Mudlarking along the River Thames London - Stories from London's past

[@ruthwalton3457]

You must have the best pipe collection in the world. Love your pipe finds and the bottle shoppers but the padlock is the best find. So glad you took it home 😁

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

thank you. me too!

[@davestoyak9183]

Watched a few of your vids .. this is the best of what I've seen so far ! Love the research you have done ! It's like we are in the loop with the person in the letters

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thanks Dave!

[@douglassmith5414]

On a bad day, the best thing that could happen to a person is finding a fresh new video by you Nicola. You and your finds just take me away to a pleasant place where I can forget about everything for awhile while I watch and listen to you and dream of finding an ancient gold ring. And it looks OLD and handmade too! With a makers mark of 23 C, I think he knew what he had...It's lovely. You deserve to have some gold come into your life. I've just read a bit about the metaphysical properties of your Sapphire. "The sapphire brings lightness and joy, with depth of beauty and thought, to the user/wearer. It's also know as a "stone of prosperity" sustaining the gifts of life and fulfilling your dreams and desires. I think you were meant to find it because it surely fits your personality. You should clean it and wear it; but not to the river. She might claim it as her own again. Have a great day Nicola, your video just changed my mood and made me smile. :-)

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you Douglas for that. I really appreciate your research into the sappire. I am so delighted I found it, and I fully intend to wear it eventually when Ive found out more about it and cleaned it etc... Also very glad you enjoy the videos and that they make you smile! x

[@charleswilder2985]

Fascinating! Your knowledge and enthusiasm, plus follow-up research, makes the mere mudlarking very entertaining! Thanks for taking us with you!

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thanks Charles. Thanks for coming along

[@spindizzy7241]

What a wonderful story absolutely brilliant video. As you say a small piece of history that if it wasn't for you taking the time to research nobody would have known. Fantastic work.👍

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you!

[@kellyharrison5184]

Your videos and especially your enthusiasm cheer me up every time I watch. Thanks for sharing your remarkable hobby!

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thanks Kelly!

[@diggermaj2306]

Your research and investigation are excellent. Thoroughly enjoyed! Thank you!

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you!

[@delsmithfishing2891]

You are awesome , so glad you didn't leave the lock behind . That was a nice find . The River Thames is like a new treasure chest everyday !!! Really enjoyed the video .

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thanks Del

[@haroldlundy6810]

GREAT VIDEO NICOLA. YOUR VIDEOS ARE SOME OF THE MOST INTERESTING ON YOU TUBE. KEEP IT UP. I LOOK FORWARD TO THEM EACH WEEK YOU ARE ABLE TO POST ONE.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thanks Harold. Really glad you are enjoying them. I have great fun making them.

[@redfog42]

More stories please. Love the videos and subsequent art.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you more on the way!

[@jafxdwg]

"Royal Antediluvian Order of Puffalot " 2:55 Ha Ha ..Thanks for that chuckle Nicola. Your fans have to be quick to catch your humour. And that's a very good thing !

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

couldn't stop myself....:)

[@317edb]

I always enjoy your adventures. The in depth wrap-up at the end is a nice finish. Thanks and good luck in future hunts!

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thanks Ed

[@moon-gi3iv]

You find some of the neatest stuff. The added research makes even the most mundane objects interesting.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you. yes, I agree with you. even a little button can have a fascinating history behind it!

[@dogwalkfinds9899]

Lots of fun exploring the Thames with you! Thank you for sharing your explorations and your finds.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

my pleasure. thanks for coming along!

[@mazjap]

Another great video your videos take me to another time and place .

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you! it's like time travelling each time im on the river

[@intuitivedetectingwales9889]

Lovely glass bottle stoppers.Great research and another interesting historical stories. The pipes are most awesome too. Keep us updated on that padlock

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you. will do

[@danielboardman1551]

Been watching these videos for 2 days now they are so more ish ha, love them thanks

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thanks Daniel! Glad you're enjoying them. I have great fun making them! Nicola

[@markcantemail8018]

I enjoyed the stoppers also, and the research afterwards . I do like the art .

