The Strangest objects I have found in the River Thames! (Mudlarking with Nicola White)

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

[@tabikat989]

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!!!

[@danahardin4647]

Ditto!

[@imb5128]

Come to Europe!! You'll enjoy

[@mishagray2835]

I totally agree!

[@Tempe1962]

Me too!

[@DG-mv6zw]

No idea how KZbin brought me here, but really glad it did. Fascinating.

[@constancemiller3753]

Welcome.

[@nanimani3026]

Me too

[@tonks78]

Same

[@MrT-ch1un]

You brought yourself here. KZbin just recommended this video...

[@andyxox4168]

You won’t believe it but when I was a kid someone found a fish in the Thames ... 😂

[@sitcomsTV]

I dont. Maybe thr last thing you even think to find there 🤣🤣🤣

[@laz5590]

With all respect , you are a lier

[@GinaAlexanderPicozzi]

🤥🤥🤥

[@johnsargent3435]

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 🙄

[@laz5590]

@@johnsargent3435 Poor fishing gear, rest in peace 😒

[@weekendmom]

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.

[@ratelkk]

I love how casually you say, "when you do find human remains, you have to report it to the police."

[@m.macdonald]

So curious what happens once the find is reported? Does someone come and collect it?

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

@@m.macdonald yes that's right. then they take it away and analyse it usually

[@Misitheus]

An old retired lawyer told me once....never talk to the police....never....

[@653j521]

@@Misitheus How do you get their help, then? If you can't get their help, why have them?

[@TempleGuitars]

@@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.

[@kelvinstewart9437]

The police must be quite familiar with you,"OMG what has she found now!"

[@ramibu239]

😂🤣😂🤣

[@acandy7]

Kelvin Stewart best comment.! 😁😁😁😁😁

[@matteframe]

Oh shit, is she bringing in a grenade or a human skull today??

[@nighthunter3039]

@@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.

[@solarprogeny6736]

@@nighthunter3039 nevermind, just a stolen picasso

[@foretb1162]

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.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you ❤️

[@suzannelacy8093]

Foret , Thank you 💕 from me .

[@ammihernandez71]

Hahahahaha 🤣 me too. I don't know how I landed here.

[@dalemills7926]

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 👏

[@poweredbymoonlight9869]

Me too. I don't know how i landed here either! But it's great! :D

[@mandysoulsby-bodart2859]

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!

[@KimofCoventry]

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.

[@elsajones6325]

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?

[@wolfkremen]

@@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.

[@bobcampbell2486]

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.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

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

[@lucybow3751]

You’re a wonderful compassionate Angel thank you for what you did I love my dogs there family 🥰

[@beckyhoffman9423]

Prayers from Mississippi

[@stephanielindorff7706]

Thank you so much for caring for that neglected little puppy! The god of small dogs must certainly have led him to your door.

[@Itbmurr1]

Thank you for taking care of that puppy in need! You’re an Angel.

[@whotknots]

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.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you xx

[@sammijane1640]

WELL SAID!

[@normazarr3106]

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.

[@jamescoughlan9881]

@@normazarr3106 / Your comment! A tad like your PM! "yuk"

[@lindyjourde7411]

This comment made my day. Such wordsmithery! 😁👌❤️

[@patrioticxraytech4188]

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

[@sterling5167]

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.

[@user-xc8pv4ip2f]

They just imagine how the river smells...

[@carollogan4253]

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.

[@user-xc8pv4ip2f]

@@carollogan4253 I wouldn't say this job was too dirty when talking about passion.

[@nerfnerfification]

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.

[@micheledix2616]

That is so interesting

[@Davidrcobb]

This is what I scanned comments for. Wonder if she ever got the piece back from the musuem?

[@henrykpycz1817]

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

[@Victoria-dh9vb]

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

[@bettycrowe797]

LOL!!!!!

[@robertcarey8294]

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 !

[@tillybinkieking7258]

@@robertcarey8294 Very interesting!

[@choosejesus1es]

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! 😀

[@jamesweekes6726]

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!

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Ah great story! But mean of him to give you no reward!!

[@thebeaniebasket]

@@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.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

@@thebeaniebasket we are being light hearted. 💗

[@thebeaniebasket]

@@nicolawhitemudlark Okay. Sorry about that. 👍

[@Roscoe.P.Coldchain]

Ha great story James 👍

[@lilianmcguigan9240]

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.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you. I'm so glad you're enjoying the videos Lilian ❤️

[@anjistone2946]

I love that statue of the young boy. It's so life like.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

yes it's gorgeous isn't it!

[@ramibu239]

@@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?!🤷‍♀️

[@bwd01]

me too! what is it made of?

[@gordanazakula4927]

@@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.

