Mudlarking the River Thames - Finding the Treasures left behind by people long ago (May 2021)
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- Forgotten people from long ago left evidence of their existence in the dark waters of the River Thames. At low tide some of it washes up for us to find when we are out mudlarking. Join me down on the Thames foreshore as I search for lost, forgotten and discarded objects and then let your imagination run wild as you imagine who once owned it, smoked it, lost it and what were their lives like!? When we find lost objects on the Thames foreshore, it is really like touching history and these objects are a link to the past. Whilst researching the items that we find, we learn things that we didn't even know that we needed to learn! In today's video I find a special pipe bowl that conjured up images of pirates, but the reality of who smoked it is very different! Maybe you can help me to identify the coin I found too!
If you are tempted to try mudlarking on the River Thames then you need a permit from the Port of London Authority. You can find all the details here:-
www.pla.co.uk/Environment/Tha...
The following organisations are really helpful when it comes to identifying clay pipes-
scpr.co/
www.pipearchive.co.uk/
If you would like to treat me to a cup of tea, then thank you very much! You can do so here at my kofi account:-
ko-fi.com/nicolawhitetidelineart
Thank you for watching everyone. and if you would like to see more of my finds then you can follow me on instagram and twitter @tidelineart.
Im even on tiktok now too thanks to my daughter and you can find me at tidelineartmudlark
Thank you. Take care. Be happy and be kind to youreselves and others.
Love Nicola
www.tidelineart.com
#nicolawhite #tidelineart #mudlarking
I gasped at the skull and cross bones pipe because I knew Nicola was going to love it!
you were absolutely right! I love it ) x
I think that’s my favourite find by Nicola, ever ☠️
It's historical evidence of the 1st anti smoking campaign. 😲👍
That river.
In that city.
YOUR city!
Ancient place, inhabited since time immemorial,has begrudgingly accepted the refuse of countless generations.
Thanks to you, that river gives back, in the form of tiny wonders.
Treasures!
And, you share them with all of us.
Thank you!
well said.
Thank you Charles. What a wonderful poem that is!! I love it xx
So well empoemed :)
Who knew they had teeth? I sure didn’t. Thank you for telling us!
Ahh, the old fizzy bottle stopper in the sun shot. It never gets old.
Love the glass bottle stoppers
I could sit and watch Nicola all day. So informative and such a pleasant voice it's a pleasure to watch her adventures in the mud. It's also wonderful to see a beautiful person getting mud under her fingernails without freaking out. From a mountain top in North Carolina, I love the way she takes me to the Thames for a day out in London because of her I hope to visit there someday. Be well, be safe, Peace.
Imagine finding chain mail from the 15th century and you don’t even name that your “find of the day.”
eek, you are right! How spoiled am I?! xx
@@nicolawhitemudlark A skull and crossbones pipe is cooler!
Nicola bring us the quality and story of the past that would normally not be a part of our daily lives. Nicola, your love for the past is
why we are here.
The hover boys found the bottom of a onion bottle today, the teeth(yuck). Today where I am is Mothers day,so with the help of Nic (hijacking her tube for a wee moment) thank you in advance Nicola, here goes, I lost my youngest brother in January and I lost my mom this April, so even though my heart is heavy with sorrow, I wish all mothers everywhere the very best all year round , cause moms are special everyday. Thank you Nicola for a great lark, and happy Mother's day to you as well. Much love from Canada. 🇨🇦🐘🍁🤗
Hi Marion, Oh, Im so sorry to hear of your loss - of your brother and your Mom. How heartbreaking. I send you so much love and hope you don't mind me pinning this comment so that you can get some support from other people here on this channel. Thank you for your Mothers day wishes. Loads of love to you - Nicola xx
Very sorry for your loss...from a fellow Canadian. 🇨🇦🇨🇦 May your cherishing memories of them help you through your day. ❤️❤️
@@giaatta9303 Thank you, God bless.🇨🇦🐘🍁
So sorry for your loss. Life can be painful so hold on to your memories!