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you

[@MrNadefodder]

General Pitt-Rivers is a very famous Man, He didn`t adopt the name Pitt-Rivers until 1880 when he inherited an estate from Lord River, until then I don`t think there was any Pitt-rivers. He has two museum that show the items he collected through his life. The Salisbury museum shows his archaeological findings from around Stonehenge. The Pitt-Rivers museum in Oxford University is where all of his international findings are. You should find time to go to this one, they have everything from Native American headdresses and a full size Totem pole, to shrunken heads from Africa, he collected many thousands of Ethnic items from all over the world. The letters on the internet were a very nice find.

[@g3volution]

MrNadefodder this is exactly what I was thinking, was wondering if it was the same Pitt-rivers though

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you. Yes, I believe it is that Pitt Rivers

[@englishmaninfrance661]

Yes , he was born Augustus Lane-Fox, and adopted the Pitt-Rivers surname as part of the bequest

[@keithdouglas4581]

@@englishmaninfrance661 No doubt a relation of Martha Lane Fox the internet entrepreneur, one time owner of 'Last Minute .Com now I think she's a Baroness

[@adrianlarkins7259]

Mr Nadefodder, Shrunken heads do not come from Africa. They are from, I think, the Amazon and/or the East Indies. I lived in East and South Africa for 60 years.

[@piepstok7292]

Interesting ring. What a huge sapphire.

[@TheWayha]

That was fabulous, wonderfully done video. You seem to be a magnet for such amazing finds on those banks there. Thank you for uploading and sharing, was fun to watch.

[@rhondakennedy3732]

I just love the history involved in your findings,

[@gimiesome]

Thanks for sharing Nicola. Awesome finds

[@cazza1643]

I just love your videos. So very interesting and I appreciate your researching the items you find! Thanks so much!

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

my pleasure. thank you for watching

[@beccareul]

Love your finds, especially that Sapphire ring, it’s lovely. Thanks for another fun, informative video!

[@andrewspencer4843]

Fascinating and interesting as per usual. Love your videos Nicola.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thanks Andy

[@shaunwest3612]

Great video nicola.ill look forward to the next one.thanks☺

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thanks Shaun!

[@shaunwest3612]

nicola white mudlark - Tideline Art if your out this weekend nicola wrap up warm.theirs snow😀

[@FL70NJ]

Very nice couple of mud hunts, along with great finds!! Thank you for sharing the trips with us!! Best of luck and happy hunting Nicola!!

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thanks very much Ray. Thanks for coming along

[@stevedarcy9542]

Great video as always Nicola love the history lesson and all the research that’s gone into making this fantastic video keep up the excellent work thanks for sharing and uploading

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you Steve!

[@johnsired2694]

Great video Nicola love the way you find out all the information on bits you find keep it up love your work & video 👍🏻

[@ttym5299]

The round brass piece looks like it’s off a harness bridle, where the brow band attaches to the crown piece. Love the videos and the extra research you do! Hey from northern Canada!

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you! hi from the UK

[@chuckbixler3570]

Loved the video Nicola. I always find it interesting that you take the time to do research on the items you find.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thanks Chuck. I love the research part. such a lot of fun and very interesting.

[@dadspiranha.pipeslogos4207]

Love your river banks so full of history good job

[@VoklstWestie]

That padlock is a monster! Love to know the history of that!!!!

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

me too!

[@margiismith8413]

Very interesting and quiet intriguing video, thank you for posting all you beautiful finds👍🏻👏👏💐🇦🇺

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you for watching Margii

[@magdakennedy705]

I can't help but see the buffalo horns as elegant moustaches...

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Hi Magda. That's funny you say that, as I thought exactly the same thing. They DO look like elegant moustaches!

