The Strangest objects I have found in the River Thames! (Mudlarking with Nicola White)
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- Today I take a trip back and look at some of the odder objects that I have found in the River Thames, from unexploded grenades to strange teeth. You just never know what the Thames tide is going to throw out at you! Then we come back to the Tideline Studio where we have a look to see what other odd objects we can find on the shelves.
To mudlark on the River Thames you need a permit from the Port of London Authority and you can find the link here:-
www.pla.co.uk/Environment/Tha...
Thank you for watching. I hope you enjoy seeing some of my odder mudlarking finds.
If you would like to visit my etsy site you can find it here:-
www.etsy.com/uk/people/tideli...
And you can follow me on twitter and instagram @tidelineart
Im always delighted to hear from you with info about any objects I find. Thanks for your support, comments, feedback and suggestions.
Nicola
Nicola White
www.tidelineart.com
As an American who has never had an opportunity to leave the country, and who loves old things and history, i would die if i got to mudlark the river thames even once. Your little space is full of what I consider to be treasures. Amazing!!!
Ditto!
Come to Europe!! You'll enjoy
I totally agree!
Me too!
No idea how CZcams brought me here, but really glad it did. Fascinating.
Welcome.
Me too
Same
You brought yourself here. CZcams just recommended this video...
Here in the US I've had family that have gone mudlarking on the bed of the Mississippi River during hot summers when the river levels are lower and the edges of the river bed are basically like sand dunes. You can see the wrecks of old boats and find all sorts of weird things.
I don't have a clue how I landed on this vlog channel, but now I'm hooked! The copper cross you found is actually the top of an Ethiopian Coptic church hand held cross finial. It is made of copper but you might want to bring it to the British Museum to have it verified. Most of the objects of this size and especially being it is made of copper might date it back to the early 1900s or even before. It was the shape that caught my eye and it bothered me until you showed it cleaned up when the answer came to me.
Thank you ❤️
Foret , Thank you 💕 from me .
Hahahahaha 🤣 me too. I don't know how I landed here.
We all fell down this fabulous rabbit hole, never being the same again ..I love it myself ...fel down the hole and ended up finding treasures with Nicole years ago ..never wanting to leave her world on the river THAMES..her escapades are absolutely captivating and it's like we r right there finding treasures.,l love u Nicole like a sister ..don't mind those evil ppl ..we know u by now !u r amazing 👏
Me too. I don't know how i landed here either! But it's great! :D
The police must be quite familiar with you,"OMG what has she found now!"
😂🤣😂🤣
Kelvin Stewart best comment.! 😁😁😁😁😁
Oh shit, is she bringing in a grenade or a human skull today??
@@matteframe or maybe a gun, a Artileryshell? I'm surprised realy how many of those and highexplosives were found in the Tahmes and kanals in London.
@@nighthunter3039 nevermind, just a stolen picasso
I am confident I speak for the majority of your viewers in wishing a great week for you too Nicola.
Thank you for your lovely, genteel, interesting and relaxing presentations.
So sorry you had a horrible experience with the 'drain dwellers' on social media as they are utterly contrary to and incompatible with your lovely, gentle, kind and creative nature.
It is profoundly sad that they aspire to no more than inflicting their vicious malice on others.
Perhaps they could, be pitied to at least the magnitude of their deficient humanity.
But it has been my regrettable experience that compassion would merely be interpreted as weakness by their tragically dysfunctional mentalities.
Protecting people like you is the reason some of us become police officers.
People like them, are the reason rules of conduct and police to uphold them on behalf of society are necessary.
Thank you xx
WELL SAID!
Hey now, I think this lovely girl is so cool, STOP HA TING,. VERY GOOD NARRATOR AS WELL. SHUP!
You Go Girl. G.B. N.Z.
@@normazarr3106 / Your comment! A tad like your PM! "yuk"
This comment made my day. Such wordsmithery! 😁👌❤️
You won’t believe it but when I was a kid someone found a fish in the Thames ... 😂
I dont. Maybe thr last thing you even think to find there 🤣🤣🤣
With all respect , you are a lier
🤥🤥🤥
Hahaha I used to fish the Thames at tilbury best fish I had was an 11lb bass . I used to go out on boats fishing the Thames estuary used to get loads of cod in the winter . Your lucky to see a cod on a boat in the winter now days. My fishing gear is in the loft retired 🙄
@@johnsargent3435 Poor fishing gear, rest in peace 😒
Love the video Nicola. First time I've seen any of yours. Really cool finds!! I agree with the other viewers- DON'T poke bags/socks with your bare fingers!! Could be used needles, something sharp etc. Be careful!!! Thanks for sharing. New viewer from Portland, Oregon. USA
I love how casually you say, "when you do find human remains, you have to report it to the police."
