Mudlarking NEW spoil heaps to find Treasure on the Thames Foreshore
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- ⭐ For more epic mudlarking CLICK HERE • I FOUND something that... ⭐ In this episode Si and Rich go Mudlarking in search of Treasure on the Thames Foreshore with the latest metal detectors. Rich with his new Minelab Equinox and Si with a Fisher Goldbug, they explore the spoil heaps excavated by the multi-billion pound Thames Super Sewer. See in side the sewer, play spot the find, witness live digs and watch Mudlarking Crows! And is that Treasure Si has found? He needs your help!
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Not sure you read comments on videos nearly three years old, but I've been binging your content the past few days and I gotta say I really enjoyed this one a lot. Besides the great mudlarking, I really appreciated the historical detours you took on this one; exploring the original sewers, talking about the timbers and nails... it was just a great well rounded video. That old sewer system is an engineering marvel. But it's also quite beautiful. The vaulted ceilings, the brick work... you Brits have, historically, married design with utility better than most countries (as Restoration man proves time and again). Though, you also build condo tower blocks faster than anyone so it's no wonder a new sewer system is urgently needed. Anyway, loved this video.
Si, I really love your videos, they are the best. The way you present, your knowledge, the respect you show for everything, the way you show the cleaned up finds, you really know how to keep me hooked - with everyone else I skip bits, but not with you. Even the music you use is better than anyone else! Absolutely top rated presentation, finds, video production, historical knowledge, I love it all. Wishing you many, many happy hours of mudlarking X
I love your finds and I love the history of "Old London " even more! Thank you Si!
Love this video! I always learn interesting things watching Your shows! I think the holes in the oysters were to make blanks for button production. Keep up the good work!
I love crows... I had even one home... I took him in as he couldn’t fly due to a feather parasite. It was treated and he stayed with,me till the new feathers were out. He had quite a character... One day, I came home to find a package that had been delivered and instead of feeding him immediately, I took some time to open the package... He jumped on top of a bookcase where I had put a vase out of the way... He croaked, I looked at him and then, with his beak pushed the vase over the edge... We weren’t especially close but he would come on the back of my sofa when I was watching tv... When he was ready, I sat him free... I saw him for a few months in a tree in the garden and then, no more... The smartest bird I know!
Pierre-Andre Labeau Haha, good on you! Cool story!
Awesome story
Pierre-Andre Labeau Sounds like he did not want to be owned as such. Very astute birds, they say. Aesop even made a fable about them.
How lovely, he sounds like a human soul reborn. Gorgeous. What a relationship. You helped him to make a new life when he got better.
Good on you and your fellow mudlarkers for saving Thames and London history.
I watch Nicola, I love mudlarking. I'm originally from Nova Scotia Canada and use to love walking the shoreline looking for treasure. Now I get to watch you and Nicola treasure hunting, it's the next best thing. Thanks for sharing your adventures.
What a lovely comment, hope you enjoy them, more vids to come!
@@Sifinds i know this is nearly two yrs old, but why did u put the clay pipe that u found back in the sand?
@@thedisabledwelshman9266 What minute was this mate?
@@Sifinds it was around 13.27.
michael adams because it was broken, and so I put it back it so someone else could potentially find it
Yes, I also think the silver button Elizabethan. It's exquisitely made.
Thank you for showing the history as well as the finds. 😀
11:46 “always watching you” 😂😂
Great video guys! A Thames mudlark is a bucket list item for me!
jode_ster Thank you. You'll love it!
I loved that engraved button? you found. I can tell you that it is extremely old, but unsure what it might have been used for. Thanks Si for your video.
Another amazing video. Thanks Si.
