A Haunting mudlark on a Medway Island. Searching an Abandoned Victorian fort at midnight.
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- I recently went mudarlking on a deserted island in the River Medway. On the island is an old abandoned Victorian fort - called Fort Darnet. At night the fort is eerily silent apart from the shrieks of hunting owls and the echos of waves slapping against the walls in the flooded building. A few weeks ago David Nolan and I visited the fort in the dead of night and explored by candlelight. The next morning we went mudlarking and found some suitably spooky treasures!
The last time we spent a night on Darnet it was back in 2012 when we spent 24 hours on the island visiting Dave Wise who was spending 45 days on the island. You can see the video he made about his experience on the island - • Otherness; Forty Five ...
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The collective noun for hovercraft is a 'flatulence'😁
Brilliant!
That sounds pretty right! I thought a pandemonium would also be close too. Whatever it is It’s B………..Y LOUD! Nicola, do you really think that children were ever on the island? Surely not to live there! It was a fort after all. Maybe it was just landfill that had dolls heads and alphabet plates in it. I often roam around the house at 3.00 a.m. too when I can’t sleep. I wondered how you’d ever row out through that square space. Lucky you didn’t knock your heads about in that tunnel. When you went looking for wood, I thought to myself, “No trees, so no wood!” You could have hacked a wee bit of wood from the old pier though, I suppose. Loved that intact, grotesque teapot. Was it Majolica? By the way, did you get my choc cake recipe in last weeks video replies? Give it a try. You won’t be disappointed, I promise.
Hooroo from Downunder 🦘❤️
That term also applies to groups of people on ATVs.🙄
Love it 😊
Awesome locatiom,!
I wonder if anyone on a boat or on the shore wondered what ghosts were celebrating out in the fort when they saw the candlelight???? Awesome trip!
I was thinking the same thing.
That's a good point! I wonder! X
@@nicolawhitemudlark Nicola White The Legend -- creating more legends!!! 😃
Us locals are used to things happening in our forts and towers ❤️
@@MichelleMybelle61 -- So the occasional mysterious light or ghostly figure isn't too surprising? 😃
This video with the isolation, the sounds of the birds and the beautiful sunset just spoke to my soul. Such a sense of peace that we all need. Thank you Nicola for this beautiful visit. 🥰👍🇺🇸
Thank you Cheryl. Glad you enjoyed it. It's such a special and serene place ❤️
It’s very peaceful
WO means warrant officer.from tony hayter.i enjoy your programmes.
A candle-lit walk around the fort at 3 a. m? Have you never seen a horror movie, Nicola? 👻
ha ha yes! It was kind of spooky I have to admit
The dead don't frighten me, is the living scares the hell out of ME....
Exactly and on all Hallows eve....not a chance in hell😆
@@pillardelaney4726 it's the basement centipedes that does it for me..
Hi Nicola, On the island foreshore, you found a bottle printed ‘Liquifruita’, a Children’s Tonic or Cough Medicine. In 1945, I was 8/9 years old, and my Mum sent me down to Thornton Heath High Street Chemist, to buy some for my baby Brother. I repeated the word all the way as I was trying not to forget that word. Seeing you pick up the half buried bottle on the island shore took me back 77 years! I remember now , Lying in bed on a Saturday early morning in West Australia. I love your Digs and finds.💗🕊
When they're that loud at 8am, surely it's a _heard_ of hovercraft
I was always told it was Noogah the t being silent.
@@annettewalter2273 those hovercrafts were silent . haha
Nicola, your shows are fantastic. You have so much content and such excellent filming styles, plus editing and sound, also your still shots which I love.
You are knocking out shows, at least 5 or 6 times better than terrestrial TV at the very least.
The very least.
Keep up the great work.
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Thanks Les, what a lovely thing to say ❤️
I agree, di you study art and photography?