[@willsirotak]

It was a popular handlebar style of mustaches at that time.

[@jaybales3160]

Enjoyed your video and commentary, as always educational. Wonderful discoveries surely a part of history. I can always imagine being right at the waters edge searching with you a Bill. Thank you very much for sharing your adventures.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

my absolute pleasure. thank you for joining me!

[@THEDRAGONBOOSTER8]

Great video thank you.At 1 min 20 when you found the first pipe there looked to be a pistol in the mud just out a bit..I love your hobby ..Cheers..

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Hi there. I will check that out!

[@michelinetheobald41]

I found that padlock very intriguing, love watching thank you x

[@sylvianedubray8011]

Thanks a lot for the stories about the objects you find (and found), very interesting. Take care. 😊👍👍👍

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

my pleasure. Thanks Sylviane

[@maryhelen1011]

Wonderful video! I love the bottle stoppers, so sweet! The ring is lovely, I envision a lord wearing the ring since it seems bigger than your fingers. That's a very high gold in it, 24 KT is usually the highest, it's right up there. Please keep us updated if you find any more news on it, it's fun to see where the trail takes you in looking for more information on it! The sapphire is beautiful and looks hand cut. Lots of love and all the best to you! (We just love you and your mud larking, knowledge and shared love of old world things found!).

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you Mary. Thanks for your comments and for watching. I hope I do find out more about the history of the ring.

[@sharonleaderfam4273]

I declare you have the best eye sight to see some of the stuff you find.

[@deaniweenie]

I really enjoyed watching this film

[@AprilsWednesday]

Love your videos! Thank you. I enjoy them so.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you

[@juliawinegardner9616]

I so enjoyed my trip to London last July. What an amazing city!

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

yes, you're right, it is an amazing city!

[@juliawinegardner9616]

nicola white mudlark - Tideline Art it was dream come true.

[@Denize92]

I really enjoy how deeply you research your finds. The Goff story was fascinating :)

[@Mik1414g]

Great bottle toppers. Hard to find them in the stem itself. Great padlock find also. Congrats!

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thanks Mike!

[@jay11b]

Very nice finds and I love the videos!! Hope you find plenty more!!

[@maryannhelmond2253]

Love the history, the hole concept of your presentation is very interesting. Keep up the good work

[@marypass684]

Always wonderful to see a new video.......

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

good!

[@BatColonyEvictor]

Very interesting and engaging video! I had no idea that this type of relic and treasure hunting existed. Well done!

[@CraigTom-so2vt]

Love your videos as you put a description of thing u find keep up the good videos 🙋

[@tonypate9174]

And not any DEAD MAN'S SHOES to been seen ! Google it

[@ronhicke118]

I find your vids fascinating . Great that you give info about the objects you find. Betty from Canada

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thanks Betty. Thanks for watching!

[@mariuscox1450]

Hi Nicola, love your videos. Mud larked as a youngster in Stamford Lincolnshire in the 60s. Just checked the inflation calculator for 1894 and the Generals goods would be about £480.00 in 2018 money. I have lived an Canada for the last 43 yrs and still miss the history of the UK.

[@alwoodsmodellingmayhem]

I have never found a glass stopper still in the bottle. Lovely find.

[@cachemole]

Great hunts. Congrats on those pipes and the old padlock. Very cool.

[@marionlyon7349]

By accident I have my translation on so the words created in the "translatiin" are sometimes Hilarious! Thanks for sharing your interesting excursions to find items for your collage paintings.

[@YonderFanj]

Very interesting and informative. Thank you for enlightening us all.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

my pleasure! glad you enjoyed it

[@sharonzona4346]

I love your videos! I especially loved the bottle stoppers. What are the odds you'd find 2 right next to each other and they'd BOTH have the stoppers!? AWESOME!! I also loved the baby duck! 🦆

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you. Yes, im very lucky! I love those glass stoppers.