So curious what happens once the find is reported? Does someone come and collect it?
@@m.macdonald yes that's right. then they take it away and analyse it usually
An old retired lawyer told me once....never talk to the police....never....
@@Misitheus How do you get their help, then? If you can't get their help, why have them?
@@653j521 Why have them indeed. A group of unelected people who suppress you at the behest of the rich and powerful, who don't stop crimes, only show up afterward (if you're lucky), then maybe investigate. Maybe not.
The W Caily folded bit of metal - I recall but not where I read that if you wanted to curse someone you wrote their name backwards on a piece of lead or metal, broke or folded it, then tossed it into the source of a spring (maybe the old fleet river??) . Seem to recall the Romans did this extensively.
That is so interesting
This is what I scanned comments for. Wonder if she ever got the piece back from the musuem?
I can't believe people accused you of faking your finds! As an avid scavenger myself, I find it hard to believe that most people don't see what is right there on the ground in front of them. Love your programmes!
Agree! I found an entire book of stamps on my way into work recently. Not thrilling, but certainly useful. Always pays to be aware. I appreciate a beautiful star filled sky, change of the leaves in fall....some go through life not noticing much. Sad.
Some of the (our)finds do defy credibility. We can hardly believe it ourselves when we happen upon them. But that does fuel the "fever", doesn't it?
@@KimofCoventry I've been finding albums full of stamps in recycling bins. Unbelievable source of rare stamps. Thanks to the fickleness of the email generation.
Hi Nicola, fascinating finds! When I was about ten years old here in Canada, an uncle gave me a strong horseshoe magnet. When our family went to the cottage, I took it, put it on a strong rope and walked along a long dock along the river "trawling" for finds. One day, no sooner than I got it in the water, a man on a moored boat called out, "Is that a magnet?"...I thought I was in trouble but replied "yes". It turned out that he had just knocked his toolbox full of tools over the side of his boat. He must have thought I was sent by a higher power...what were the chances of a kid with a magnet on a rope showing up minutes after you dump your metal toolbox into the water?! I pulled it up and he thanked me. I always thought he should have given me enough to by a bottle of "pop" as payment, but no such luck!
Ah great story! But mean of him to give you no reward!!
@@nicolawhitemudlark We are not supposed to help people and then expect a reward afterwards. We do it out of sheer kindness and knowing that they need our help.
@@thebeaniebasket we are being light hearted. 💗
@@nicolawhitemudlark Okay. Sorry about that. 👍
Ha great story James 👍
The coin with C UNT 1914 actually has a horizontal I over/underwriting the T so I see this as a coin lost by a soldier and reads C UNIT 1914 at the start of WW1
Probably was an intentional joke on the part of the soldier.
I work in a factory, and we have piece of machinery by "Fanuc", the box has "FENUC US" on the side. I feel like 2020 very much got the memo. Humans still getting a laugh over that sort of thing
LOL!!!!!
I recently saw an American show about brothels , apparently the Madam used to change the cents to read 1 cunt , the punter paid the Madam and she issued him with a disfigured coin , he paid the girl with this , at the end of her session she cashed them all in , this way the girl never had to deal directly with money , quite a clever novel idea !
@@robertcarey8294 Very interesting!
Henryk Pycz...interesting! I too thought it was C Unit, but guessed it to be WW2. It was a layman's guess, so it's kinda' neat to see that I was almost correct. Thx for the info! 😀
I had a white silky terrier that came to my door with thousand of flea, hungry, no hair, an infected bell button cord and worms and a hernia. First crying (me) gave him a nice warm bath and he was no bigger than a large face cloth. To the Vet, told her the story and if anyone is looking for this puppy she will take them to court. He was only two months old. Okay after all that this little guy had gone though we decided to give him a powerful name. Jeremy Brett .( He had just passed away a few days before and I was still in morning for him). Mr. Jeremy Brett lived 14 wonderful years with a long beautiful silky white/champagne coat. Why am I telling you this is because of your "I am Brett" find. Also because I love following you where ever you lark on your videos. I also love the way you turn things in to the museum and the police and look things up to give back to those who lost their objects though theft and Wow the explosion of that grenade. I didn't really know that they were so loud and deadly. Thank you for showing that. Susann So sorry if I bored you with my little dog story.