@@nicolawhitemudlark Hi Nicola, thank you for your reply. I just sometimes have to say what I see, and you are producing such seamless cuts, it amazes me how well you do this. I am an old man who has watched so many documentaries and films, also I have become a big utube watcher in the last few years. So as a viewer I can say, disregarding your content, your film work is exceptionally. As far as your content is concerned you are putting together such a large jigsaw puzzle of archaeology through so many ages. Love also you research and artwork. All the best Les.❤
@@TheVidusi thank you! No I didn't but I am creative and try to make the videos like a collage
@@lesallison9047 thank you Les for such an encouraging comment - I appreciate it. ❤️ When I make a video I literally step back & let the universe lead the way. I know that sounds a bit kooky but it works for me x
"We didn't mean to go to sea"...I love Arthur Ransome books! Lucky you managed to paddle back to safety! Great adventure on the island! Thanks for taking us. Noo- gatt! Lol! I guess that macasserine oil is the reason so many ladies spent so much time crocheting anti-macassers for furniture backs!
One of my favourite books! I’m currently living near to where “Secret Water” was set.
@@essexmudlarking4751 lucky you! I'd love to be able to see the places in my favourite books! Not much chance for this old dolly in Newfoundland! Enjoy those places for me!
Unfortunately I can't knit , sew or crochet but every time my French artist friend comes to my house my husband covers the furniture with our 🐕 dogs blankets . OCD hubby and amusing greasy haired friend . Find your mudlarking fascinating and relaxing . Thank you 💕..
Here in America we call that candy "newget". The scariest part was the terrible noise of the hovercrafts that shattered the peacefulness of the island. Happy Halloween, Nicola! Lovely video. 🖤🧡🎃🦇👻🧡🖤
Thank you 💓
Nicola, you must know that very few people in this world see it, much less describe it as magical. I hope you know that with every video you bring a little bit of that magic to me. Thank you❤
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Somewhere in the depths of my synapses, I seem to recall that Macassar was a dressing used by many men. Since it was oily, it ruined a lot of upholstery--so woman made doilies or cloths with lace decoration to hang on the back of a chair and those we called anti-macassars
I still have several antimacassars that my grandmother crocheted. I hate to chuck them out but they’re useless. If I put them on the furniture they would be cat toys.
Macassar oil was what dandies used to slick their hair back so that it looked like patent leather.
A fort nights camping holiday in just two days🤔 cheers Nicola🍻
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very good :)
My wife & I do yard sales every summer. Starbucks in hand we dive the roads of Virginia USA looking for yard sale signs.
You are inspiring.
We watch you over coffee. We drink a lot of coffee. Lol.
God bless. 💕
I love yard sales! We don't get very many here!
Hi, Nicola -Susan here. I really enjoyed this video. It combined larking with nature -perfect! Not sure how I'd feel about the 3am chorus, however! For the record, we here in Canada don't Fall Back until next weekend. As far as the noisemakers are concerned, I'm thinking it's a hullabaloo of hovercrafts! Finally, we have always said" Noo-gaht", pronouncing the T.
Oh, and I've been enjoying Digger Dawn's videos - thanks for the introduction.
Thank you Susan!
That spider says to Nicola, "Okay lady, I have found my spot and this is where I'm staying, food has been good, I'm chillin, got my web where I want
it, got it going on. You and your friend find someplace else to hang." I'm pretty sure that's what he said. And knowing Nicola, you have a loving
respect for all animal life which is why I love watching your adventures, very calming in a crazy world. Always appreciate you. :-) Margaret xoxo
P.S. Oh, wow, Nicola I see you at the 36 minute mark and you look so beautiful. Your skin is so pretty, I think these adventures rejuvenate you.
Hi Nicola, well you mentioned The Famous Five from Enid Blyton 👍 I liked reading the books as well, and as you showed the spider, i remembered that George (Georgina) loved spiders 😁 If the books still are available i maybe will by one or two for my grandchildren 😊Benny from Denmark
Lovely trip, fabulous filming and atmospheric candle lit fort. What a pleasure to go along on your camping trip. The birds, twilight mudlarking, the slip of moon setting, just magical. Thanks so much.
I could watch an hour of those flooded catacombs. Amazing.