[@gordanazakula4927]

@@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!!!

[@leslielizabeth1]

This room reminds me of Ariel's cave from The Little Mermaid.

[@lesjones7019]

Try magnet fishing

[@reverselady]

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.

[@herbertvonzinderneuf8547]

I cannot recall spending half an hour of my life so well, for some time. Thank you, Lady.

[@kathyastrom1315]

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...”

[@susanbdusan2785]

Carpe diem. Carp everything!

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

ha ha very good Kathy x

[@rikspector]

All together now"THAT'S A MORAY" ding ding:) LOL Cheers, Rik Spector

[@nancymontgomery8897]

@@rikspector Hey Rik! I recognize you from Curiosity Inc.

[@rikspector]

@@nancymontgomery8897 Thanks, I try to go to the positive channels with "real" people. Alex and family are awesome! Thanks for the comment:) Cheers, Rik

[@robertcarey8294]

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 !.

[@slydoll7877]

Ah so it does!

[@dingbat2177]

Exactly what I was thinking - the top of a processional cross.

[@michaelcarley9866]

I thought a top piece for a crown or staff like the kings had.

[@colleenposadas8415]

Yep. I am Catholic. Same as I thought.

[@kathyk479]

Could it be from a king of old or a piece of trench art?

[@mysticfire473]

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.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Wonderful! Yes take it slow but you can do it x send photos

[@mysticfire473]

@@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!

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

@@mysticfire473 wishing you much strength and energy, and lots of good wishes from London

[@denisenichols6505]

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.

[@alicekeene7165]

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.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you! x

[@bonnie8441]

The greatest Rock'n'Roll Mudlarker of them all.

[@kerrypitt9789]

Amen to that! The Goddess of the Thames!

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Ha ha thanks Bonnie 😘

[@lindawood2377]

Kerry Pitt 8

[@gregmoorhead365]

From bones to jewlery to treasures what great finds. Love watching

[@TheLucreziia]

"I am Brett" that was priceless ! Love the videos think I may have a bash at this mudlarking hobby. 🙂

[@h5mind373]

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!

[@ccgrin755]

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!

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thanks a million Nancy x

[@RichardBrown-xe8zm]

These videos are found treasure among the detritus. The videos, the music, the presenter are hard to find but worth the wait. Thank you.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you Richard

[@AmiHoss66]

Mudlarkers must come across Historical Treasure from time to time That would fit nicely into a National Museum

[@MyKoreanHusband]

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.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

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.

[@mikep8182]

MKH Why do you care what people think or say about you on Facebook Facebook is evil stay away from it all social media

[@andyparsons6293]

​@@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.

[@frankscott927]

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.

[@mad4cavs]

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

[@theundomesticatedmom6440]

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.

[@Gumbo66]

Really

[@loiskinder6133]

Your hobby is fascinating! Love your display. Never mind negative comments. People have been digging in dirt for centuries.

[@kellenwright2388]

My dog and I watch faithfully every evening. I hope you have a cup and think who we could be. We ♥️ you. Keep you and yours well.

[@Victoria-dh9vb]

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

[@MrDaiseymay]

or maybe foolish ?

[@Victoria-dh9vb]

@@MrDaiseymay Brave sounds nicer.

[@rockreader4298]

@@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.

[@je6874]

As long as you wash your hands it should be fine

[@megtell]

I'd be happy to send her some latex gloves!

[@sr-op2ov]

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!!!!

[@ginnamin]

Me too ! All I could think of is discarded drug paraphernalia! Needles!

[@QoraxAudio]

@@ginnamin Or toxic chemical leftovers from an illegal drug lab.

[@Defensive_Wounds]

I was expecting dead kittens...

[@653j521]

@@Defensive_Wounds Feeling like metal objects?

[@kevinmoore8780]

Just came upon this video a year and a half after you made it. What I like about your video is that you don't just focus on the older items. The resin statuettes and the plastic toys are also curious items that need their story told. I love your studio and think every house should have a space like that. BTW I didn't even notice your thumbnail when you found the I am Brett piece of metal but your comment made me, and I suspect many others, go back and look to see why you said that. You're digging around in mud. We all expect your nails to be muddy. :-)

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you Kevin!

[@cambo123451]

Lambretta scooter badge made me laugh...I'd buy the t shirt.

[@growl3391]

Your room of treasures is so interesting, like a page out of an I Spy book.

[@joecook-giles9851]

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!

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you!

[@kevinstreet5709]

Proper woman, not squeamish doesn't mind getting her hands dirty and is caring and interesting

[@itsmeGeorgina]

There are many kinds of proper women

[@paulbrosco281]

nailed it

[@jambarreturns9060]

Always Hypnotised from Nicola’s lovely voice.

