Mudlarking 100 - Kew Bridge

[squirmelia]

I had imagined that my hundredth day of mudlarking would be spectacular and I would find the most amazing things. In reality, I went to Kew Bridge station and down the ramp at Kew Bridge Draw Dock. The ground was silty and slimy with algae and there were geese who were not keen on me being there. There was little to be found and I picked up one sherd before heading back up.

I walked along a bit and found steps down. I then found a few more pottery sherds but gave up and went up the next set of steps.

It was the day of the boat race, but that was further down the river.

I then walked to Gunnersbury Park and it was an interesting park with a giant wooden Bartmann jug in the garden and the actual one in the museum. There were ruined gothic arches and a bath house. I enjoyed walking around there.

The green and white piece with circles says “ton” on the back, can’t quite make out the letter before, possibly a ‘c’.



(You need a permit to search or mudlark on the Thames foreshore.)

Bartmann jug in the museum:


Giant wooden Bartmann jug in the park:

Comments

[iguana]

I've been watching your numbers go up towards 100 for a while and I'm delighted that you've reached the milestone! Congratulations! I'm sorry the geese were feeling less celebratory

[spiralsheep]

I love that wooden Bellarmine. A very good park ornament. ::pats::

I'm assuming your nemeses are Egyptian Geese, although being the Thames they could be anything from Domestic Greylags to a stray Nene, but I thought you might enjoy this cartoon anyway:

Rosemary Mosco, Bird and Moon, Goose role model. :D

[squirmelia]

It was indeed the Canadian geese this time, and swans, so the cartoon seems fitting. :)

[squirmelia]

Thank you! It didn't seem like the geese and swans were guarding anything good anyway.