I find it interesting (as a 21st-century citizen) that where you lark you find different pipes! This only makes sense as the pipe makers were regional and the customers were regional. Simon had a rose and thistle pipe which I haven't seen amongst the pipes pulled from the Thames in London. Today, we buy the same goods here in the US as someone in England or Sweden might buy because the manufacturers sell to the world. This has all sorts of implications. You really can't travel and pick up many things that are unique to that country anymore.
I love that shell encrusted teapot!
it's amazing isn't!
@@nicolawhitemudlark I loved it too. Reminded me of a Palissy ceramic!
You would't of wine, but a cup of TEA. How brittish.
Still very peaceful , especially at this times.
Nicola, keep safee, keep happy.
Love.🇪🇸🇨🇮🇦🇺
Nicola, you are a balm for the soul - you remind me to slooooow down and marvel at the world around us. Instead of sweating the wrong gas or lack of firewood, recognize the joy that your surroundings give you. Thank you.
The flooded fort is just begging to be a movie set or computer game environment. Super cool. You are an awesome lady!
That candlelight walk was just majestically magical. Thank you for your quality posts.
I'm impressed by how clean you manage to get your bottles. Would you consider doing a video sharing your techniques for cleaning your treasures?
Tell Simon I named it. A gathering of hovercrafts should be called a Roar, since it so noisy. 😂🦄
Dear Nicola,
Everything about about this video was magnificent. From the music, atmosphere and finds. I found being in the flooded fort was otherworldly.
Thank you.
Poppet
Thank you Poppet ❤️❤️
This and it's Twin fort is where my ancestors and myself grew up..many places of interest..be it a bit muddy
I think I would set the bits of pottery in resin and make a coffee table top, or a tray. Another great presentation Nicola♥️The teapot, what a great find. It was so peaceful, then the hovercrafts turned up!
Thank you. That's a great idea Shirley ❤️
Nice peaceful viewing on a Sunday night Nicola thank you. What a magical place to set up camp and earn mudlarking finds xx
Yes. Famous Five! I was a tree climber as a child, and full of curiosity. Now 66 and disabled, but still curious. Oh I have a bit of envy watching your adventures Nicola - oh, and pink boot envy!
I’m often down on the foreshore at Rotherhithe - a sanctuary.
Very nice nice pottery shards. Glad you had a great time. Cheers Nicola. 🏴😊👍🇺🇸
The spider you took a picture was gorgeous! In Black and white it brought out the Beauty of it in that web, and made it a bit spooky also. Spiders give me the creeps but I do appreciate their beautiful colors in the wild. Great video Nicola!! ❤️❤️❤️
As a child in North Kent during the late 1940's and early 1950's we used to eat a lot of Nougat (which we pronounced 'nugget'), perhaps it was one of the sweets which was not on ration. I can also remember driving past a large toffee factory in Maidstone which I presume must have been Sharp's.
I am impressed by the fact that you had your own 'Man Friday' on Fort Darnet, who did your cooking and also paddled you home. 👣😉
Haha yes everyone needs a Man Friday Graham! 😊
So generous to share your weekend with us. Very enjoyable with terrific finds.
And you're friends with David Wise! Namesake of one of the greatest songs ever written and sung. You are so cool. You should be welcome in any punk club in the world.
Thank you 💗
No one like you !!! Thanks for sharing !
This was my favorite video of yours to date. The photograph was gorgeous. All the sounds. Colors history. Just fabulous. Thank you.
Thank you Julie ❤️
Nikola was the most beautiful part of the whole video! 🙃
@@chubbrock659 you're so kind xx
Thank you Nicola for your wonderfull vidieos , they are wonderfull. You are the queen of mudlarking. I always look forward to your vidieos, keep it up.
Thank you ❤️
I always love the fort videos Nicola ,but this one was fantastic! Looked like a blast kayaking through the fort.
Thanks Bill! Glad you enjoyed it ❤️
First time i heard the term "mudlark" was in watching one of your earlier videos. I am hooked!