[@vilstef6988]

Thames-the greatest archeological site in the world!

[@velvetindigonight]

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!

[@JW-es5un]

Thank You for posting a video. I'm a little down today with all going on in AMERICA. You just brighten my early morning(1:30AM). GOD'S BLESSINGS 🙏✝️ FROM WEST-CENTRAL INDIANA FARMLAND USA 🇺🇸🚜

[@dawnculpeper2125]

I'm here from NC usa Julie and feel the same , please stay home and safe ...don't you love these video's? I really look forward to Nicole's adventures lol

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

hope you have a good week. love from London xx

[@maxinenoble6991]

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!!

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you ❤️

[@brendaleelydon]

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! 🤭😃😊

[@codelicious6590]

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.

[@Bobbieliz]

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.

[@tamarrajames3590]

Barbara Hermsmeyer they were also used as musical percussion instruments. I still have mine from the 1960s.🖤🇨🇦

[@Bobbieliz]

@@tamarrajames3590 I made mine shaped like paper weights and about that large. I would try out newly mixed glaze "recipes." Or even designs.

[@tamarrajames3590]

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.🖤🇨🇦

[@Bobbieliz]

@@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.

[@nancyaustin9516]

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!

[@mace8873]

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.;-)

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you!

[@PeterPenguin77]

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.

[@ballsack6547]

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.

[@wendymuir7818]

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.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Ah thank you!

[@claytonpalsson3104]

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.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you

[@CarmenD118]

Hello! I live in Surry Virginia USA. Loved your video. I live about a 1/4 mile from the James River, we love finding strange objects. Most people look for Megladon teeth.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

I'd love to find one of those!

[@herbhunter5520]

I found human bones in the James...

[@doreendiorio8598]

Very cool show! Thanks for your creative insight into this amazing river, Nicola. Sadly, hateful trolls abound on the internet, but there are a lot of appreciative, gentile folks here as well. Rock on!

[@Traubenjaeger]

I stumbled across this channel and now I’m kind of enchanted! 😊

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Welcome. Enjoy

[@geslinam9703]

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?

[@laurenminton6133]

The amount of people I’ve watched on KZbin 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

[@rolandscales9380]

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.

[@geslinam9703]

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.

[@isilder]

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.

[@CrueMagnon]

This could be called 'Aquatic Educational Hording". It was actually quite fascinating. I love the fact she puts a lot of effort into researching her finds.

[@denisenichols6505]

Omg this is fascinating !! Jewelry in a sock??? Weird. Got to be evidence of a crime,and those crazy teeth!!! I can only imagine what secret s the Thames holds from hundreds of years!! If I ever get over there,I'm going mudlarking!!

[@dadt8009]

What is the reason the stolen items are thrown into the river?

[@user-xc8pv4ip2f]

@@dadt8009 this is just a kind of popular witchkraft and nothing more

[@chotii2]

The weird teeth may be from a grass carp.

[@simonfk2R]

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

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you Simon!

[@ToddEWalnuts]

I think C UNT is short for C Unit. World War 1 was taking place in 1914, and that relic most likely belonged to a soldier. It did make me laugh when you showed it. I absolutely love this video. All of your videos are amazing. Much love from Wisconsin, US.

[@darkwood777]

Unt/Unit is not a military designation.

[@ToddEWalnuts]

darkwood777 yes, it most certainly is. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Military_units_and_formations_of_World_War_I

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you x

[@petedetects7012]

At first glance i believe it speaks for itself. The writer scratched the word on the side of the coin showing Britannia. Perhaps he was upset with the circumstances he found himself in while either living in Great Britain or at war with GB . Although I'm not completely certain if that word was used back then the way we know it now .

[@loganstroganoff1284]

Fascinating,much more so than doing something similar here in the u.s. bc there's a much more extensive historical range of artifacts in an ancient city like London. Here in the u.s. finding anything pre civil war is like finding the holy grail.

[@lauralake7430]

Pre American civil war...mid 1800s. Pre English Civil war is mid 1600s!

[@MrPleers]

Such an interesting hobbie. Reminds me of my metaldetector days when I was a kid. The only lucky find were from our own back garden of all places. 2 bullet shells from world war 2 and a 1 cent coin from the 1950's. I may get back to that hobby someday.

[@screaminbetty1]

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!

[@alisontaylor4880]

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.

[@englishruraldoggynerd]

I’m amazed that the river is now clean enough to support them!

[@idontwantachannel7542]

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.

[@madisonmorell4336]

I have wanted to be an archaeologist my entire life. This is amazing.

[@giaatta9303]

Your channel has been a real “ treat” during the self isolating period. Many thanks!!

[@heatherrichmond6251]

First time I’ve seen your videos.great stuff

[@woodrose50]

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.

