Mudlarking the River Thames - Neolithic Flints & Roman Coins
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- Join me as I go mudlarking on the Thames foreshore and meet up with a number of mudlarking friends who show me some of their fascinating finds and tell me what their dream finds are.
You do need a permit to mudlark on the River Thames and you can find the details on the website of the Port of London Authority:-
www.pla.co.uk/Environment/Tha...
Thank you so much for your comments. I really appreciate them and will get back to you asap! xx
Ohhhh, I hate you! Just kidding, I am however extremely jealous of all you Europeans,, I hate to say but I think as a severe history buff and metal detector. I'd gladly give up my status as a U.S. citizen to cross the countrysides of your continent!
A guide in Germany said he'd go every day by a bridge and find Roman coins. Now he can't keep them, thanks to the government!
nicola white mudlark - Tideline Art , You make really informative videos. Your camera work and attention to sharing other Mudlarkers is very enjoyable. Also I love your art.
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Even though I am all the way "across the pond" I really enjoy watching your mudlark episodes because they are so relaxing. Thank you
Thank you for watching Whitney x
I am also "across the pond" and a bit inland in Missouri. I used to live on the west coast and do a lot of "sea glass" collecting.
I live on the West Coast, and have only ever found sea glass, pretty rocks, and shells to collect and, of course some modern junk which we removed and recycled or binned. I’ve never beach combed near a big city though, mostly small scenic coastal areas. Only thing I can ever remember like watching mudlarking on the Thames was the disastrous floods of the sixties that washed hundreds of small boats down the Santa Clara river and off to sea and sunk them on the beach. We weren’t allowed out there as children because it was too dangerous. I moved north and never went back as an adult.
Recognized that Roman hypocaust tile immediately. Thank you, Time Team!
So awesome. You Brits are so fortunate to have a thousand years of history to make every outing an absolute adventure.
Well done. Good luck finding your "gold torc" Steve!
Nicola, "I found the plug to the Thames". Me, laughing right out loud, finding that way to funny. LOL
Me too - that had me howling.
I though it was the tide control plug before she said anything. Disappointed there wasn't a "POP" when she pulled it up
Had it been a canal it could have been exactly that!
LOL! Instant low tide!
I was expecting the entire Thames to drain away.
Mudlarkers seem to be such a friendly bunch, happy to share their enthusiasm for their hobby and let others admire their finds. Great people!
I wouldn’t have thought that fishing sinker looked “rude” until you said so. Now, of course, I can’t unsee it.
I watch your videos as I grade papers and make lesson plans. Often I just get plain ole distracted----thanks for the daydreams of a crusty History teacher.
Excellent!! X
Is that why I got a F last semester? I knew it.
I love it when you ask them about their 'dream find' and they look wistfully off into the distance, visualizing whatever it is...
Catching up on your older videos. It's amazing the age of some of these finds! Incredible. There's a vast wealth of knowledge among the Thames mudlarking community! A very interesting group to spend a day with exploring!
I liked how you superimposed the flying bird over the mudlarkers. It looks like you feel the sheer joy and freedom, of finding bits of history. I love watching your videos, thank you for sharing this part of your life with us.
Thank you very much Donna ❤️
Another enjoyable and relaxing video to watch on a Sunday afternoon. I’m pleased I was part of it. Thank you, Nic. X.
We enjoyed seeing what the other mudlarkers found! Thanks so much for sharing! x
Thank you. Really hope to visit with you next spring!
Wow flint knife...phill from time team would oooooh that!
Friends sharing a hobby at a high degree, and willing to share knowledge, hopes and desires. Wonderful adventure and thank you for taking me along.
Sign in the river: “Caution: Wet Floor.” Well, yes, I guess so.
I have become absolutely addicted to watching your videos of mudlarking. I can't explain it but it's fascinating, like watching a treasure hunt. I'm amazed at the history that is buried in the Thames! I would love to try my hand at mudlarking someday. ⚜️🗝️🏺📿🔖⛓️💍👑♟️🧶🏆🌉🏰🚢⚓🍴🍶
Sitting on a bar in deepest Prague, watching a first class Nicola video. Life is good sometimes
Wow have a great time in Prague Gary! X
@@nicolawhitemudlark thank you. Great River running through, not sure how far the tide goes out though
Just wanted to say I so enjoy watching your journey. I can see the deeply rooted love not only for what you do, but also the historical knowledge and love of art that you create. It's a blessing!