[@kawonnowak]

Love your reference to "not being terribly good with the money from back then"... We did still have pounds shillings and pence in 1971....

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

yes, sorry! must brush up on my old fashioned money :)

[@alaskahammeryukonvarietych6793]

Cool finds, that lock is AMAZING.

[@WILLBDIGGIN]

Very interesting video! I really enjoyed seeing all the research on all the things you found. If I even find one pipe bowl I will be very happy.🙂

[@sandmanjono1239]

As always Nicola - a fun & interesting video- thanks :)))))

[@diggingnashvegas]

I love your videos, you put a smile on my face after a miserable day, love to listen to your voice, just sayin

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you Harold. Glad you enjoy!

[@richardwarnock2789]

Nicola definitely Wow !!!, You found a complete pipe nice going and the storyline behind every fine very interesting indeed It would be cool if that ring is in a painting or on a bill of sale somewhere laying around, that lock that is real piece of art just like the fish at the end real cool!!! ; )

[@gerib.4093]

I admire your passion and envy your finds. From across the pond, we love to beach comb on the banks of Maine

[@colarisaka]

I'm in the US but there is a rural town north of me with lots of people surnamed Goff. I always thought Goff was an Anglicised German or Danish name, I guess now I know better. That lock is Victorian, they didn't stamp letters or makers marks like that before the 1830s. Flat buttons can be dated by whether there are stamped makers marks or not, so I assume that would hold true for brass locks. The lock just looks "crude and hammered" due to the galvanic action of water. And years ago I saw a diagram of the mould used for casting those glass stoppers. The tip always looks broken because that is where it was broken free of the glass that remained in the mould! As always, great video Nicola! Oh! To add I'd like to say that 3 pounds, 19 pence was probably a laborer's wages for a week, ca. 1894. There are inflation calculators online. I'm in the US and we use dollars of course, but as late as 1895 $5 per week income for a family in a city in the US was considered poor, but above poverty.

[@borderlands6606]

There are lots of Gough's in the UK, fewer Goff's. Both pronounced the same.

[@colarisaka]

hetrodoxly Yeah but letter stamping dies are actually rather complex and were expensive to make so I tend to think cheap consumer commodities that are stamped will be 19th century or later. Here in the US we didn't use Codd bottles much, they are rare. Our soda bottle from the 1870s-1905 was the Hutchinson bottle with internal spring stopper. I've never found a whole one, only busted pieces! Albeit I have found an earlier cylinder bottle, which is our version your torpedo bottle. There is a Japanese soda company that uses Codd bottles to this day! They are made of plastic but I've seen that soda for sale on Amazon. The glass stoppers were cast, so that isn't a pontil mark but rather a "sprue" where was broken off. One thing, you Brits used stoneware bottles into the 1920s. Here, ours are imported, most of mine are Grosvenor-Glasgow, and always pre-1895! And we don't find whole pipes here our smokers broke them due to superstition which I suspect was associated with the consumption epidemic. :)

[@colarisaka]

Borderlands In the Carolinas and Georgia there are a lot of people whose names are spelled in an "antique" fashion. There are little islands on the US Atlantic coast where people still speak with a faint British accent. My area here was seized from France, remained a loyal British colony during the revolution, but was captured by Spain, then purchased from France(while under Spanish control) and invaded by the US. The oldest families in this county are a bizarre French/German mix. Most others came from Georgia, Virginia and the Carolinas in the 1800s, the Danes came mid 1800s. The town where I grew up has "Dutch" in the name because in 19th century America all Germans and Scandinavians were called Dutchmen. :)

[@colarisaka]

hetrodoxly Now that is interesting, the idea that Hutchinsons may have been used there too. I know many Canadian bottlers bought US Hutchs while others bought British Codds, so maybe Canadian Hutchs made their way there. The Crown top is a US invention, 1893 I think, but no one wanted them until Budweiser bought them. I have a mouth blown Budweiser cork bottle, 1891-1902, and Budweiser's first crown top, mouth blown, 1903-1905! Do you UK bottle diggers find mouth blown crown tops, or only machine made? I'm curious because Owens machinery was introduced just as crown tops were taking off. As for stamping dies, yes they had them in the 18th century, but metal engraving was a big thing in 18th century and before. Meters and railroad equipment would be 19th and on. And brass was favored during the industrial revolution because it was soft and machines could stamp it out. I'd tend to think a lock from before that period would be hand forged iron.