Thank you Susann. Your little Jeremy Brett dog sounds like a dear little fellow and he's lucky you looked after him! Thanks for sharing that! X
You’re a wonderful compassionate Angel thank you for what you did I love my dogs there family 🥰
Prayers from Mississippi
Thank you so much for caring for that neglected little puppy! The god of small dogs must certainly have led him to your door.
Thank you for taking care of that puppy in need! You’re an Angel.
I cannot recall spending half an hour of my life so well, for some time. Thank you, Lady.
You have no idea how much joy and distraction your wit, humor and eagle eye have brought into my life. I am binge watching, loving it, wishing I could slog through river mud, finding pieces of other peoples lives, letting my imagination go wild. Much appreciation from Alberta, Canada.
Thank you. I'm so glad you're enjoying the videos Lilian ❤️
This room reminds me of Ariel's cave from The Little Mermaid.
Try magnet fishing
It was stolen jewelry, they pick through it and get the valuable stuff to sell, then dump the rest somewhere publicly so they won’t get caught. If they put it in their trash they maybe be caught.
Really
How can 252 mean people turn thumbs down on this lady and her finds.......she has up to now accumulated a nice collection of findings.
They just imagine how the river smells...
I understand. It is a dirty job and I couldn't do it but I watched because I was so curious about what she would find. Very interesting.
@@carollogan4253 I wouldn't say this job was too dirty when talking about passion.
Its been 2 almost 3 years since I have been able to walk in/ around a river or creek & just look around. Your video is encouraging me to build up leg muscles again so I can walk/ explore in nature again.
Wonderful! Yes take it slow but you can do it x send photos
@@nicolawhitemudlark I will definitely at least respond again when I do. I just wanted you to know that it did give me a bit more motivation when I saw this video. I started a daily schedule for just 5mins a day (so far) on a stationary bike. The 16th of April 2020 was the day I was told I would most certainly have to have my leg amputated due to freak blood clots at 35yo. I was super lucky to not only save my leg but only had part of the big toe amputated. Im walking on my own but not over an hour on even ground. You reminded me of the joy I have discovering new things & I really want to get back into it. I will be careful. But Thank you!
@@mysticfire473 wishing you much strength and energy, and lots of good wishes from London
I love that statue of the young boy. It's so life like.
yes it's gorgeous isn't it!
@@nicolawhitemudlark I was wondering if maybe it was a tribute to someone that had died. Perhaps a someone thought it looked like their loved one & threw it into the Thames as an offering?!🤷♀️
me too! what is it made of?
@@nicolawhitemudlark Fascinating and dangerous!!! Finding something that needed detonating would have terrified me. I have really learned something; newspapers can and do lie to make sales. They detonated that bomb, and media reported that there was an "explosion"!!! Please reply to me.
@@nicolawhitemudlark Please reply to me. Are all the objects in your studio River Thames finds? Are there beaches on the River Thames? Ignore those ignorant trolls!!!
She's rather brave not wearing any kind of gloves.... The Thames could and does have just about anything and everything in it. I hope she continues to be safe
or maybe foolish ?
@@MrDaiseymay
Brave sounds nicer.
@@Victoria-dh9vb, Brave sounds nicer cause it is nicer. : ) Nicola knows the strength of her immune system and we know she ain't no dummy. Just because she doesn't show precautions, doesn't mean she doesn't take them. Right? : ) Thanks for being nice.
As long as you wash your hands it should be fine
I'd be happy to send her some latex gloves!
From bones to jewlery to treasures what great finds. Love watching
I know this is an older video... but yet I find myself compelled to say the following: I love what you find. I love your research into your finds. But most of all? Most of all I love your sweet, sweet spirit and the kind way you interpret potential backstories. In a messy, harsh world you are an island of joy.