@@randomvintagefilm273 Thank you, God bless 🇨🇦🐘🍁
Nicola I can’t tell you how grateful I am for your videos. I am house baound and see little of the natural world and don’t meet many o people, thanks, keep up the excellent work.
OMG Nicola, that skull and crossbones pipe is amazing as is the history behind it! It's so lovely of you to get in touch With the Nightingale family and offer them them the pipe you found, what a treasure! Wonderful video, thank you x
Thanks Amanda. Isn't that pipe bowl just great?! I am over the moon with it. And yes, I hope I can reunite the Nightingale pipe with the family. I'll keep you updated. xx
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I loved the skull and crossbones pipe! It seems to be a reminder that smoking can kill you! Happy US mother's day 🌹. When ever I see ducklings running after their mother I think she must have said " come along children, we have lots to see and do!". Best wishes and hugs from Oregon 😀
Thanks Karen! xx
All This Awful Time Of Illness And Death, Your Programmes Have Brought Sunshine And Smiles For Everyone.You Are A Star. A Million Hugs xxxx
Thanks Roger! You're a star too, and I appreciate you. Lots of love, Nicola xx
The fish teeth are so amazing and creepy. To think that the last thing a shrimp may see is it's impeding doom on throat teeth!😮😯😮🤤. Aww the elusive coin identity is beyond me. Love yesterday's pipes. Sorry so late to watch. Blessings Nic
I haven't gotten to watch the whole video yet, but your intro and establishing shots today filled me with such a sense of peace and happiness that I knew I needed to comment. I adore seeing baby birds following after their mamas. Thank you for these gorgeous shots today!
Thank you Kat! Im so glad you enjoy the shots. It seemed like a good day for it being Mothers Day in a few countries, and also with all the birds and their babies parading around at the moment. Love Nicola x
You were missed last week. The footage of the "let it go plates" is quite touching as these times of living with Covid19 do require detachment. Your videos are quite up-lifting, and I thank you!
Thank you! Yes, I agree - we all need to let things go sometimes and I hope whoever sent those plates to the bottom of the Thames feels better! x
My favorite pipe whisperer did it again! Not one but two pipes she has not found before! As usual, another Sunday adventure that does not disappoint. Thank you for the history and the wildlife too!
Lovely description of Nicola.
The duck-ducks and geese-geese with their floofy babies at the beginning! 😍😍
I think there were coots too.
How amazing is the skull & crossbones pipe, never ceases to amaze me the things you find. You have found quite a lot of pipes over the years and it's amazing that you find ones you haven't yet seen
Hello! Missed you last week. It's Mother's Day here in Canada. Happy Mother's Day to you. Looks like a piece of chain mail, size looks right.
You know seeing a new video from her makes a bad day feel much better.
"Death or Glory" Also a great song by the Clash. Pipes were great ,but the chain mail was a huge find!
Yes you're right!!
While I know Mother's Day has passed in the UK, still, let me express my sincere thanks to you, Nicola. Not only are you a great Mum to Angelo, but you provide all your legion of followers with hours of education and entertainment. How much I appreciate you! Lovely finds today. I like the idea of a Thames pirate smoking that pipe!
Thanks so much Steve. That's so kind of you. Im so glad you enjoyed, and yes, I still imagine a pirate smoking that pipe. xx
Nicola , there was a coin next to the rock off to the right of it when u found that Gray silvery coin .......u probably saw it when u edit ..lol I know it probably happens ..
Love u and thanks for taking this 71 year old woman with you ...I adore your videos
Loved the Pirate pipe and that bubbly glass stopper is just gorgeous!
When Nicola posts a new video, you will sit down and watch!
Happy Mother’s Day to all who are celebrating today! ❤️❤️
Wowww Nicolaaaa a pirate pipe andddd chain mail?? Ohhh and that long fluted pipe with the decoration is gorg. Such beautiful finds. Pirate pipe is Josie’s fave. We really enjoyed sitting down together to watch your video tonight and only a day before a new one too! Yayy! ❤️
Thanks guys. Glad you enjoyed it. Yes I am thrilled with the pirate pipe! And well done on your recent entire MB find which I heard about. I shall look forward to seeing that on one of your upcoming videos. How special! X
@@nicolawhitemudlark awhh thank you! Still so excited about it! It will feature in Wednesday’s upload. 😀 loved seeing your little onion, it’s gorgeous. Will have to mail you and see if we can go for a lark together soon! X
I sure do enjoy the pictures of the different birds with their babies . Nature at its finest.
