Mudlarking 85 - Melted maltesers
Jan. 27th, 2026 10:58 amA man asked me to take his photo next to some words he’d scrawled on the wall and said it was to send to his kids. I agreed as I hadn't put my gloves on at that point.
He thanked me and I walked on and overheard two people saying they couldn't believe they'd found a gold chain. Obviously I had got there too late!
The tide was coming in so I didn't have a lot of time.
Finds include:
A piece of glass that has gone kind of orange.
Melted medieval maltesers. I’m still unsure what these are really - suggestions on a Facebook group have included: grape shot, grinding media from a ball mill, iron ore.
(You need a permit to search or mudlark on the Thames foreshore.)
He thanked me and I walked on and overheard two people saying they couldn't believe they'd found a gold chain. Obviously I had got there too late!
The tide was coming in so I didn't have a lot of time.
Finds include:
A piece of glass that has gone kind of orange.
Melted medieval maltesers. I’m still unsure what these are really - suggestions on a Facebook group have included: grape shot, grinding media from a ball mill, iron ore.
(You need a permit to search or mudlark on the Thames foreshore.)
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