I used to live in Greenwich and saw many of your fellow mudlarkers at low tide. Always curious what you might be discovering, and now I know! Thanks for a delightful tour of the Thames mud and muck!
I was an altar boy , the copper funny shaped object looks like something that might fit on top of a cross used at funerals and other processions !.
Ah so it does!
Exactly what I was thinking - the top of a processional cross.
I thought a top piece for a crown or staff like the kings had.
Yep. I am Catholic. Same as I thought.
Could it be from a king of old or a piece of trench art?
What a wonderful museum of mudlark findings ! Kids have such of gift of curiosity .I realize the children in the 1800s that were doing this ,often in cold ,wet weather w/o proper clothing , still must have been delighted with some findings.
Thanks for sharing that wonderful collection. It’s so poetic how the stray little tokens that survived somehow tie themselves into all our own memories.
To quote something I just saw on Twitter this past week re: pharyngeal teeth/jaws: “When the jaws open wide, and there’s more jaws inside, that’s a Moray...”
Carpe diem. Carp everything!
ha ha very good Kathy x
All together now"THAT'S A MORAY" ding ding:) LOL
Cheers,
Rik Spector
@@rikspector Hey Rik! I recognize you from Curiosity Inc.
@@nancymontgomery8897 Thanks,
I try to go to the positive channels with "real" people.
Alex and family are awesome!
Thanks for the comment:)
Cheers,
Rik
Your room of treasures is so interesting, like a page out of an I Spy book.
Fascinating insights into London's past, a great jaunt through your amazing stash of finds.👍👌🏽👍
I love watching the interesting treasures you find. What a neat hobby. I'm also a fan of Nugget Noggin too.
It was cool to see you two know each other and that he mud larks, when he's in England too.
You know you have spoiled us all. :) I have a hard time watching other “treasure” hunting videos anymore because the hunter finds all kinds of interesting bits & bobs and if I’m lucky they will do a round up but very rarely will they follow up on any of the items they find that may have some history to it. I am always pleased to learn something new and you have a gift of tying all the information you gather into an interesting story. I want to thank you for that and to thank all your followers who have also helped fill in the blanks. Keep finding mud story’s to tell us!
Thanks a million Nancy x
I’m impressed with how responsible you are, thanks for researching the pigeon band. That was sweet to send boy a power ranger suit! Don’t let the negative reviews bother you. It takes all kinds to make the world.
Thank you! x
These videos are found treasure among the detritus. The videos, the music, the presenter are hard to find but worth the wait. Thank you.
Thank you Richard
Magical so very interesting! Can't wait to see more love the studio. Thanks Kathlene
So interesting, it gives one a feeling of a lost past. Waylaid objects that were once important but now left behind for someone to obderve and wonder. Thankyou for the many little treasures and the storys are quite elegant.
Thank you
The greatest Rock'n'Roll Mudlarker of them all.
Amen to that! The Goddess of the Thames!
Ha ha thanks Bonnie 😘
Kerry Pitt 8
Fantastic blog! Couldn't wait to subscribe! Very exciting. What a great lady. Cheers to many more great finds.
I love the tiara atop one of the porpoise skulls. That must have been an amazing day when you found the tiara, it looks to be in splendid shape.
You made me so nervous touching those bags, arent you afraid you're going to get stuck with something!? Please be careful! Love the videos, so interesting!!!!
Me too ! All I could think of is discarded drug paraphernalia! Needles!
@@ginnamin Or toxic chemical leftovers from an illegal drug lab.
I was expecting dead kittens...
@@Defensive_Wounds Feeling like metal objects?
Facebook comments are the worst. I'm sorry you had that bad experience. When my husband got in shape and did a body transformation video, it went viral and it got re-edited for many FB videos and always people immediately say "fake!" but of course anyone that actually watched our video could see it was real.
Thank you very much for the supportive comment! Yes, fb can be an awful place. Im glad it's not just me! It was quite shocking.
MKH
Why do you care what people think or say about you on Facebook
Facebook is evil stay away from it all social media
@@mikep8182 Unfortunately it's not always that easy for some folk to ignore, myself included. These callous comments tend to sit in the pit of my stomach and churn over no matter how hard I tell myself they are irrelevant. And you're right about social media, it's easy to insult from behind a keyboard.