The finds and history of Your country is amazing. I would love to be there to see all the historical places,buildings, and the Mudlarkers who are preserving history...I wonder though as they were building the new system, where were they taking the muds and stuff that they removed...Would have been interesting to go to where all was dumped off and mudlark through that. Hmmm...live your videos, and totally hooked...😍🇨🇦💖🇨🇦🤩🤩
Thank you for sharing from Debbie in Texas, USA
Hello, your videos are awesome. I’m a history buff as well. I have done this in San Diego, CA & Idaho State. Like others who have seen your finds that hundreds of years with historical finds on a beach on the Thames. I'm really happy for you. The comments made about the oysters with holes in the them. #1-starfish, sea urcins also makes these holes, #2-farmers who use the rack with ropes and/or chains &dropped as to start the oysters to attach to start them again, #3-the Victorians did cut holes pins,necklaces and rings. I love it. You have your answers from others who find answers for your questions who may not even search as much to any other facts. God Bless.
Hello Simon .. I'm a long time follower of Nicola White. Of course I had to find your channel after she tagged along with your lark. If you check out the tools at the Trowbridge museum , I bet you will find a similar spanner wrench .
I quite enjoyed the mudlarking crows/ravens!
I really like it when you guys tell the history of different things. I learn so much!
I just watched a documentary about London's sewer system and how it literally changed the health of London; reduced infant mortality etc..I think the tunnels are beautiful with amazing history!
Having a wonderful time wading through your past videos as a new subscriber, so professionally made and full of history, thank you. p.s. shocking about the barges taking away all that unchecked material, who knows what was in there.
tazzie2shoos Thanks mate. Glad your enjoying them! We try to save as much as we can. More to come!!!
But WHERE DO THE BARGES GO?!?!? And why aren’t we following them with their loads of treasure
I love that you're preserving history before it is completely destroyed. Great job. The shell holes I believe are from making buttons.
Great to watch your video's, your so knowledgeable and interested in what you find. I haven't heard the description ' dainty' in ages 😉 Thank you!
loved the tunnels and view of the underground structures. I know its a sewer but still looks really cool.
Mate, d'you remember Battersea Fun Fair? Telya what is amazing - how all the coinage ended up in the river, when some peeps were starving minus a 'apny!
Nicola sent me! Nice finds lads. Crows like bright things as well.
Clare Ravenwood Thanks Clare, and welcome! I couldn't stop watching the crows, they were so amusing!
🤨 Okay Si, enough lolly lagging around in the sewers- there's treasure to find! 😄 Lol 😋 That was interesting as heck tho! Tfs! 😁👍
The shells holes are from making mother of pearl buttons
When were kids back in 60's we always getting down there,i lived in chelsea,albert brige was 15 min walk from my house.
Hi Simon, Aussie Janice here, l have never been to England, but it entirely fascinates me. Gosh how the face of the Thames is changing. I have seen documentaries on TV over time, and have learned so much about England. My roots are from England and Germany (before WW1) so l take great interest. It would be good to live nearby, and overlook the Thames. Are there any Ghosts Simon? I just love those coins. I made a lady a very special ring and cufflinks using old Roman coins, which l had to pay for, not sren much here! It turned out great with touches of gold (which l adore, being a jeweller). I am so glad l found you and Nicola recently. I am spending so much time looking at your videos. So VERY different to Australia. Regards to Nicola, love her videos too - beautiful lady.
P.S. I am also a Shelley collector.
Regards, Janice xx
Great video 😀
Thank you so much!
Wow, so many have found you from watching Nicola as I did also. Cool that you are friends and in same sort of business. Really enjoyable videos
I also found this via Nicola. Some good finds there ... look forward to more!
Stephen Saunders Thank you Stephen. I have more on the way!
Here in the West Coast of the U.S. , the oyster farmers used to punch holes in the shells and string them on wire. They were used as spat catchers.
F.K. Burnham Awesome! Thank you, I'll look into that....
www.mola.org.uk/blog/historical-documents-solve-oyster-mystery
@@hannahpumpkins4359 at the bottom of the article it says "April Fools! I think we all got fooled!
Very interesting bits about the nails and sewer. I would’ve been tempted to magnet fish right under that small waterfall coming out of the sewer tunnel.
