Thanks Pirjo! By the way, while I'm here answering your comment, just to let you know my St. Paul's talk isn't happening now. Hope to see you at the exhibitions though. 🌊 ⚓
Nice to see all the different bricks from the blitz clearance cause over 50 years ago i use to live in Birkenhead and i use to play on a playground which was on an old derelict bomb site from the war with mounds of rubble on so more than lkely these were dumped in the mersey back then when the area was redeveloped, thanks for a different theme on mudlarking keep up the good work
Hey Kim. Aw that's nice, glad you liked it. Really interesting to hear about your playing on the old bomb site. I have family members who grew up in Liverpool and they did much the same! Yes, the bricks were dumped on the estuary around the 1950s, to help stop coastal erosion. 🌊 ⚓
Just amazing how much interest and history can be found in a collection of bricks. They are part of our national history. The Accrington NORI bricks were so hard they spelled IRON backwards. By the way Hafod is pronounced Havod in Welsh and Ruabon is pronounced with the emphasis on the 'a' in RuAbon. Please post more videos Marie.
Steve! Thank you, love that info! I looked up Ruabon to see if I was pronouncing it correctly - I think whoever does the pronunciation vids needs a lesson from you. Didn't twig about Hafod though, good to know for next time! Love that little NORI/IRON tidbit. Should have mentioned it in the vid. I'm trying to make more and more vids so I can post a longer one every week. 🌊 ⚓
Interesting video - I love doing what you have done here. The pink 'plate' shard is from a teapot stand probably made in the 30s and would have had a teapot with the same glaze. They elevated the humble teapot into something the aspiring middle-classes would have purchased. I have two of this type in my collection of Moderne ceramics. Wood & Sons were the possible maker.
Hi Cameron, that's really interesting, thank you! It was really bugging me. I was whizzing through all the possible 'stands' but didn't think of a teapot stand. What a lovely bit of info, thank you. 🌊 ⚓
Thank you for the history. I could listen and watch all day. Take care.
Fascinating lark and history of brick and terracotta tile.
Hey MHS, thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it! 🌊 ⚓
Great brick finds and History. 💖
Thanks Sis! Glad you enjoyed it. 🌊 ⚓
Always enjoy a mudlark with you and your Dad x bless him x interesting and weird finds and I do love a bit of brick history
Haha thanks Sue, I'll tell him. He's a cool dad. 🌊 ⚓
@@OLDFATHERTHAMES He's a beaut xxx give him a hug from me xxx
Great video! Thank you for the history. I love the tree roots. So textural. The different shapes.
Thanks Barbara! Yes, me too. They really conjure up magical landscapes. 🌊 ⚓
I think I like the Thistle brick best. Thistle is a beautiful word!
There's a shop in Edinburgh called 'Thistle Do Nicely'. I always loved that pun. 🌊 ⚓
Marie, loved to listen all about these bricks and tiles. The metal piece is cool, looking forward to see how you are going to work with it. Hugs!
Thanks Pirjo! By the way, while I'm here answering your comment, just to let you know my St. Paul's talk isn't happening now. Hope to see you at the exhibitions though. 🌊 ⚓
MLP, Loved every minute -- Brick by Brick!! More please!
Thanks Salish! Glad I am not alone in my brick appreciation! 🌊 ⚓
Looking forward to this!!
See you there!
VERY interesting video, thank you, John.
Thanks for watching, John! 🌊 ⚓
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Very cool finds Marie. Thank you for the history! I love history!
Yay thank you for watching Linda! 🌊 ⚓
Great vid. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching, Christof! 🌊 ⚓
I'm new to your channel, and find the history you provide phenominal. Thank you for your hard work and being willing to share it.
Hi Elizabeth! Welome! Thank you for such a lovely comment. I feel appreciated! 🌊 ⚓
I enjoyed your video thank you.
Nice to see all the different bricks from the blitz clearance cause over 50 years ago i use to live in Birkenhead and i use to play on a playground which was on an old derelict bomb site from the war with mounds of rubble on so more than lkely these were dumped in the mersey back then when the area was redeveloped, thanks for a different theme on mudlarking keep up the good work
Hey Kim. Aw that's nice, glad you liked it. Really interesting to hear about your playing on the old bomb site. I have family members who grew up in Liverpool and they did much the same! Yes, the bricks were dumped on the estuary around the 1950s, to help stop coastal erosion. 🌊 ⚓
Excellent
Just amazing how much interest and history can be found in a collection of bricks. They are part of our national history. The Accrington NORI bricks were so hard they spelled IRON backwards. By the way Hafod is pronounced Havod in Welsh and Ruabon is pronounced with the emphasis on the 'a' in RuAbon. Please post more videos Marie.
Steve! Thank you, love that info! I looked up Ruabon to see if I was pronouncing it correctly - I think whoever does the pronunciation vids needs a lesson from you. Didn't twig about Hafod though, good to know for next time! Love that little NORI/IRON tidbit. Should have mentioned it in the vid. I'm trying to make more and more vids so I can post a longer one every week. 🌊 ⚓
Well shoot. It would’ve been interesting to see the flip side of all these finds. Thanks for sharing the histories though.
Flipside like the actual other side? I think in most cases they were blank. Thanks for watching! 🌊 ⚓
@@OLDFATHERTHAMES yep! Ok cool 😎
Great as always 😊👍
Ruabon is said. Roo-ab-on. Great video 😊
Thank you! I have taken note. 🌊 ⚓
Interesting video - I love doing what you have done here. The pink 'plate' shard is from a teapot stand probably made in the 30s and would have had a teapot with the same glaze. They elevated the humble teapot into something the aspiring middle-classes would have purchased. I have two of this type in my collection of Moderne ceramics. Wood & Sons were the possible maker.
Hi Cameron, that's really interesting, thank you! It was really bugging me. I was whizzing through all the possible 'stands' but didn't think of a teapot stand. What a lovely bit of info, thank you. 🌊 ⚓
Yippee my home town of Chorley mentioned .
Glad to have been of service! Marie aka Old Father Thames 🌊 ⚓
I saw your short video with the bone before and it would be very creepy if the mysterious part is a fragment of an artificial hip joint.
Haha! Claudia! It really would. I don't think that's what it is though. I hope. 🌊 ⚓
Just to be honest, this was not as interesting as to me as your usual videos. I really don’t care for a segment all on bricks. Thank you anyway. 😉
No worries, Adele! I didn't have much to work with in terms of finds on the estuary this time! 🌊 ⚓
You are so lucky you get to walk around in that ❤ thanks for making videos about what I’ve been wanting to know
🧱 bricks bones 🦴 oh my