It's snowing here in NW Pennsylvania so I decided to stay in and watch you mudlark. I almost lost it when you said Fizzies. I remember those little tablets that kids loved to drop into a glass of water to give it different flavors. Sometimes we would just put the tablet into our mouth to our Mum's consternation and our delight.
Thanks for the trip down memory lane. Happy Mum's day to you and all the other Mums watching.
8:45 Thank you, Nicola! I'm always much less anxious when I see you wearing protective gloves!
Thanks Sheila! x
Love the bottle stoppers! So pretty... A PIRATE PIPE...WOW! Curious about the writing on the pottery...and a perfect whole pipe! +++ Incredible finds today!
I did a bit of my own research into that pottery find on the Internet - I actually paused the video, opened a new browser window, and pitched right in - and got several hits, all concerning Sunderland ship jugs. (Particular ceramic pitchers with a proprietary attractive glaze, all made in Sunderland, and bearing the illustration of a sailing vessel.)
The verse on each was: ‘This world is a good one to live in/To lend, to spend, to buy, or give in/But to beg, borrow, or get a mans own/It is such a world as never was known’. Which I took to mean "this is a good world". On reflection, I believe your friend's interpretation is probably the accurate one, though.
Thanks for another great outing! The 17th Lancers bit was brilliant!
Your pirate pipe reminded me of a Mitchell & Webb skit. "Pirates are fun!" "Yes, but they're still the baddies!". I love that you pass on some of your finds to the decedents of the person who made or owned it. Really cool that you and Germander found pieces with the same epigram at about the same time! It's the magic of mudlarking!
Thank you. Yes, it's all rather magical and Im fortunate to have so many fabulous mudlarking friends to refer to! x
Another good one is The History Guy who prefaces every one of his stories that involve pirates “...after all, doesn’t every great story involve pirates?”
Watching you find these things and listening and you explaining them all is delightful! I love your English accent.
Thanks Nick! So glad you enjoy xx
Love that pirate pipe! 🏴☠️
Nothing relaxes me more than your sweet voice and the sounds of the foreshore
Me too!! Lulls me to sleep!!
The beginning was lovely, it's like everything is coming back to life, apres Covid .
Thanks Martin. yes I agree. xx
Wow! That skull and cross bones pipe is amazing!!
Yes isn't it!? ❤️
At 13.29, it looks like another copper coloured disc at 5 o'clock. Love the skull and criss bone pipe!
Great video as always! Happy mother's day from Cape Town, South Africa 🌹
I got to see all of the wonderful things that you have found it's so amazing that you have those little pipes that are hundreds of years old, the glass bottles which I love to collect here in Michigan USA. We mudlark here in our grate lakes, old dumps and gardens. In my garden I found a nice Wedgwood plate with a Rooster 🐓 on it it's one of my favorite things.
I remember the video when you found the onion bottle very well! Still watch it now and then because of the beautiful music accompanyeing it ♥
The skull and crossbones pipe was incredible, all of the pipes you found were lovely. There was a lot to absorb from your finds, especially the plates inscribed with the emotions. Human feelings always amaze me.
Me too!
Water, Animals and history. What a lovely mixture. 👏
What a lovely way to put it! yes, you're right it's a good combination xx
NICOLA, I NEVER TIRE of your video's !!! 😍 Even if it's a boring day with hardly any finds, you show us the BEAUTY of nature !!! THANK YOU ! ❤
Great to see you back! Thank you for sharing.
Fantastic skull and crossbones pip Nic! It belongs on deadman's island lol
Thanks Si! Lol you're right there. Wouldn't that be amazing to find one there. Going to check out your vid this evening x
Another enjoyable video! I always come away from these knowing more than when it started ~ my Sunday morning history lesson. Thank you!