I love glass stoppers
That tool is a spanner wrench, just subbed, I love exploring & History
Thank you! I hope you enjoy my future videos!
I was thinking maybe it was a handle off a hand held mirror. A double sided mirror.
If it's not a regular spanner, it's possible it's a pulley wrench. I couldn't clearly see if there was a nub or small post on the side of the "jaws".
Liked and subbed, thanks for putting in the time to make this video
Geoff Beepingmad Thanks Geoff hope you enjoy the videos!
I've seen you on Nicola White videos and I like them I'm from us Texas and I enjoy your mark mud looking as well enjoy
In Birmingham I manage to do a little 'mudlarking' near shorelines of artificial lakes. Vulcanite bottle stops are about the only things of interest I find. Came here from Nicola's channel. Subbed.
Welcome Al, as long as you enjoy it that's what its all about - the thrill of the hunt! Thanks for the sub!
Si! Man i love what you do. im addicted to your videos- Hell, im addicted to ALL the mudlarking videos of youtube, but your's and nic's are the absolute best, in my opinion. Never stop!! But the reason i commented is thst You should get that metal wagon wheel toy looked at. The germanic and Gaulish celts wore and revered the wheel symbol like Christians do with the crucifix. Best example of it would probably be the images on the gundestrup cauldron. You never know, it could have been a charm or votive offering from days long since passed
That bell thing looks to me like the dome on the end of a candle snuffer (churches use them a lot to put the candles out). Anyway, that's my guess from South Carolina, USA. Thanks Si.
Jamie Teems that's a great suggestion mate! It's really light tho. Thanks for watching! See my latest video and see my mate Jason who is from the USA!
Just started watching your videos ! Enjoyed it ! The oyster shells and clam shells like the ones you found where used to make buttons . We find them also in the U S A . All have just one hole in them . They where used 1000s of years ago . They didn't have metal to work with like today . Hope this information helps you ! Be safe ! Good luck ! By the way I collect old things like you find !!!! I am jealous !!!!
Hurricane Mike Thanks for the info. How do you explain the square holes? 😉
Si-finds - 🤔🤔🤨🤨 -square buttons?
Jan Vafa Yes , square buttons . I know this to be a fact !
www.mola.org.uk/blog/historical-documents-solve-oyster-mystery
Think you had too much fun, just being curious about the sewer instead of Mud larking LOL.
Thanks for the history, I've seen some of the videos on the great stink and the history of how it was built. Always curious as my father was in that type of construction, and I honestly rode on some of the machinery, while he and his pals built some of these massive types of systems in the US, because we didn't have them.
Really enjoy the way you talk on your videos. Thanks for enlightening as well as satisfying my love for all things old.
Came over subbing from Nicole.
The tool you showed is for tightening gland or packing nuts. Packing nuts can be found on hydraulic cylinders, pump shafts or possibly boat prop shafts. As the sealing packing wears and a leak starts, you tighten the packing nut more to compress the packing seal stopping the leak.....hopefully. Google image gland nut spanner or wrench.
Spot on! Thank you. I have a similar tool, but much smaller, to tighten my angle grider holding bolt on. Cheers!
Hey Guys , believe it or not buttons where also made square . But , mother of pearl was used to make jewelery . I also think that you could be right about them used for oyster farming ! I have found old buttons made from oyster at very old dump sites . And you know , we both could be wrong ! Lol !!
Hurricane Mike Thanks for taking the time to comment. Yep you're right, they had multiple uses, and we may never know the truth but it's fun trying to find out.
Love a spooky tunnel, eh lads 😂 nice one si I’m just going through all these videos they are wicked mate keep it up
Fancy Window Cleaners 😂 Cheers dude!
