860s) with just a hint of the base visible in a mound of debris. Love your videos, as always.
Thanks Charlie! yes, our eyes get trained to see certain things. that's for sure! mine seems to be pipe bowls at the moment.
Lovely video, Nicola .l counted 15 swans in all. Some awesome finds, the one that caught my eye was the copper blessing , hope you find out more about that one. And to top it off some very nice backroom music.to smooth away city life. ttfn bye
Thank you! Yes, I had good fun with this video. These swans are just wonderful and thanks - Ive been having fun with the music selection. Harder than you might think!
Absolutely fantastic video. In my mind, the ultimate treasure hunt. Wonderful finds!
Thank you Judy. Glad you enjoyed it.
I absolutely love your videos.
Thank you :) x
looks like a sewing machine bobbin. I'm fascinated by the pipes you find, even though I'm not a smoker. I can almost see an old man smoking that long pipe you found today. Very nice day!
Watching you extract the pipe with the long stem, I wondered how many pipes have been stepped on and broken in the mud without the larker ever knowing? Having thought that, I wondered how many pipe bowls have been pulled from the mud with some of the stem remaining in the mud? Great video Nicola!
Thank you! Im always amazed at these pipes, and how they are still intact after all the stomping around in the mud by mudlarks. It is quite magical that they survive. The Thames mud is obviously such a lovely, soft cushion!
That triangular and round piece of metal is made of brass, and it is actually a pressure fitting for a valve housing of some kind. It could be a radiator piece, but I don't think so. It is industrial and it looks very much like some sort of a high pressure fitting, possibly from a steam pipe of some kind. It's thickness indicates that it is intended to withstand high pressure. And because it was made out of brass it was also intended for high temperature situations. It might be a part of a steam boiler part from a pressure sensor that led to the indicator dial. The piece was riveted in place permanently. The unusual markings on the one stem hole was for alignment purposes.
That pipe extraction was riveting. I wasn’t at all interested in the pipes at first, now I’m quite fascinated. I just wonder why they all don’t end up broken after all those years being washed back and forwards in the mud. Quite incredible! Great video 💧💦💧💦💧💦💧💦💧
that long ppe extraction was sooooo satisfying I watched it over 4 times! Careful with that cute on your finger. It looks like its mostly healed but getting grit and dirt in it can still be dangerous.
Thank you. I will be careful. glad you enjoyed the extraction x
ive found quite a few bowls and stems from all the ages while field walking or metal detecting , but still not a whole one , great vid as always as was the last one .
Incredible excavation! Love your videos.
I love your mudlarks adventure your knowledge so exciting keep doing the the program
Nooooooo it’s over lol great finds though can’t wait until the next one
Thanks Sue
Watching you pull out that long pipe I was on pins and needles lol. Loved it!! Love exploring with you