Mudlarking London's Thames near Execution Dock at low tide.

Out on the river at this months low tide looking for artefacts on London's Thames in Wapping near the site of Execution Dock. See real mudlarking and the famous tide along the historic docks of London. This is where pirates were executed, their bodies locked in a cage that submerged with every tide.

[@DanielCamachoArcticDigger]

I can see I will not get tired of watching your videos. I love the little bits of history you throw in there while strolling around town or on the Thames. Thanks for sharing.

[@laurene5806]

Chill Bill, I love to watch your videos, but, I have a request. Please slow the camera down when you move it. I get dizzy from some of your quick moves, especially when you're panning around. So, Chill Bill, I'm asking you to chill, Bill. Thanks!

[@ChillBill1]

Trying to do this..... you may notice it in later video.

[@davidfarmer2049]

Bill/Thanks, I didn't like to say any thing but I was getting the same thing as Laurene. edit I see I have paused at 3.57 for that reason.

[@charlestlawson6806]

I was just about to say the same thing , I do not think they realize that some one els is watching ?

[@christybriggs1737]

Yes! Please! We're missing what you're showing us.

[@anjistone2946]

It makes me feel cross-eyed. Otherwise good. Just slow it down a bit please.

[@GarysMetalDetecting]

Wish we had the history You have in London. Thanks for sharing the adventure. Cheers.

[@BirdDogg]

Nice day out Bill, you ought to get a little rake for hunting out there it will save your back!

[@thomasroberts1426]

I'm willing to bet all you mud larkers over there have at least 100 of those old antique clay pipes each...and those things are simply amazing my friend! Great hunts as always ..I love to watch the mudlark videos best of all i believe...i really like them more than the old coins people find because its amazing to think of the rough old peoples who smoked out of those old pipes, plus all the other neat stuff yall find..HH and great videos ChillBill!!

[@badapple65]

The evidence of so many generations before you. I've got to travel to the UK some day it very much interests me.

[@lacsuglypoopy]

just be carefull of the chavs lol

[@V-Bug]

What Douglas said :D

[@tracydrennan3296]

It ain’t what it used to be

[@GLK-London]

Thanks so much for sharing your videos they are very interesting Bill.

[@steven2212]

What a marvelous resource. You are all so lucky.

[@trippingonrocks1165]

Always looking for a something lol neat video with a few funny jokes mixed in. Thank you, subbed 👍🏼

[@Lyndam98]

Our swimming spot, close to an old tourist attraction fort used to yield pockets full of clay pipe remnants and musket balls. The soldiers of the 19th century used to fire their guns over the water. Old coins only rarely. Of course we were of an age where the only thing a penny was good for was a penny's worth of candy! We used to scan the water 5 feet deep or so and you could always get buttons, musket balls, clay pipes. Can't do it now, of course. You'd get arrested. Back in 1960 nobody cared much. I think my brother and his friends used to sell them to the fort...so much per pound of musket balls.

[@Davidh02]

How did you get LICENCE from the London Museum for Thames Mudlarking. I thought they only issue about 7 or 8 per year?

[@ChillBill1]

Get one at PLA.co.uk

[@homeofhistory2316]

Great vid, thanks for sharing

[@satweavers]

Does some restriction prevent you from turning soil over with a shovel? I would love to do this some time.

[@ChillBill1]

+Satellite Weavers there is a depth restriction but you can go a spade depth in all but the most restricted areas like the roman foreshore. People do that. Patches of artifacts are everywhere though and you can scrape the surface every few feet with a chance of finding stuff and as time is limited by the tide that's what I generally do.

[@trreb1]

Hello from the States. Great video. I hit subscribe.

[@ChillBill1]

+trreb1 thanks a lot.

[@chrisfry7915]

That is a fun video. wish I could have dug some and drank some too. :) Loved the alley bit.

[@ChillBill1]

+chris fry I will be doing more this year. Glad you liked it.

[@DigginWithDash]

Enjoyed that thanks for sharing

[@ChillBill1]

+Diggin With Dash happy new year!

[@RRaucina]

If only they would speak English. But very interesting artifacts - wish we had more history here in the US

[@keithpeverill8521]

I cringed at 10:14. Hypo needles all too common nowadays. Safe digging to you, sir. Great video.

[@nathandean1687]

wats the price of scrap steel there per kilo?

[@OO-tt2ky]

My deus xp would do well in that iron. Nice video . Dig the eroded spot and let stuff drop out ill bet you find some rather nice bits n bobs my friend.. Or bring a clam rake with you and do some raking on the shore.

[@alexsacco776]

I really want to go back to the UK I loved it so much

[@CJ-xk7vs]

The amount of nails ive seen, if collected would be worth something as scrap metal :O)

[@cojometaldetecting]

Great video!

[@ChillBill1]

+cojo metal detecting thanks!