[@rawheadrex]

Respect to this honest and genuine pretty lady.

[@JanMichael6969]

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.

[@ktrak2171]

What a great episode Nicola, C UNT and Lambretta made my laugh !!!! Always interesting !

[@delores6458]

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.

[@MrDaiseymay]

it's the sewage that bother's me. not all of it is treated, then theres that Rat pee illness

[@tamarrajames3590]

Kelsy, if the Thames could speakit would most likely begin by vomiting.🖤🇨🇦

[@christinehutchins123]

@@tamarrajames3590 , 😂😂😂😂😂

[@alfreddunn03]

2000 years of history, starting with the Romans when it was Londinium.

[@dangooch5267]

I imagine that one of the greatest treasures to be found while mudlarking would be you! So interesting to share your discoveries. How wonderful to be quite able to discover something hundreds of years old simply by walking along the river. I think the bottles are interesting as well. I noticed that green one on it's side that looked almost like a blimp. Here in the states you do well to find one of the old 24 oz. Coke bottles they had when I was little.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you Dan ❤️

[@MsPixi66]

The power ranger was such a lovely thing to do Nicola nice one.🤗

[@anoni9805]

Finds a human jaw bone... "Let's just give it a little wash off"

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

that's right :)

[@anoni9805]

@@nicolawhitemudlark thank you for posting these lovely videos!

[@barbaraflorida4736]

sophia i lol

[@raggedyann4372]

Definitely should wear rubber gloves🤨 Very interesting! Thanks for sharing❤️

[@antony716]

@@flamingdragon463 as opposed to possibly helping solving a missing person case?

[@Sbuk55]

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

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you and sleep well ❣️

[@margritpiepes8242]

You sure have Britain's History on the Shelf there👍👍👍😁♥️

[@selfraisingsugar898]

I’d love to sit and watch you go through the whole collection you have. It looks amazing

[@carolinadiaz8953]

I love to hear all your stories behind the object they are truly amazing. Greetings from Washington State

[@webbtrekker534]

I'm Washington too.

[@lauriefleming8834]

@@webbtrekker534 Me Too!

[@ramibu239]

Hello from your neighbor to the south in Oregon🙋‍♀️

[@sergeantbigmac]

Me Too! Did you hear about those kids that were beach combing (or 'mudlarking' to the British) and found a human corpse stuffed in a suit case on Rainier Beach?? Puts me off of all this just a bit now haha.

[@webbtrekker534]

@@sergeantbigmac I use to live right near Rainier Beach, well, a bit north up by the bridge. But I know the area. Can be a rough area.

[@frankcasey7423]

Pay no mind to those bloody idiots! Don’t know why there here watching if they have nothing proper to say. I think your videos are wonderful and i feel like I’m going on an exploration with you. Keep up the great work and keep safe. Ta for now, cheerio luv!

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

thank you Frank xx

[@frankcasey7423]

You are very welcome luv!

[@jansjorup5721]

Nicola, first time I have watched your videos, fascinating watch. Thank you.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you! ❤️

[@Misskittenfish71]

I'm glad you were on Facebook because that's how discovered you. I'm hooked on your channel now. ❤️

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Welcome Trish! ❤️

[@space-pop3527]

Lots of interesting things. Nice to see the early finds.

[@alexcarle8086]

The more bizarre things are something I'm looking forward to once I get down there.

[@dickmcshan9778]

What an amazing collection! Thank you for sharing with us!

[@itsalex8520]

The next time a boy asks me what I want to do for a first date I’ll sent him this video 👌

[@bigmamma6946]

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

[@doreenchick8650]

And in Australia

[@gilltaber2187]

I am amused by I Am Brett every time. I'd buy a postcard/T-shirt of it :D

[@donnaking0715]

I was having a bad dark day when I came across this video and it made me smile 😊.

[@bobdagosta9515]

Magical so very interesting! Can't wait to see more love the studio. Thanks Kathlene

[@thedrifterr]

Love the coin would make a nice secret Santa gift for my Boss at work

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

ha ha

[@dad_jokes_4ever226]

😆

[@tzuyuwu786]

The statue of the boy is so cool! I’d be terrified to take him home in case he was haunted😅

[@cfcatherine]

Surprisingly relaxing. Bravo! Looks like tons of fun.

[@itzyofavvbae8955]

This makes me wanna be a mudlarker lol 🌚

[@tonks78]

Same!

[@frankscott927]

The pipe is really cool. You tube brought me here at I love it. Happy hunting.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you

[@Engelhafen]

What a sweetheart - I love your collection - great for storytelling

[@franktuckwell196]

Fascinating insights into London's past, a great jaunt through your amazing stash of finds.👍👌🏽👍