Thank you Nicola. Ive noticed others posts but yours are far more enjoyable. Thanks again'
What an amazing adventure Nicola! You must have nerves of steel though to be wandering around there at 3am! (I am an absolute wimp and scared of the dark) I really like the gourd teapot, never seen anything like that before, weird lol. Fab video, thank you 😀 x
The Fort was built very well for it to look so good. I enjoyed your video. It was amazing to be there.
the oysters..look antique...more beautiful..thanx Nicole
I have lived in Medway all my life and never new it was there so thank you it’s beautiful x
What a wonderful time U guys haveing in the mud and river lovely looking at different country and history thanks nicola
Your videos are not only fascinating and educational but they are so beautiful and bring a sense of peace and calmness. This trip looked so magical and serene! Thank you for sharing your adventures! Sending my thanks and love all the way from California
Thank you Brittany! I'm so glad you enjoy the videos. Sending you love back 😘
I love how Mother Nature always insists on being part of the 'art', lol Love your videos
We say "Noo-gut" lol What a fun trip, that place was cool along with all your finds! Really enjoyed it!❤
If I had been there and seen that spider, I would've been summoning my ride back to the mainland in a hurry. Glad you are more courageous than me. Loved the finds -- especially that tea pot. It's like it was just waiting for you to come a long.
Thank you ❣️
The spider was only a small little thing
Atmospheric photography ! It reminded me of camping on Herm!
I love Herm!! I shall be there at Christmas hopefully
For a second I thought that was Si and Steve zipping by on their hovercraft.
You do such interesting things. It looked like a lot of fun.
Nic, thank you for taking me along on your finds while mudlarking. I'm new to your channel and not knowing you, I feel as though you could have made a grand commentary or a teacher, as your profession. The way we say nougat would be like "Too", NOO gut. You have quite the knack for picking the perfect music to go with the scenery. Thank you! (from Indiana, US )
Thank you ❤️
Great adventure for us all to share! Thanks!
Well...that was different!! Absolutely fabulous. What a great way to spend an evening...love it, thanks Nicola.
So cool. I'm trapped here alone in my bed, yet with you I'm out about, hither and yon on the thames...there are no coincidences
Hi Carl! Thank you. Hugs, Nicola
I remember Sharps toffees in the 1950s ,the teapot looked like Majolica ware ,The fort looked like a monastery ,lovely video.
Yes a monastery, you're right! Thank you
NOUGAT, always pronounced noo gar, if you get my drift.
Love your video's, have watched heaps & Si Fi's as well.
You keep me entertained & excited on what new treasure you may find in the mud.
I'm from Perth, Western Australia.
Cheers Lois
Nougat (pronounced "Nugget") when we were young, but then we did grow up on a council estate lol! Fabulous video and what wonderful weather to experience such a magical place!!
What a great getaway thank you so much for taking us with you Nic❤️
What a cool vid, as always nicola. Really enjoyed it. I'm happily watching it for the 3rd time right now (i watched it alone at first, then a second time with dad and now our neighbour is watching it - she makes me phone her to come over to us and watch your vids as soon as you upload one). I'm good P.R for you I think 😉😆
Oh Thank you Ash. Much appreciated! Please say to everyone from me xxx
Your Teapot could have a lid made for it...Sculpted by hand. I have done it before for someone's wedding present from fifty years before the lid got broken. I made one by eye and one by figuring out the shrinkage of the clay. Guess which one worked? The lid got broken shortly after by their son. What a sad day for the parents...Accidents happen. I was an Art Teacher and professional sculptor in my earlier life.
What a wonderful excursion that was. A really mesmerizing place, so beautiful and calm. Oh, and in Germany we pronounce nougat "noogut" nearly as your mom called it but the "t" isn't silent.
That's right! I was about to explain it but voilà it is already there 😃
US here. Yes we pronounce it noo- gut, no silent T. Great vid, Nic! Just not a spooky place, needs some weirdly growing plants, and glo- in-the dark drawings on the walls. Loved the candles and you on top tier with headlamp. Happy Halloween!!
We in Australia call it noogar, so will be changing my pronunciation in future.
I live less than 2miles south of this island and I've always wondered what was there, I know there where prison Hulk ships lined up to sail to Australia and lots of human remains have been found.
Thank you for this video it's wonderful.
@@iriswaterford8881 As a Brit I think noogar is the right pronunciation for nougat. Because it sounds more French 😆.