[@colarisaka]

hetrodoxly I have what I think is an 1840-1860s English made ale bottle. It is black glass, looks like it was blown in a cup mould, the only seem is around the shoulder and the shoulder is ever so slightly "blown out and over", the neck has a free blown look, the base is pushed in with a circle in the top, like some sort of pontil was used, and the lip was wrapped around and fire polished. Do you know about bottles like that? I found a busted bottom off of what I believe was a Dutch Onion right next to it, in a salt marsh near a beach, behind a hill where a pre-Civil War era house once sat. Any info on British black glass ales of the 1840s-1860s of this style would help.

[@ShotofWry]

Wonderful finds. Love the historical research on Goff. The padlock is a mystery-maybe a barge lock with brass pins?

[@clockwork9827]

Charlie O i will say from what I quickly saw, the initials stamped onto the padlock (i could not say at all its age/era) U.I. (possibly U.C. ) C.oL. is 'City of London'. The U. I. i will leave up to someone else to de-cipher. Apologies if duplicate info

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you! i would love to know what it says

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

yes maybe. Thank you! I hope to find out!

[@kabaottoemulsion1869]

Amazing bionic eyes y have to find small head! Great research! Amazing some had put letters and receipts! Amazing ring!

[@ricknelson576]

So love your videos,I,m in Canada I just wish I could find stuff that old here. I have personal found some 1900 +/- bottles. Boggles my mind how many clay pipes you find. People 100-150 years from now will be digging up our plastic crap..lol. Thanks for all your hard work.

[@maureenfitzgerald1895]

I look forward to each of your videos, somewhat moreso for the actual mudlarking than the finds. The crunch of wellies on the foreshore, wind, birds, water sounds. Really - following the low tide journey is fascinating. Anyway! Lovely finds in this. The stoppers took my breath away. Perhaps there is a way to clean the lock using oils & such? Keep posting, please

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you Maureen. The Thames foreshore is so peaceful. It's my little haven for the soul

[@rustandoil]

Good stuff! thanks for posting 👍🏼

[@terranceanthon5182]

Hey I found one of those pipe bowls way back when.thought it was a mustache not buffalo horns.How cool! So it was like a men's club of somesort. Wish I had focused more on other things beside pipebowls as it's obvious there is much more.Did find a gold ring with garnet and a 20 pound note.All the bones I found to be intriguing by way the river had tumbled and polished them into new glory. Thank goodness your river is not here.I would never get any thing done,however I am located at the headwaters of the Russian where the center of the Pomo Indian Nation had they're largest camp. This gets me in enough trouble as it is believe me! Thanks for your videos.Very stylish and soothing.T

[@sarapulford5957]

What a beautiful shade of green some of your bottle tops are.

[@PoconoJoe]

Awesome video! Every bit of it! I subbed and liked and watching more soon;)

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Pocono Joe hey thanks Joe! 😊

[@richardstonehouse7842]

thanks for the interesting video Nicola

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

my pleasure Richard.

[@james5460]

Nicola has radar in her eyes to find old pipestems. Amazing that the bottle stoppers stay in for so long in the water. That Daddiie's Sauce looks like Kraft A.1 steak sauce. Since A.1 sauce was originated in 1824 by a chef for King George IV, they probably are related in some fashion. A.1. sauce was manufactured at Vauxhall until the late 1950s. Anyway, you likely know all that already, I just find the commonalities of things quite interesting.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you! great info. I love it.