Thanks Kim. So glad you enjoyed x
Happy Canadian Mother's Day everyone! You too Nicola! Great finds today...love that bubbly bottle top! One day you'll find a full onion bottle and not have to reassemble it! Happy, happy day to you!
Just spotted the first Canadian goslings here in Edmonton yesterday. Wake up to Nicola's mudlarking with the birds. Spring has sprung.
Vielen lieben Dank.
@@constancemiller3753 not here in NL yet...still cold and windy and grey...I pity any baby birds out there in their nests around here! Lol
Thank you Nicola for another enjoyable “lark” with you! Incredible you still find treasures you haven’t already found! ❤️ the pirate pipe near the fort area, and the chains from armor! WOW! 🙌🙌😍
Practically perfect proof of pirate presence. Past or present. Great episode Nicola. 🛳🛥🚤⛵️🛶🚢⛴⚓️
I love your joy about your finds Nicola. 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗👍👍👍👍👍💟💟💟💟💟💟💟💟💟💟
Lovely array of finds Nicola. Thanks so much.
Looks like a number of shopping carts (trolleys) were so depressed about the lack of shoppers during lockdown, that they decided to end it all by jumping into the Thames....
haha, I know it's terrible, but there are lots of trollies in the Thames! xx
Ha! Chuckle, chuckle!
that made me laugh! just what we need.
Happy Mother's Day, Nicola! The skull pipe is an amazing find and at first I thought it might be a type of memento mori. But I'm glad you researched because the true history is just as exciting. :-)
Thank you so much for what you do!! You are a joy to watch, always makes my day!
Thanks Jeremy. How lovely of you! x
You are delightful. In so many ways. I love that you are channeling your inner Amelie.
Ah thank you ❤️
Totally love the pirate pipe - so awesome
Your videos are relaxing . This one was amazingly relaxing . Thanks for posting .
Your funds today were fantastic! The pipe, chain mail, and onion bottle neck graze so much history! And while I LOVE those items, the Toulouse Geese and their babies grabbed my heart. Two females showed up at our home in far Northern California and have made their own home here for two years now. Thanks for your love and care of the feathery finds, as well! ❤️
I love when you hold your treasures up to the sun. 🤗🌞
If there is a pipe to be found, only you could find them lol congratulations on the pipes, I’ve got to say I have never seen a skull and crossbones pipe from anyone else either. Naw the ducks are so darn cute too. God bless and stay safe and well, much love from Western Australia 🙏🙏🙏🙏🥰🥰🥰🥰👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🇦🇺
Brilliant finds. Love the pipes. Thank you Nicola.
A wonderful video Nicola, thank you. I especially liked the piece of chain mail and skull and crossbones pipe! This has been comforting to watch, we lost our beloved dog Archie last week which was utterly heartbreaking. He was such a beautiful soul. Mudlarking is going to be one of the things I throw myself into now to keep busy and to heal. Sending much love and best wishes to you xx
Fantastic as always. So happy you found some of your favorite things and a first time chainmail. Everything about this bid was fun and I of course love the birds. They're so peaceful even fighting over and dead eel. Lolol
Thank you ❤️
Great as always, I remember the feather babies when I live on a houseboat...❤️❤️
Thanks for another great video. You and Simon have become part of my Sunday afternoon tradition
Fuzzy stopper is so beautiful 💜 Thank you for the wonderful segment!
It's Mothers Day in America so Happy Mothers Day from over the Pond
It's Mothers Day here in Europe as well, so Happy Mothers Day to you too ♥
@@pihoihoi Awesomeness I wasn't sure if it was just a silly Hallmark Holiday or a real one or maybe it's a real Hallmark holiday world wide HMD back at ya
@@nancyvolker3342 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother%27s_Day
@@pihoihoi Didn't your mother tell you not to believe everything you read in Wikipedia?
@@nancyvolker3342 My mum died before Internet. But as a librarian I can tell you most of the info on Wiki is correct. Read the references, most people forget to read them. The info is in the references ♥
Those bottles are really beautiful. I love the iridescent colours on them.