Thankyou Nicola for another wonderful video. Such a beautiful and intriguing place
This was truly a very fun & special video !!! Love the twin forts & the island !!! Absolutely beautiful out there & a good place to camp & explore !!! Finding that beautiful teapot was really amazing !!! Nice bottles, pieces of plates & the Bartmann face !!! ❤️🙂
Eerie but a beautiful location with a totally different ambience at night.
Love the bellarmine face pieces 😍 x
Fort Darnet very interesting it look so beautiful.I enjoyed your video thank you for sharing
What a brilliant and wonderful video. I must admit to being a little jealous of your island adventure. Thank you for taking us along. Stay safe and well.
You are one brave lady ! Lovely to share your little trip especially 3am candle light walk . Not something I could do .
Awesome adventure as usual! Mother Nature really showed off that day! The Bartmann pieces was an amazing fine! Thank you!💕💕WV🇺🇸
I've always been impressed with mother nature how, when a place has been abandoned my humans, she reclaims what was taken from her.
Loved the spider, my fav. Awesome lark Nicola, I to love the islands through your eyes. Till next time x. 🇨🇦😘🍁🐘
Thanks Marion. Hope you're well. xx
Thanks for the video it took me back to when I was a boy. I was born in Gillingham and one summer's day with some friends waded out to the fort from Sharp's Green. I can still remember being surprised at how warm and clear the water was. The tide was coming in on the way back and it was touch and go with the water getting a bit too deep as I wasn't a great swimmer! Thanks again.
The perfect trip for All Hallows Eve. 😁 I really love seeing the patterns & colours on old china. Not many people care to look at it, so thank you very much for that, Nicola. 😍 I adored that gourd teapot! 😮😍😍 Aren't you tempted to have just one cup of tea from it? 😉 Terrific video, and may there be many more. Thank you for all your effort in making them. 😍😍 Until next time, take care and stay safe. 😄❤ A Canadian subscriber and fan. 👻
Nugget...as in @nuggetnoggin 😸 although I have heard fancy-schmancy peeps say [new gut]. (No silent ts in mine or theirs.) Funny though, I always assumed it was French, & that we should all be saying [new gahhh]. Thanks for a lovely Halloween afternoon video! Cheers from Seattle 🖐🏼🙋🏽♀️❤
I pronounce nougat "nugget" taken from the Latin "occitan pan nogat". I've always thought "noogar" was a French pronunciation.
I loved the famous five as well (and the secret seven). Loved getting in my own world reading the stories
Thank you for a fascinating tour of the fort, and some beautiful scenes of the sunset on the estuary. I felt a pang of envy at the peace and silence of the place!
Thank you so much for taking us on a trip to the island. It means so much to me as I don’t get to move about much any more. Beautiful footage, great finds!
i live on an island in the pacific NW, AND SURROUNDED EVERYWHERE WITH OTHER ISLANDS AND FIELDS AND OLD NATIVE CAMPS ANF oops (typing with one finger lol) and i never get out to try mudlarking, only hours from stormy seas, still never get out i enjoyed this video so much. thank you, it reminded me of my childhood,
What a beautiful place with fantastic photography. Honestly, if you found a rusty spanner in that setting it would seem like a treasure! The Macassar oil bottle was very interesting. I bet women were happy when that stuff went out of fashion and their furniture no longer required antimacassars on the chair backs! Altogether an unusual mudlark. Thanks.
Beautiful sunset and sunrise. The 2 Bartman shards and the doll face would make an interesting triptych.
Great idea
Brilliant Nicola. What a wonderful treat to go with camping on the Fort. I've always said Nooogar! I was the only one in my friendship circle that actually loved it 🥰🥰
what a great video! Thank you Nicola for letting us experience that!