Thank you x
One last thing. Love the history and education of the finds sitting here in Colorado. I get about 150ish years of history metal
Detecting here. Not centuries like the foreshore. Keep doing what you are doing, I am fascinated. Love your pottery/glass
art as well.
Thank you x
I love when you introduce us to other mudlarkers! They're all so interesting and seem to go about it in different ways, with an eye for different objects. Just fascinating.
Thank you for introducing us to friends on the Foreshore! Interesting how each finds very different items... Kevin’s stamper, Tobias’ coins, Richard’s flint & your buckle are each great gifts of the Thames. And ALL are on my ‘dream list’! 🏺💍🔎📝
Thanks Nicola. Wonderful film. Last week of summer one of our boys found two flint arrowheads and a small flint blade and a striking flint rock all in our yard. Of course he proceeded to loose them all after playing with them for a week. Oh well they were his finds to loose. Lol.
Thanks for a warm and educational video. I was so happy to meet you and the other larks. Having been born in Kings Lynn, and flown to America 6 weeks later, to only reside in Surrey for a few months at the age of 4 never to call England my home again, I have had deep yearnings over the years to know what I have missed. I love my home, America. But I also love the country of my birth 64 years ago. Your videos are priceless. Barb
The foreshore is an ancient history collection point where can pick up really the oldest evidence of all of civilisation. Lovely video ❤️
Steve's meso finds and hand axe are breath taking so mind blowing. Thanks nicola for your vid and introductions.
My pleasure. Thank you for watching
Such a hoot to make a good laugh or two! 😂🤣 Nice of you to think of sharing all the best mudlarkers. Blessings
The 'Silver Ring' item was indeed part of a handle for a straight razor. It's German and is likely made of Shellac.
Thanks Nicola . An honour to be a guest on one of your awesome videos . Always a pleasure to meet you on the foreshore . Hope to meet up again soon x
Thanks Kevin! Thanks for sharing your finds. And hope to see you again soon.x
Great video as per usual,my wife and I,who is disabled,watch your videos in bed while eating our breakfast,thank you. We also watch Chilly and Si,all of you make informative history laden vids,very interesting,I used to go bottle digging as a child in the 70s,I used to find some very interesting pipes too.
Thank you. Hello to you both x
A lovely wee tour of the characters that make up the mudlarking community in your area! Interesting to hear their dream finds, and thank you for sharing your "screen time" with others so generously.
Thanks for sharing the wonderful Thames mudlarkers! Such wonderful finds and personalities.
Lovely video as always, great to see the spirit of fellow mudlarkers wanting each other to discover their dream finds 👍🏻 x
Such a lovely group of people! I used to take my son arrowhead hunting after school. We worked a little stream and found quite a lot over time. Those are very happy memories. I live in the Hawaiian Islands now but dream of one day larking on the Thames and finding a pipe or anything old really. Thank you for your wonderful channel! Your posts always bring happiness!😊🌺
I really enjoyed this episode, particularly the reminder that London was once a Roman community. Also, I find it interesting that all of the mudlarks in this video have specialties (clay pipes, Roman coins, Tudor jewelry) that they have become very good at finding.
Yes I'm a subscriber and I adore this channel.. Neolithic flints !!!!! does anyone know how significant they are !!!! without those flints we would have nothing !!!! they are responsible for EVERYTHING WE HAVE TODAY. Great vid
Lord, those were some awesome finds. Love it. I also laughed when you ‘pulled’ the plug on the Thames. That was good.😄
Lovely video as usual. Meeting other mudlarks and seeing their finds is one of my favourite aspects of the hobby, and videoing them feels like a good way to preserve them.
Thanks Tom! It would be great to meet up with you again - maybe a plan for 2021!
@@nicolawhitemudlark That would be brilliant, I'd like that a lot. I'll see if you are around when I plan a visit.
Ahhh once again I get to have my morning coffee and enjoy your latest mudlarking video. Thank you Nicola and I hope you find something truly magnificent on your next adventure.
There is more to be said about the Mudlark making a documentary about Mudlarking. Having a way of making people comfortable with a camera in their face is one thing. To get someone to feel at ease to smile is wonderfully charming.
Love your videos, so peaceful, energizing.