[@stevebonds4698]

Do you need a license to do that in England? I would love to do that when I come over to visit. Please let me know. Thank you! Great video.

[@ChillBill1]

+Steve Bonds i have one. I doubt 1% of the few people walking on the fireshore do..

[@stevebonds4698]

My wife and I want to come over to England from USA for our Anniversary and I think I would love to do this. I am also into metal detecting. Do you know how I would or who I would contact to get a license say for a week?

[@ChillBill1]

port of London pla.co.uk I think...its #75 for 2-3 years but I think they do 1 day licenses too, but you'll have to check.

[@stevebonds4698]

Thanks for the information Bill. Hope you find some good stuff.

[@sheep1ewe]

I hawe a tecincal question, in UK, can i keep things like old pipes, etc or is it controlled by law what i can pick up or not? (like where i live)

[@ChillBill1]

+Sheep_Ewe you have to report it on the Thames but you can pick up anything. No one want you to report an iron nail though. :)

[@sheep1ewe]

Chill Bill Thank you! I found some Brittish pipes in Sweden in an old ship chanel on an island nereby here some years ago, one of them had a dragonhead on it, i guess it´s ment to be the whale from The Bible. (i also found one part in the earth when i was i kid) i think they all where imported from UK back in time. Simple all day pices that carrying lot of interesting history.

[@ChillBill1]

Cool!

[@labrat748]

Maybe you should collect the metal scraps and make a sculpture.

[@TheFlintpicker]

Lots of flint ballast stone

[@kunaiXfighter]

at 6:39 to the bottom right of the bottle top is that the handle of a pistol?!

[@ChillBill1]

+Imogen Burnett could be... its hard to tell..

[@kunaiXfighter]

you have to go back and investigate!

[@kentuckylady2990]

I collect bits of broken blue pottery. One of my ancestors arrived in America on a prison ship.

[@ChillBill1]

+Kentucky 1950 could have been condemmed by Judge Jeffries who held court in the pub above the river where this video was made.

[@kentuckylady2990]

I have copies of the sentencing papers. I am going to check again . There were 3 brothers involved in what would now be a petty crime and all were sent to America. They were convicted of stealing clothing and food.

[@ChillBill1]

It probably didn't seem like it at the time but they were done a favor. Life expectancy in cities like London was very short.

[@kittymorse7402]

Can't watch because the camera is making me sick moving so much.

[@20greeneyes20]

If there is pipes there you know that Nicola must not have been there yet....

[@steveprice638]

'Where there's lead, there's gold' - please explain! And where's that pub?!

[@ChillBill1]

Density..... the river sorts gold and lead to the same place as they have similar densities

[@countesscable]

The camerawork is too fast! Take your time…it’s making me dizzy 🤢

[@vonny10096]

Nice old bricks too

[@waynerobertson645]

Can you imagine how interesting the shore might be if nobody took things of interest home but left them for the next person to enjoy,take away the plastic and rubbish but leave the history where it belongs.

[@jeansmith5692]

Was that a coin between your fingers

[@monjiaitaly]

If I was younger I would be down there every night collecting rocks and bricks to build myself a house with. :)

[@mieczyslawskowronski7416]

Nice vdeo...!

[@ChillBill1]

+Mieczyslaw Skowronski thanks

[@deweys]

Cool video. Your camera work makes me nauseous though.

[@ChillBill1]

I think my technique has improved a little since then.

[@area46241]

Chill Bill you you are too cool!

[@dustyak79]

Might be frowned upon but be interesting to get one those shop magnets on wheels and push it up and down the bank

[@ChillBill1]

+dustyak79 you'd have a ton of iron in next to no time.

[@PhillRobinson]

Not my idea of fun keeping bits of detritus

[@detectaholic728]

at about 9:57 of the video it looks to be like a coin on end next to the yellow shaded rock?

[@ChillBill1]

+Detectaholic could be... it looks like there is one between my fingers at 9.46 too.. och!!! My eyes aren't what they were!

[@detectaholic728]

+Chill Bill yes it does look like a coin between your fingers. I guy should put markers on the videos then go back the next day to recover what you miss. helps to have extra eyes helping you out

[@ChillBill1]

Lots of washers out there though. :)

[@nhotmyereahlnheyme2964]

+Detectaholic That one isn't a coin, it's something with two discs and a metal stick connecting them. Not sure what it is, but it isn't a coin.

[@detectaholic728]

+Nhotmyereahl Nheyme Good eye.... I didnt see the second disk!

[@roundgarage]

Are you not concerned about the large quantities of sewage water on your hands ?

[@ChillBill1]

There is no sewage going into the Thames these days. They have Salmon in the Thames its so clean.