The tool that you thought was a catapult (!) is a bike tool for removing the front cogwheels on the bottom bracket, or the back cassette from the rear wheel. As you noticed, the 🔧 has a long handle for leverage because you loosen in the opposite direction to movement and those front cogs are tight ! The picks fit into the small pinholes either side of the crank shaft
clockwork erw Thanks! Good knowledge
Hi Simon just watched you out with Nicola so will try and catch up with some of your videos
GL&HH
Alex
Hammy Hunting Hi Alex! I hope you like em, got more in the pipeline too!
Look forward to them mate
Hi Si, Iv'e seen people drill holes in the shell knot a piece of rope and pull the rope through the shell at intervals. The young ones are attracted to the underneath and start a farm. Hope this helps, best of luck from Down Under.
I’d love to have one of those huge square nails.
In some of the rivers in the US oyster shells are found with several round circles and that is how mother of pearl buttons are punched out.
Hi Si, l love those old timbers with the old hand forged nails. Be great if you could get permission to take lots of them and upcycle into furniture. Does anyone do that? They could be cleaned up and used in construction of a renovation, even those bricks would be good to do something with.
Put a radio tracker on the barges and find out where there dumping grounds.dig my idea.
J T or what if I buried it in the ground?
First viewing; really enjoyed it thank you. Will subscribe.
mayhorse66 Thank you v much!
The architecture of those poo tunnels is stunning! Nicer than half the buildings in London!
Found your site thanks to Nicola with Tideline Art. New sub.
Rebecca Eddy Thank you!
Hi Simon. That silver "button" is more likely to be the back of a ladies fob watch. If it's English, it'll have appropriate hallmarks. If it's an imported piece that was retailed, it'll have the import hallmark and the initials of the silversmith who imported it as well as the marks of the country of origin(If the COA had marking laws). The marks will be on the inside.
Only if it’s modern
Hi Si, did you go and see the coin the crows found? Treaty video.
The bigger holes in the oyster shells were where people carved out buttons. We have shells like them littering the shores of the Mississippi here in the USA.
Moon snails and sea urhins drill holes in shells to eat them!!!...😉👍🐚🐌
Nicola sent me 😈😂😉
And hopefully some more subs too😁
I am loving the mudlarking crows.
Welcome! Thank you
remember the square nails? that's the square hole string them together makes a damn good alarm if your up to no good it gives warning to all from the peelers as they make a racket when lifted in the allys
Enjoyed that Simon and will definitely be back for more, I cant understand with the Police and PLA being so strict on people searching that they would allow the sewer to be upgraded without checking for finds first, also can you use a metal detector on the foreshore as long as you dont dig
GL&HH
Alex
Hi Alex, That's a great point you've made. As far as I know, there is no effort to search / examine the spoil that is being removed - which is bizarre seeing that they made a great effort when digging for Cross-Rail. There are lots of things we aren't aware of, so I hope someone at the end of the line is going through that spoil. Also, you need a permit to seach the foreshore, full stop. It used to be free to search 'eye's only', but not any more... GL&HH2U2!
Si-finds
Cheers mate 👍🏻
Is it because of all the possible ww2 bombs.
The oyster shells have holes in them because the victorians (I think it was them) used to make buttons out of the shells by punching a hole into it
I think you can bury it in the ground may want to check on that. I used to put RF tracking on falcons and birds. We called them telemetry beacons weren't very expensive either. Could track a bird for a range of hundred miles.
Oyster shell holes - button making!
That is crazy that one of universities doesn’t get over there and do a dig! Don’t they have archeology courses? In the US we would eat this up!
Audrey Stamm well said mate!
Yeh but that would exclude the licensed bought mud larking community. Isall Londons chuck out remember, unwanted ruuuuubish at point of disposal. We've already got TTrove, keep the 'experts' out of our seeking scrounge.
It could be simply that to the poms its not old enough too bother with to Australians with a short European history it ancient
Referred to as ostrum cartes the oyster shells acted as tokens used by Londoners to commute across medieval London. ... Commuters purportedly paid a few coins at one of the many aetiecnes points. Their ostrum would then be perforated with a distinctive square hole, often with the shell top facing up, as seen in the image.Apr 1, 2015
I sure hope your right about stuff washing up.