So loved this video, meeting all your mud larking chums. Loved all their finds but my faves were Kevin's finds and the Neolithic flints. Amazing !! 😊
Thank you
A big WOW to the Queen Anne and John Sharpe cufflinks, what a rarity and a fascinating find! A worthy piece for display in the Museum of London.
What a sweet and moving tribute to your mud lark community, thank you 😊💜
An enchanting video. Thanks to all who contributed.
Always a pleasure to watch your videos. The beauty and the history is absolutely worth it. You make it fun and informative. Thanks, Nicola.
James Dyer had truly great finds.
I am not tiring of watching these TH-cam mainly because it is so Fascinating but also because You Are So Lovely.
Lovely, and what a generous, interesting bunch of folk these mudlarks are? Must be a fun gathering down the pub! And how amazing that The Thames still keeps giving - and how ancient some of these finds are, especially considering there were so few people back in England before the MIddle Ages, so the chance of finding anything lost, let alone something of value really is incredible - all these hundreds (thousands) of years later - from the muck of a big ole river... Fascinating, thank you...
What a Great video Nicola! Thanks Kindly to You and all those other Happy Larks! So very interesting indeed! A museum river I'd say! And as usual, great music and life along the Thames. The heron and gulls larking for food was very nice! The larking videos have become part of my Sunday's. And one day I'll shall get a permit and see what I can find in the Thames Museum Shop. Thanks once again! Love, Light, Peace and Dream Finds to All! DaveyJO in Pa.
Thank you x
my dream find would be to FIND myself on the Thames mudlarking along with you all. yeah, it's a dream. I just love everything about England. Im fascinated by the Thames scenery and the greenery in all the mudlarking videos. Im in southern California and its only green a short time of the year...desert where I am...but you all seem to be surrounded by greenery and waterways and ancient history all the time everywhere you look. I just love it and your videos!
Thank you Theresa
Finally some flint artifacts. They would be the day makers for sure. Now you know what else to look for Nicola. Lovin' the prehistoric stuff.
I'm a bit inland here in Texas, and disabled, so I don't get to do any mudlarking myself, but I LOVE your videos! Thank you so much for sharing bits from so many different mudlarkers and detectorists!
Great video, I enjoyed sort of meeting the other mudlarks. I especially like Kevin, his whole demeanor as a man is awesome. And those cuff links were amazing, the story behind them was great
Another lovely video! I am certain that I have seen in some of the "beach" shots in previous videos, Neolithic flint blades and tools. The toughest part is being able to recognize them once you find them!
Thank you for giving us a glimpse of the other mudlarking enthusiasts -- their favorites and dream finds -- it's not just about the history, it's about the enthusiasm and fascination!
These people are so wonderful! Thanks for introducing them. I wish I lived there and could join all of you.
Thank you for sharing your adventures, Nicola!!!!💕💕💕
Binge watching you and your sweet Mudlark friends. Just so peaceful, and I'm loving the coins and buttons that keep turning up. The clay pipes are wonderful as well. Best regards from Michigan xxx 😊
good heavens this new site is clearly downriver from a busy neolithic settlement! Nicola I am so excited, I applied for my day permit for when I am in London in January. I will be content to apply your pipe extraction technique. I am not sure what I would do if I encountered any of these magnificent Roman or neolithic finds. I would love to find an urchin fossil
Great news!
I have so enjoyed your videos- you are so very gracious to those all around you and I love those beautiful "finds"
Delightful! I would so love to dig around for “bits and bobs”. ❤️
Absolutely romantic archeologists you lot are! Amazing finds! Thank you for sharing these videos!
What fun meeting other mudlarkers & seeing their finds! Their knowledge amazes me! Cheers to all!
Nice meeting all those muddlarkers thanks fantastically cool finds!!!; )
Hi Nicola your Mudlark Friends are all Personalities. Very Nice 😊. Lovely Greetings Andreas
Those cufflinks are amazing..
History is mind-boggling
Great video! Fun to see all the 'Mudlark faces' and their exciting finds! 😊
Very generous and patient all the people in the video 😊
Wonderful friends and amazing finds!
Yet another lovely video! It struck me what decent and interesting people there are in the mudlarking community! With one thing and another this year I’m still yet to get to the foreshore and make the most of my permit!We will get there before too long I’m sure. The clay pipes are calling me..... Have a happy week x
I like the purpose of this video - asking fellow larkers about their favorite finds and what their dream finds would be. The anticipation before each hunt wondering if this is the day a dream comes true adds to the excitement! I would love ❤️ this hobby.