Spectacular adventure nicola Love the pictures love that crab in the water that was big loved and enjoyed the camping I'm sure you did too it was bunch of fun there's bunch of fun awesome trip glad you enjoyed it you stay safe and I'll see you on your next when you're on lady🙏🛐💘🥰❤🤩😇
Thank you Roger x
Really enjoyed watching this video Nicola I found it very interesting what a great place it is and a fantastic place to camp and eat dinner as the sun goes down, the two bottles and the shards of China were lovely finds , always enjoy your adventures and your narrations you are such a lovely lady to watch and listen to, and I like yourself call nougat the Same way as you take care X
Thank you Paul! x
Wonderful place to go to and see the building and the camping. Also a freind there so you were no alone. A place to clear your mind and take in some history. Thanks for you share your video.nice finds too.from shirley from new Bern,north carolina u.s.a ❤❤🎉🎉🎉😮🎉🎉😅😊❤❤❤❤❤
Love your sense of adventure Nicola 👌😄 a woman of my own heart ♥️
Great video as always
Emily xx
How magical, yet haunting at night was this old fort, candlelit old stones and voices from the past echoing to the present. Nicola, this visit to Fort Darnet must be one of the best film-shoots you have done. Thank you for sharing your experience and those lovely finds with us. ~Wendi 🏵 Ps. I pronounce the sweet "Noo-gah" 😊
Thank you Wendi! X
Y'all almost gave me a heart attack when u tried to go out under that tiny squeeze!! I was petrified the kayak would overturn. Well done getting out!! ❤️❤️
"Hellooooo, + a Happy Belated Halloween" to all from Connecticut {New England}, in the US. I am aware it's nearly a year past this posting + folks are now gearing up for Halloween 2023. I was compelled to write + say how much I'd enjoyed this clever + timely tale. I've randomly watched a few of your mudlarking adventures, though this is my 1st comment. So, kindly accept my thanks for all the fascinating information you share, folks you introduce, places you go, research efforts + time, etc.. It's a joy to wander about the various muddy banks, as I listen to your thoughtful comments, whether solo or with friends. Accept my sincerest thanks + please stay safe.
Thank you xox
My favorite by far what an adventure!!!!!!!
A "floatilla" of Hovercraft...😁 I call it "NOO-gaht". That oil is related to why doilies on the top of seats were called "ANTI-maccasars."
That was great! Thank you for taking us on this grand adventure!
My pleasure! Thank you for coming along!
New-gut is how I pronounce it. Thanks for another fun video!
Now that’s my kind of adventure ….. I can’t wait to travel to Hoo Island next summer ….👍.
A midnight lark! Loved it. In Canada it’s pronounced “noo - gut”.
Nicola, that was so amazing. I have dreams of Ports and Castles, I can still remember the dreams in parts. I'm loving that tea-pot... I collect vintage glassware, homewares, prints, bottles anything and although it's older than that, it reminds of that era a little, the uglier it is, the more beautiful to me. In Australia, we do have a rich history of course, however the history in Europe, in the UK leaves me breathless. When you find a piece of Bartmann, it's so so exciting. I would be up at 3am and couldn't resist a midnight lark, a moon light lark, a sunrise lark, a snowy lark, a dump-site lark, (a pub lark... ya gotta eat). I'm a mud-loving larker. Keep the videos coming so I can lose myself... in the mud. (I think I've used the words lark and mud enough).
I pronounce it noo-gar. Cheers, Tanya
Nicola, love your videos, always great and you seem to find the most amazing things. We built a new house here in Australia about six years ago and in excavating foundations came across a large pit which was full of bottles or all shapes and forms. The building site had an 1860's house on it - long since demolished. I could not understand why there were so many perfume bottles in the pit, but was told that that back in the day there was no sewerage connection, and the perfume bottles were stored in the toilet to help with smells. Perfume was sprinkled in the Loo after use to help eliminate odours. You probably know this already but I only recently found about the practise - found it fascinating ! Regards, John
Beautiful video from the fort . Love the teapot , great find right in time for All Hallows Eve... In Denmark it's Nougat (with silent t) ♥
Thank you 💖
I loved the peace of this lovely place! Thank you for taking us with you!
My bags would be filled with all that Roman stuff😊 that Samian is lovely! such a nice video, you had a lovely stay over on the island, what a great time 🙂
Thanks Ed! Yes it was amazing. I'm looking forward to meeting up with you when it's possible