[@enochi3000]

Chill Bill Enjoyed the video! Saw this article recently www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/mar/22/thames-water-hit-with-record-fine-for-huge-sewage-leaks

[@avalondreaming1433]

Next time bring a shovel

[@pixiniarts]

You can't dig on the foreshore of the Thames without a licence which is £77 per year even then it is only to a depth of 7.5cm, to dig deeper you need to be a member of the Thames Mudlark Society, and to join that you must have held a standard licence for two years and have a record of reporting finds to the Museum of London.

[@avalondreaming1433]

pixiniarts thank you for the information. Sounds like they have a racket going

[@pixiniarts]

@@avalondreaming1433 Not a racket they just are trying to keep control of things, you have the UK's longest archaeological site, over 2000 years of history and its in a continual state of change and open to the public. Imagine someone digs up a clay pipe or piece of jewelry that for archaeologists fills in a vital piece of London's history, and some numpty takes it home....

[@rosievasquez523]

there is a coin right there for you picked up that pipe

[@ChillBill1]

yup missed it!

[@pigoff123]

I don't understand why there are so many pipes. Did the early English through their pipes in the river after they smoked them.

[@ChillBill1]

Its a mystery but the favoured theory is they came pre-loaded with Tobacco and were used one-time. Not sure I buy it.

[@pigoff123]

It doesn't sound right to me either. I didn't think we became a throw away society until the modern age

[@samthemultimediaman]

should swing a metal detector set on low sensitivity in that area might help finding gold and silver :)

[@ChillBill1]

Low iron volume can help but sometimes it just solid iron.

[@jamesheim3679]

Couldn't finish the video, the wind noise made my ears hurt tremendously.

[@hardyakka6200]

good video bill, but lets face it your no Nicola LOL Diction is good ,but no lilt to your voice like my girlfriend Nicola. You get good finds though. You still have your Gold French 40 franc?

[@ChillBill1]

I'm no Nicola.... glad you noticed.

[@flatbrokefrank6482]

There must be tons of iron there!

[@ChillBill1]

+Frank Hyland (FlatBrokeFrank) yup tonnes!

[@pepedejamequetetrepe]

you diddnt get the pipe ?

[@marthabakry7353]

I’d definitely be down there with you in the mud, but I would be (kind of in the back of my mind) concerned about toxicity of the sediments. I understand that the Thames was once so polluted that it was totally anoxic, as recently as 1957. It has rebounded wonderfully, but pollutants persist in the muck.

[@TralfazConstruction]

I appreciate your enthusiasm and experience. Fascinating finds and observations along the way. Thank you, Bill.

[@saltyshark2002]

Love the history lessons included in your video

[@newrez]

Your wife must love you bringing home broken pieces of blue ware.

[@sherikee1]

DIITTO, LAURENE.............MAKES ME DIZY TOOILL CHECK BACK AGAIN TO SEE IF HE HAS SLOWED DOWN

[@VileOgre]

giant scrapyard magnet attached to a tug hauling a barge, can anyone loan me about 600k haha

[@reiserstreasurehuntingempo8993]

Nice vid Chill Bill! Creepy to think of the drama there at execution dock. Happy Hunting!

[@johneastman7991]

Interesting video although your camera work left me dizzy and almost sick to my stomach. Stop moving it around so quickly. Whew!

[@DigginWithDeej]

Great Excursion Bill! It's on my bucket list to go there mudlarking someday. My gr,gr,gr,gr. Grandparents left Allendale, Northumberland England and came to the United States in 1850

[@gmagain]

Imagine all the antique coins you missed because they were under a superficial rock and you didn’t bring a metal detector

[@kevinwhitaker119]

I LIKE TO DO A BIT OF MUD,LARKING I HAVE FOUND COD BOTTLES, W-BISCOMBE GINGER BEERS, A FEW COINS, CLAY PIPES YE OLDE POISON BOTTLES , ANYWAY. FELLOW LARKERS BE CARFULL OF WHEAL"S DISEASE, AND OTHER NASTY"S FROM (RATS PEE ) ANYWAY I HAVEN'T FOUND MUCH GOLD ( 2 EARRINGS ) ( NO MATCH )

[@lindakirk698]

Can't watch anymore. Feel so sick the speed you are panning the camera round. That's the first thing you learn when doing moving images!

[@Irene-iu9sj]

If you keep moving the video back and forth that quick ,i ll get sea sick ,.

[@rhyssimms591]

Lovely used needle at 10:14 😷😷💉💉

[@killan001]

like finding a needle in a haystack

[@carolynmurtaza1180]

please could you slow down the camera when you move it. you found nails but could not see what you were looking at.

[@kslinaz5668]

Dont move your camera so fast, it's nauseating to the viewer, like motion sickness.

[@armeyf]

Oh, Geesh! Please pan slowly. I have motion sickness now.