I love that you all help each other.
Great to see all the mudlarkers,we would love to help on the river, we see alot of things we would pick up. 😘 thank you so much.
Amazing video and amazing finds. So blessed to have such history at your feet. Thanks for sharing
Thank you all who spoke to Nicola and showed us their finds, brilliant!.
Once again a very relaxing walk along the Themes Foreshore. thanks for sharing. Tom USA
Thumb's up, you made my day again Nicola with your friends and finds, keep searching!
Nicola , it's always amazing that you and other mudlarkers can still find treasures from the past..from beautiful rings, coin's, trinkets, ancient history items. It's hard for me to understand why they haven't all been found. My life dream is to go with you one day on the Thames and do what you do. I love watching you and your friends. ❤Texas
Watching and enjoying from California. Mostly I enjoy the history. My family emigrated to America in the 17th century so it strikes my imagination to see the finds from that epoch. Such a lovely river you have.
so many amazing finds
What a sweet lot! Both the mudlarks and the finds!
Another amazing video. Your looking pretty Posh.... Nicola. Cheers from California.....
You know I just love your videos! It was fun to see your fellow mudlarkers and their finds!! Have a fantastic week ;-)
Thank you! And you too!
Nicola, I just found your channel and it is AMAZING! Seeing you and your friends finding these treasures makes my heart flutter. My daughter is now living in London just south of the river. I can't wait to check out the mudlarks on our next visit. Cheers from Florida
Oh, that was just marvelous, meeting all those mudlarks! Such a community you have, all the seekers... I have to admit that one thing that struck me was how each one would smile as you came up, not for the camera just yet but just as they were approached. That was nice. Some truly amazing finds, too; I am a flintknapper, and a dream-find for me would also be a neolithic blade or atlatl point! That beautiful flint blade had me making frankly embarrassing noises (I squeed like a little kid.) If I ever got the chance to mudlark on the Thames, I'd probably get in trouble for carrying away knobs and knobs of raw flint so that I could knap them-- I've seen some real beauties during your videos! LOVED that naughty fishing-weight that you found too, there is *no way* that was strung together like that accidentally! Talk about somebody's "bait and tackle".....
thank you so much for sharing your experiences well mudlarking it was nice seeing the other people finding fines and enjoying themselves with their marred locking finds thank you so much for everything it kind of makes my Sundaysevery time that you have a new mudlarking video on I really appreciate them
Thank you
Thank you Nicola for yet another relaxing enjoyable half hour, you introduce us to the most lovely gentle people, can't help but think my poor back would not last long enough for me to find much with all that bending.
Great interviews! How fun larking and finding kindred spirits as well! ❤️
Dear Nicola, I just adore the Mudlarks. They have this great rivalry ( friendly?) and love of history. They keep people’s history alive and the love of treasure hunting alive and well. Fantastic eccentric wonderful folk. Long may they successfully dream and lark.
Thank you for introducing all of the mudlarks.
a.k.a. the other shorebirds.
Pleasure to watch other mudlarkers sharing their amazing finds ! Thank you Nicola💜
Amazing video! A joy to watch and learn! Thanks so much 🙏 💓 ☺️
What a great video! Really enjoyed your Mudlark Survey Documentary. Everyone is so knowledgeable and interesting. Thanks!
It's like a mudlarks' convention down there.
Some great finds. Got to hand it to Steve for wearing just a t-shirt in this weather!
What a great day with your friends I loved seeing what they had found to, always like watching you and the music that you chose is amazing
Thank you
Thank you Nicola for your video. You do such a good job editing and videoing a pleasure to watch. And if I may say you are so lucky to live in such a old part of the world and finding cool stuff thousands of years old. Keep up the good work.
Thank you
Hi Nicola!
Today is the national day of Romania, of all Romanians and I received a gift from you: this movie. The mudlarkers community is wonderful and your relationships with everyone are something special. I saw some great discoveries of your friends. Thanks for all that!
Thank you Vasile and Happy National Romania Day!
Thanks Nicola for the wishes addressed to me and my fellow citizens!
What a fantastic day. Well done Nicola.
Wow, Kevin knows his stuff.