I had just finally joined FB and lasted about 2 months and deleted my account. I'm an antique picker and would post from time to time and the comments would get nastier and nastier so that's where I drew the line and left.
i ignore facebook comments that pull you down i imagine anyone making that type of comment would never say it to your face,i think it takes someone damaged in some way and i feel sorry for anyone getting pleasure from upsetting people they will never meet,the old saying if you cannot say anything nice do not say anything at all
I just love your channel! I can’t help but imagine the people these objects belonged to and the lives they lead....so interesting! Thank you for sharing!
I dearly love your videos. I live in the United States and I wish I could go mud larking in the Thames, you and your friends have such a wonderful time. To think that the treasures you find have been in the hand of someone who lived so long ago is amazing. My imagination runs wild just thinking of those times and how life was. Thank you!!
Thank you ❤️
I live in the US; my ex-husband & I used to love going out for walks along the water and 'treasure hunting'! I live in New England, so that likely plays a big part in our finds, but we found plenty of stuff over the years. Obviously not as old as stuff you can find on the Thames, but still old & interesting (and occasionally newer & baffling, haha)! I didn't realize our hobby had an actual name. You should definitely still give it a go; if nothing else, I can usually find some sea glass or gorgeous shells on the walk, and just being outside is good for you. Get on out there - you will absolutely never find anything cool if you never even go look! 🤭😃😊
And I'm patiently waiting ( kind of) for you, Si and Tom to get back to Mudlarking up a storm. I so much enjoy the videos, repurposing the finds, incorporating them into art.
I just have to say that you are one brave lady. I adore that you honor the little seahorse. This is so interesting! Please keep sharing your finds. Lots of history, for sure as well as mystery.
I’m amazed that the river is now clean enough to support them!
Accidentally came here...immediately hooked and subbed...AMAZING hobby. You are such an adventurous, curious, intelligent and interesting woman...I love that you don't mind getting your hands dirty and that you are so thoughtful and respectful of the stories or people behind your finds. These objects tell so many stories over the centuries...how could anyone dislike that occupation or worry about "dirty water".....thanks for that channel ....greetings from Germany
Thank you. xx
Mudlarkers must come across Historical Treasure from time to time That would fit nicely into a National Museum
Lots of interesting things. Nice to see the early finds.
10:20
This is a rib bone from the back of a turtle. The bony plates that make up the carapace of the shell are naturally fused to the rib bones. Fun fact: Turtles' and tortoises' shells have nerve endings, and they can feel when they are being touched. Some actually enjoy a gentle back scratch.
Ah thank you!
What an amazing collection! Thank you for sharing with us!
I’d love to sit and watch you go through the whole collection you have. It looks amazing
Whst a wonderful array of interesting finds you have found. Looking forward to future treasures.. Australia
What a great episode Nicola, C UNT and Lambretta made my laugh !!!! Always interesting !
I could spend hours in that room looking at everything. So much cool history, and odd bits and bobs. Really awesome video.
"I am Brett" that was priceless ! Love the videos think I may have a bash at this mudlarking hobby. 🙂
So interesting! Thank you for sharing. Happy Mudlarking, Nicola!
Don't you wonder how old that jawbone might be, perhaps even medieval? And why go on about that junk jewelry of no value or interest?
Fabulous and beautiful and exciting as always, Thank you from the bottom of my heart here on a cold winter's night in N.Z
And in Australia
Surprisingly relaxing. Bravo! Looks like tons of fun.
Thank you for sharing your mud larking treasures. That’s quite an interesting collection you have, especially the skeletal remains. ☠️
I can't sleep, it's 2am so I'm sat in my garage, pottering, watching this, really enjoyed it. How interesting what you find and I Love your workshop, what a Haven x
Thank you and sleep well ❣️
Your channel has been a real “ treat” during the self isolating period. Many thanks!!
First time I’ve seen your videos.great stuff
Your studio is like touring through a natural history museum - I LOVE It as well as the follow up stories of some of your forensic findings.
Hi! I love watching your videos from Atlantic Canada! I'm a bottle gal and your collection is beautiful! The torpedo, the cobalts, the iridescence of some! Of my goodness. I especially love the onion bottle and how it's displayed! So beautiful ❤️
The ceramic egg...the beads of clay inside, when I was throwing pottery in the 80's on the US, the egg was supposed to be a gift to someone and when they shake it, the person who gifted it is saying hello, or whatever one told the person gifted to.