[@jacksena6128]

I call her the pipe lady shes so cool.

[@omaduck1326]

Okay, binge day #6. This is getting silly!! I can't stop watching!! 😂😂😂❤❤❤❤xoxo

[@jettelisec6350]

Hallo Nicole, Ich liebe Deine Geschichten! Wäre jedes mal gerne dabei. Dankeschön LG Jette

[@cropman123]

Great video, thanks!!

[@juliawinegardner9616]

I was looking forward to another video!

[@sametoyoutoo8509]

I dread the day you decide to quit. So excited to see one of your new mudlarking videos x

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Hi Claire, Oh Im nowhere near quitting yet!!

[@kenaston4220]

Those letters would never have seen the light of day without your fortune in finding that metal disc!

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

yes im delighted they came to light

[@AllenORourke1954]

Great as always Nicola...👍👍👍👍👍🇬🇧

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you!

[@fusgersnabble224]

Nicola you really seem to be having some fun - I bet the Thames is a fun place to search: best of success.

[@davilianobostonma7669]

Always Interesting, Just found you so looking at all your video's . That sapphire can be polished! That ring is fantastic! you are better than television anytime!

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you very much. Yes I did get the ring cleaned and I now wear it!

[@lwoodt1]

Its amazing what you can find in rivers and streams.

[@sanddollar9322]

great hunt, looks like its warmed up quite nice there

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

yes, spring is approaching, although it's snowing again today

[@oldmanhuppiedos]

What treasures have you found. Have enjoyed the background information, the history is alive.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you!

[@gregmoorhead365]

Great history lessons nice finds as usual keep it up

[@robbysteele]

you are very correct about the breaking of the pipes some pipes were just plain and they would have been signed by the brother's before getting broken by the new member initiation

[@wadel6]

I always enjoy your videos and thank you for the round up with your research . And as before on the littlest head video , a little head is better than no head at all ! Thanks again !

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

ha ha very funny! and yes, the research part is so fun!

[@georgieboy1958]

Fantastic as always Nicola

[@jeanfrench6559]

I have just found your channel and simply adore it, i loose myself in all your lovely finds and the history behind them is soooo interesting (your voice is very similar to Radio 4's Charlotte Green nice and clear and precise.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

thank you Jean for the lovely comments. Really glad you are enjoying them. I have a lot of fun making them! Nicola

[@mildredhohman2323]

Another great video! 📹

[@davidgunter7162]

This comment from Myrtha Gunter. My husband is David. Nicola , tell me that you know what agates are ? Those beautiful semi-precious stones at 2:33 on this video. Sometimes they are of gem quality. I would love to go mudlarking with you on those shores across the pond. For I love to go rockhounding. The rocks that you see at 2:33 are already polished you don't have to do anything to them. Take a small keychain flashlight with you on your hunts, and shine the light through the stones. Beautiful ! When I can figure out how to fix my tablet I will subscribe to your Channel on that tablet also. Thank you for the wonderful videos.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Hi Myrtha. Thank you and David for the message. I will pay attention next time to the agates!

[@30401717]

so amazing to watch this video! greetings from Brasil!

[@Elusive9T2RETRO]

Perfect as always ❤

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Ah thanks Dave. I'll never be perfect, but more like happily imperfect :)

[@bonnie8441]

A nice long video.Thank you Nicola.Now that padlock is going to be interesting,I have this feeling.It could do with a light soda/bead blast.Which won't damage it,but will.Save You having to use a few applications of rust remover.The lock itself looks pretty solid.Great video x

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

thank you Bonnie

[@ianlawrie919]

Splendid dexterity, opening the bottle stoppers whilst holding the phone.

[@VisionAssoc]

Great video, Looking very foxy there Nicola in the thumbnail. Lovely accent too. ATB

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

aha, thank you :)