Enjoyed watching this on a rainy Sunday afternoon. It is Mother’s Day here so I will wish you a Happy Mother’s Day even though I know you celebrate on a different date.
I love the nature shots of the ducks etc.. So sweet
Nicola, you have me in love with mudlarking on the Thames. Lovely finds.
Excellent and interesting as usual. Thank you Nicola.
Thanks Mark and Thanks for sharing the wonderful pipe find
So happy to see you again! Happy mother's day 💐
Really enjoy watching x
You find the most amazing old pipes! I love watching you find these.
So soothing. Thanks ever so much, Nicola! Xo
Nicole...it amazes me the river still gives up so much history and treasure. Thank you for sharing...I love it pretty lady. ❤ from Texas.
Another wonderful video with some gorgeous finds! Thank you for sharing!
Always love your videos. Your mix of nature, music and knowledge are wonderful.
Good to see you, Nic! 👋
That skull 'n crossbones clay pipe, looks so much like a great many gravestones, especially in Scotland! 💙
Love, love, love..the fizzy stopper! 💛
- hello from Denmark 🌸💕🌱
Thanks Zandain! yes, the fizzy stopper is so very cool. I've not seen one that fizzy x
Thankyou Marion...bless you and yours...🇺🇸🌻🙏🏻
Love the way you always feature wildlife .
13:59 right above that one next to the white round rock there is a copper coin....surprised you missed it
What!!? let me check! x
I saw that too but I don't usually see most of the things Nicole is trying to show us lol
I saw same thing and told my wife I bet someone else saw that too. Would be neat if you could find it wedged under that stone or brick still
I love the fizzy stopper!
FANTASTIC clay pipe!
Great to see you're back.
Thanks John! x
I had to laugh when you said don't put your finger in a fish's throat. Looking up catfish noodling on TH-cam sometime 🤣.
An 1897 Victoria penny matches the words/letters you can see on your coin with the same spacing and a left facing head.
Oh fantastic thanks for the coin ID! Really appreciate that - and... well Im off to look up catfish noodling :) Thanks! xx
Enjoyed the birds and all the goodies. I liked the bottle stoppers.
The pipe whisperer strikes again. That pipe bowl with the skull and crossbones was an amazing find. Makes me wonder about who actually used it.
Way cool finds! All the baby birds are just fabulous!
Lovely finds , Me and my daughter found two of the skull and crossbones pipe bowls in a river site near Manchester city centre (strangely) amongst many other pipe bowls back in about 2005 , we probably found about 80-100 over the couple of years we lived in that area most of them were Pollocks pipe maker pipes . I think we were the only people in the area who knew about the site. we used to find loads of the old bottle stoppers too a lot have war grade on them.
Wow! How amazing ❤️
I've been binging your videos over the past week or so--and you're teaching me so so so much!
I'm so delighted you're enjoying them Sarah ❤️
Nice message to the Author-of-Plates, I’m convinced we all need to carry a Pop song in our pockets now and then… take care Nicola, good to see you!
What a wonderfully productive lark!! Well done you!! 👍❤👍
That onion bottle is gorgeous, just like you ☺️
Baby birds!! Oh my heart ♥ sometimes I forget just how alive that foreshore really is. Great video Nicola! I always love seeing the wildlife you capture in your videos 😊❤️
Awesome findings ..... I love the token n all the information and knowledge about the pipes . I love the National Geographic part of your video with the different birds
Enjoy n have a great time
With Love from SAM
Guwahati Assam INDIA
Thank you Lovely Sam! xx
Charming as always.
Greetings from sunny South Africa Nicola. My partner and I are very fond of your Mudlarking channel, when we see a new video the excitement builds:) We went "sea larking" this past weekend but sadly the tide got the better of us and it was on the high. Thank you for these inspirational videos
I would love one of those skull & cross-bones pipes. I will swop you hahaha!
Love that unusual pipe bowl! I wonder if my koi have those throat teeth. Koi are hybrid carp, after all. The chain mail was astounding. But the little fluffy bums you started with brought a smile to my face.