Barbara Hermsmeyer they were also used as musical percussion instruments. I still have mine from the 1960s.🖤🇨🇦
@@tamarrajames3590 I made mine shaped like paper weights and about that large. I would try out newly mixed glaze "recipes." Or even designs.
Barbara Hermsmeyer that is cool, mine was a glaze test as well, and I still love it. I work in gems and metal, so clay as a medium is both a mystery and a fascination.🖤🇨🇦
@@tamarrajames3590 You might want to give that a try if there is a potter near you who would let you put things in his kiln and talk to you about glaze and encourage you to hand build. I started with hand building until I got used to the clays and what they do and what is in various clays, etc. and then began with the wheel. It took me quite a while (over a year, I'd say) to get good at throwing, and then I had spent so much time at that, I sure wasn't going to give it up, and there I went. Before I hand built, I read only, because my daughter was so young I couldn't go spend hours at the wheel.
I have a ceramic sphere the size of a large orange from Sporck Tilearts in northern Michigan that rattles like that. Inscribed in the surface are some charming images and the following words: "Year 2000 magical wish ball. If you make a wish and shake this ball gently three times it will come true" and on the bottom "All is Well." I love my Wish Ball!
The grenade is a regular English Mills Bomb, used during both world wars but it's too covered in sediment/corroded to say anything about which version. It's missing the base plug so it probably didn't contain neither percussion cap nor detonator, and couldn't be activated even if it did. It probably still contained the main charge though. They were dropped down in large quantities to our resistance fighters here in Denmark during WWII, but as we preferred burning down or blowing up, railroads, ships, and factories, instead of direct assaults on German troops, we didn't have much use for hand grenades. That's probably the reason why magnet fishers and metal detectorists stumble upon them once in a while, over here.
Don't worry about your fingernail Nicola, I actually had to rewatch that part to understand what you were talking about - anyone digging around in mud will get dirt under their nails and I end up looking the same when I take the metal detector for a walk. It's nothing to be ashamed of, it just means that you actually had your hands out of your pockets and did something useful with them.
And we've all been brett at some point.;-)
Thank you!
Thanks so much for posting this! It is such an amalgam of humanityover all the years , mixed with all the wonder that is nature, like fish teeth. Wonderfull!
Thank you. So glad you enjoyed it
Great video……I am amazed and envious of all the interesting, old and fabulous things you find. A pretty rock and the odd shell is the best I can where I live. Lucky you. I found you by accident and now I’m hooked.. I’ve always called this “beach-combing” and I’m a “beachcomber “.
Thames-the greatest archeological site in the world!
Oh yes absolutely mind boggling for the richness and diversity of finds. Saying that the finds from the cellars of the Jamestown Fort are mind boggling. When they left the site in the 1700's they used the middens to fill the cellars!!! You never get the range of finds in the UK and the amount all in one site. I have to say though american archaeologists are far more serious and mathmatical than the Time Team! Well worth watching they have a You Tube site Jamestown Discovery I think? Enjoy!
I would love to spend a day in your studio, what fun!! Thanks for sharing all your treasures. You are the perfect person to mudlark because you are responsible and really respect everything that you find. I just wish you wore gloves! I just saw a documentary about what is in the Thames. Yikes! Stay safe, stay healthy. .
Thames Mudlarking Searching for London's Lost Treasures is a great book that not only has fantastic photos of treasures, it is chronological so it really is a great read of the history, not just of England but the world. Nicola White has several contributions shown in the book. I think it would be a way to teach history in a way that young students would find as enjoyable just as did I at age 69. Thanks Nicola for the recommendation of this book.
I love your videos. I am also a collector of things from the past that I find in Bottle dumps or streams. Bits and pieces of pottery, glass, bone, feathers and such. I just find it all so interesting and wonder about its previous life.
I love that you thought the statue was a real little person - that belief in a fairytale world is never far from us :) Love you videos Nicola. Always best when you are out in the elements and I am tucked up cosily with a cup of tea!
I stumbled across this channel and now I’m kind of enchanted! 😊
Welcome. Enjoy
Lovely and fascinating, could spend years checking your finds and I would have a lovely experience too. Thanks.