Hey nice finds that buttons real sweet. I know I'm crazy but the cool thing you showed that you didn't keep was those nails. Oh well next time.
Peace love & jello
TomCat
There's loads down there (nails) not sure what I'd do with them?
@@Sifinds I see them as as sculpture maybe an arch with lots of plants
nicola sent me too! yea to her!
The holes in the shells could be used to make mother of petal buttons. Not all she’ll were of grade.
It looks like a tiny metal round sun hat ...!!!!!
It’s a beautiful button
Star fish bore holes in shell fish and or Sea Erchins too can bore holes as well.
Not square ones though.
Neat train
This thing that looks like an U with handle 27:08 could be an old thing to take of boots.Greatings from germany
Zeckis Nadelquälereien Greetings Zeckis! We think it's a thing to undo something on a machine...
13:09. i'm sure there was a musket ball, you looked at it whereyour trowle was. i hope you got it.
My MIL used to knock a hole in and string oyster shells on wires for the oyster farmers near Port Townsend, Washington, USA.
Su Chism Interesting thanks 🙏🏻 😎
The answer to the shells with holes is caused by Moon Snails. They have teeth the core into the shell to the muscle. They are carnivorous. Hope that helps.
I saw something where they made buttons from shells and they had similar holes in them but most had 2-3 holes in them. Who knows?
moon Yes, I forgot to mention the Button theory!
This is the first time I have seen your channel and what a fascinating subject. I was a bit worried seeing you standing on that brick paving floor and glad to see you working in pairs with a lot of protective clothing etc. Do you not worry that you might find a live grenade from WW 2? However, will be watching more of the subject and think your video is excellent work.
He does find a live granade in one of his videos!
Love the show that is documenting Oak Island. Does the show run in England?
These nail resembles railroad ties.
Oyster holes are mostly made by octopus. They drill the hole with their giant tooth/teeth and suck out the meat.
Predatory sea snails probably; the squareness may just be an artifact of being washed around in the water with other debris.
I wonder if the holes in the shells could be from octopus 🐙 beaks,just a theory!
Snifles are part of the job
Nice video. Just found you and subscribed. Cape Breton Ilsand, Nova Scotia, Canada
Stephen Bray Thanks Stephen! Oooh you live in Oak Island territory!!!
Si-finds You know how spell island unlike me. Yes I'm near there but the real treasures are on Cape Breton. We have hundreds of shipwrecks and fascinating places that have remained untouched.
Si-finds I used to dive at a oyster farm here on Cape Breton. The man that owned it found a bronze dagger on the shore.
Stephen Bray I'm on my way! 😉
Si-finds I would say it's for certain that the Vikings were here. They also suspect that the Portuguese were here long before Columbus so called discovered America.
I'm pretty sure the shells where made into buttons and some costume jewelry. At least that's what i heard
Julz Mgrforll Yes some were, you are right. But some are thin rectangler holes. And why only one per Oyster?
🤔 *The oysters on ropes theory makes sense to me, and perhaps some have square holes because they were hung on chains rather than ropes? To fit a chain through they'd need a more square shaped hole than round...*
She Who Knows All or they use what ever was to hand to make the hole, including square nails, or chisels
I love how London is planning a toilet for the next 1000 years.
The button looks Georgian to me, that kind of scrollwork was popular in the late 18th century up the Victorian era mate
Brian Hine Thanks for the info mate
Silver button has a Rose on it, Tudor?
At what point is it a nail and at what point is it a spike I wonder.
Cologne stopper I suppose.
Tool is used to unscrew water filter and to put new one in
A place full of dangerous spots!
Is it a button? It looks like a silver concho that goes on horse gear.
Im wondering if anyone knows what sort of bird left the footprints at the beginning?
It must be the crows, they were all over the place. Thanks for watching