Mudlarking 52 & a mudlarking exhibition
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squirmeliaI got to the foreshore about two hours before low tide so had plenty of time to search on this day. I put on my wellies and squelched through the mud to the beach outside the National Theatre.
I prised a bit of a jar from the mud and then my gloves were muddy from then on.
There were a few other people mudlarking too along this stretch and lots of people about on the foreshore as it was a sunny Saturday. At the beach outside Gabriel’s Wharf (Ernie’s Beach) sand sculptures were being made, and then a large plastic seal also appeared and people were taking photos with the seal.
That day I found:
Three round glass objects. These seem to have a Tibetan inscription on them and I believe they have a Buddhist water blessing written on them.
A sun earring.
A small button.
A sherd with a wing on it.
A sherd that says “YAL BILE CLUB” on it and has a Royal Doulton mark. I believe this is from the Royal Automobile Club. I assumed it must be the same as the RAC, but it seems that the RAC formed from a members’ club called the Royal Automobile Club, before splitting from it, so it must be from that, and not actually the RAC that deal with broken down cars. It may have looked like this jug on Ebay: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/375154058207
A shard of glass that says “HE” on it, although it probably once said “THE”.
A sherd that says "ASBO" on it, although really those letters were probably from different words.
A sherd that says “Admiralty Luncheon” on. I believe this may have come from the Admiralty House luncheon club.
(You need a permit to search or mudlark on the Thames foreshore.)
The Southbank was busy. I had intended to get a coffee and a snack from Nagare but when I got there, the queue was so long that I decided to just cross the Millennium Bridge. The chewing gum art by Ben Wilson on the bridge was looking fresh.
I reached St Paul's where there was a mudlarking exhibition. I overheard someone saying that if you find something at a spot you keep going back there, like an addiction.
I spoke to a mudlark who showed me a penknife he'd found and let me hold it, as well as the top of a money box used to collect money at the Globe Theatre.
I spoke to another mudlark who asked me what I'd found so far and said as long as I am enjoying it, that's the main thing, and wished me luck.
I liked looking at other people’s collections.
I prised a bit of a jar from the mud and then my gloves were muddy from then on.
There were a few other people mudlarking too along this stretch and lots of people about on the foreshore as it was a sunny Saturday. At the beach outside Gabriel’s Wharf (Ernie’s Beach) sand sculptures were being made, and then a large plastic seal also appeared and people were taking photos with the seal.
That day I found:
Three round glass objects. These seem to have a Tibetan inscription on them and I believe they have a Buddhist water blessing written on them.
A sun earring.
A small button.
A sherd with a wing on it.
A sherd that says “YAL BILE CLUB” on it and has a Royal Doulton mark. I believe this is from the Royal Automobile Club. I assumed it must be the same as the RAC, but it seems that the RAC formed from a members’ club called the Royal Automobile Club, before splitting from it, so it must be from that, and not actually the RAC that deal with broken down cars. It may have looked like this jug on Ebay: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/375154058207
A shard of glass that says “HE” on it, although it probably once said “THE”.
A sherd that says "ASBO" on it, although really those letters were probably from different words.
A sherd that says “Admiralty Luncheon” on. I believe this may have come from the Admiralty House luncheon club.
(You need a permit to search or mudlark on the Thames foreshore.)
The Southbank was busy. I had intended to get a coffee and a snack from Nagare but when I got there, the queue was so long that I decided to just cross the Millennium Bridge. The chewing gum art by Ben Wilson on the bridge was looking fresh.
I reached St Paul's where there was a mudlarking exhibition. I overheard someone saying that if you find something at a spot you keep going back there, like an addiction.
I spoke to a mudlark who showed me a penknife he'd found and let me hold it, as well as the top of a money box used to collect money at the Globe Theatre.
I spoke to another mudlark who asked me what I'd found so far and said as long as I am enjoying it, that's the main thing, and wished me luck.
I liked looking at other people’s collections.
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