Good for you Nicola. Very interesting to me. Trash to some people, is treasure to others. And your finds show historical data as well, Bravo !
Great finds Nicola, I could spend hours in your studio having a look.
I love how you always take us on a new adventure. I'm sorry some people were behaving like jerks to you. Pay them no mind. You Are Brett!
Thank you!
Just why this was recommended to me is a mystery... I'm so thankful it was though. Absolutely fascinating what you find on your outings. You have a new subscriber x
SLUDGE!! It's so amazing you can just walk around the mud and discover historic finds!
I’m only at the 5:47 mark in the video and I just had to say I would totally be looking for stuff there also if I could. I just found your channel today.
holyyy moly the grenade had me shakin when it imploded.. so glad u r ok Nicola.. ty for sharin your adventures with me here in the States.. tlc
I had a blast watching 👀your video...how fun...you have the best treasures.. I love the art work you have done with your finds..I am Brett too funny! Seriously Love the glass fishy.....And I am so glad to see someone else put little critters in a box besides me...Keep searching 😀for more!
So fun. I just started to lol. at your guru's sunglasses. And then you said " The sunglasses really made it. " The two combined to make it feel. A real shared experience. Thank you for the adventures. God-bless you and your's
Hi from Australia, Nicola! I love your videos. This one is great too. Thank you for sharing your adventures! ❤😀
Thanks! xx
Hello! Still locked down, as cases are rising again in Pennsylvania, though not as bad as the are in the southern and western parts of US. Anyway, just taking a stroll through You tube and was interesting in your mudlarking; enjoyed watching and wish YOU the very best during these challenging days. I look forward to seeing if you have videos that show more of the art you make...
I can watch these over and over. So interesting and your humor is fine too.
This is the most wounderful thing I have seen on CZcams! Thank you!
One would think there would be a lot of human bones in that river, considering the hundreds of years of people drowning, committing suicide, being dumped after being murdered, and weren’t there actual burials along the Thames at different time in history?
The amount of people I’ve watched on CZcams who have said they were thrown into the Thames as kids with a millstone around their feet. I’m sure there’s hundreds of bodies or they have good excavators
There were, and until the large cemeteries like Kensal Green were established and it was easier to dispose of the dead decently, unscrupulous undertakers would often flush bodies into the Thames. Stephen Halliday's book "The Great Stink" deals with this subject at length.
Roland Scales oh, thanks...so much! Will have to look for that book. I’m assuming it’s about the Thames in general? I’m fascinated with the history of cemeteries, and how we have dealt with the dead over time.
During the various prison crisis they used ships for prisons, and not having solid ground to bury their dead in.. they threw them into the Thames, or buried them in the mud.
Hundreds of years in one of the world's busiest citys. I'd imagine there's been thousands of bodies in there. If the Thames could speak.
it's the sewage that bother's me. not all of it is treated, then theres that Rat pee illness
Kelsy, if the Thames could speakit would most likely begin by vomiting.🖤🇨🇦
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2000 years of history, starting with the Romans when it was Londinium.
So far, I can only say, good job!, Well done! Top of the line! Thank you for entertainment as well as good education.
I am originally from Scotland and have a interest in history/archeology, I live in London and I'm considering doing this soon , thoroughly enjoyed this , thanks.
What a sweetheart - I love your collection - great for storytelling
I immediately subscribed after watching the 'strangest objects" video. Such fun! I love a good mystery! Glad to see you what's right with human bits, ordnance, and jewelry.
Thanks Duane!
I recently found your channel. Now I watch them every night before I go to sleep. It is a treat to watch them. This is one of my favorites, what a great finds and what a studio. Just love it. Thank you Nicola. Love from Nicole from the Netherlands. P.s. I am Brett too 😄.
I love your curiosity and incredible findings!!
This was an interesting and entertaining video. It was like a history lesson as well. Thank you. Be safe!
Thank you 😊
I'm a true petrol head but stumbled across your videos IV been loving the finds and the people you introduce along the way, thank you
Thank you Simon!
It is very good to hear that the Thames' ecosystem may be on the rebound, certainly good that it is cleaner and less of a toxic place. I so love the pipes and bits of pipe bowls, it is fascinating to think how many stories are there lying in the mud waiting to be discovered.