[@awishinandahopin7232]

Must you move your camera so fast. I would have enjoyed it more if you hadn't.😐

[@juanitabefort8829]

Appreciate but camera darts around too fast, hard to watch

[@margiemistretta8885]

Your camera aim is on your hand more than object pointing at

[@lisalorentz7919]

"If you had fallen out of fashion..." *giggle* Thanks for the ultra close-ups. Didn't mind we didn't find much. I felt like I was right there.

[@parmeetsinghkanwal4100]

I think this is where a scene from eastern promises was shot

[@savagesquirrel9828]

Always good to see you. Thanks.

[@ricktimmons458]

geez bill slow down those pans...i threw up.

[@harrygeorge5550]

Use a magnet in those nails and other ferrous items

[@ChillBill1]

Trouble is I cant keep them near any of my computing devices....

[@harrygeorge5550]

@@ChillBill1 imagine the finds utilizing magnet fishing. I do understand about the magnets.

[@dawnnaylor7064]

Wow poop. Thank God they don't any more. Lol

[@TheDetectits]

Great video

[@paulsedyps84]

I would have definitely been reaching In those bars to slowly drag everything out if there's anything good then I bet it's caught up in there with all the stones

[@IronheadOfScroteus]

I hate to think what standing in that spot 2-300 years ago would be like. Thugs used to throw their unconscious victims into the Thames, but they usually had time to revive and walk off it before they sank.

[@ChillBill1]

+IronheadOfScroteus standing there at low tide you can get a good idea of what it was like, but without the smell which I think would have been pretty strong.

[@Blessings.429]

Man I am enjoying your videos but ffs slow down when moving you camera it makes one dizzy

[@pamcolechadwell1302]

I hope you see this Bill, I am saving up money to come to England and see you guys in action. I love all of you. Y'all are so much fun to watch.

[@jesseramos6124]

I think I would gather all the nails and Iron scrap to sell.yeah buddy

[@texasturner2313]

Why are there so many old pipe stems & bowls there ? I know pipe smoking was much more fashionable in those days, but strange, I've never seen or heard of another place with so many in a given area.

[@ChillBill1]

+Texas Turner its a guess because no one can be sure, but: a) if you snapped the pipe stem too short and they are easy to break, it made for a hot smoke so they pitched the pipe. b) they were cheap so people treated them carelessly. c) The Thames had massive traffic so huge amounts of stuff fell in. d) Pipes are light and bright white so are easy to spot surface finds.

[@virtualhermit]

At least you found the pub!

[@mickowen568]

y don't u use a small hand rake

[@JonBlondell]

You missed a ring, at 5:35

[@catherinemoore1426]

You move camera way too fast sometimes , although I find your videos interesting

[@LUTHERJ304]

Very young children in the 18th and 19th century did that for money . Same place as you sitting. I thought it was called mud locking but dont quote me. The kids where very poor did that to eat they didnt get much searching the poo Rivers because there where older men searching sewers before it went to the rivers.

[@ChillBill1]

Still happens in india

[@LUTHERJ304]

@@ChillBill1 lots more in unknown places one man's trash another's treasure

[@metaldetectingengland]

ace vidio ,,,,as usual,,,,and a great adventure you had ,,,,,,we found gold and silver this week in a ploughed field,,,,,was an ace day out ,,,i did a gold dance lol see my moves in our vid ,,,,good luck in your hunting we enjoy your adventures ,,,cheers

[@bigchris3230]

Bill: oh look a rock probably from the 1700’s....ima keep that lmao

[@SarahBevElizabeth]

This is funny to me because it's a tradition on my mums side every time we go to the beach to look for glass and blue ware. And my grandmother lived just off the Thames. I wonder if she did this too and that's why.

[@jbelme1]

I don’t know any tales of colonists being sent against their will to America. Perhaps Canada or Australia is what you mean?

[@ChillBill1]

Condemned convicts were also transported to American plantations.

[@margaretsandbak5032]

The state of Georgia was a penal colony originally

[@livinglife8333]

My goodness so polluted.

[@Cdr_Mansfield_Cumming]

Living Life with Momma Wendy Not as much as you would think. There’s Salmond in the Thames, Seals, Otters, a host of wildlife. You have to remember, there’s been a settlement here for the last 3,000-4,000 years. That will build up a whole lot of history.

[@DAYBROK3]

I’m looking at the rocks, shells and pottery. Lol

[@teresaknight8927]

Please move the camera slowly

[@TheManWithTheHat]

I was in the very same spot last Saturday. Nice video

[@ChillBill1]

Its a great stretch to hunt.

[@jrcostilla9105]

I know it's not up to you but I think it would be better and easier if you didn't just leave the trash and keep looking because if you get rid of it you can see what might be under it. Plus just knowing that the shore is cleaner would be nice to most people. But I'm not judging you to each their own

[@martineastburn3679]

Not only that but London Burned several times in Black death times and WWII. Lots of London flowed to the river with fire hose and rains. Bless your hobby.