treasure
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800 Year Old Medieval Pottery! Mudlarking with Old Father Thames 06.01.22
Happy New Year Mudlarking Friends! Join me down on a bright and frosty foreshore to see what we can find – and count how many times I tell you it’s soooo cold 😂 (sorry about that). We’ve got a trio of medieval super finds today, including an 800 year old chunk of Greyware, as well…
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Treasures Round-up 2020 – 21! Coins! Tokens! Dress Accessories! Medieval to Modern Day!
Hello Mudlarking Friends! As we’re getting closer to another end-of-year, here’s a round-up of some favourite finds over the last twelve months or so. I’ve had so many fab finds recently, far too many to stick into just one video, so I’ve narrowed this video down to… COINS, TOKENS AND DRESS ACCESSORIES. Join me, down…
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I found a Medieval Coin Weight! 300+ Year Old Pottery! Lead Token! Mudlarking with OFT 25.10.21
I finally found a Medieval coin weight! Find it with me in this on-the-foreshore, down and dirty London mudlarking adventure. Sift through the silt, sand and mud to find dress accessories, hundreds of years old pottery, and a lovely, leaden token. So, if you’re stuck at home or too far from the foreshore to get…
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Hands on History MUDLARKING Exhibition – TUDOR GOLD! MEDIEVAL KNIVES! 1000s of HISTORICAL FINDS!
See 1000’s of historical finds in this video covering two days of Mudlarking Exhibitions in London, at St. Paul’s Cathedral and Cutlers’ Hall, The Worshipful Company of Cutlers’. Organised and funded by the Thames Museum, this ambitious weekend of exhibitions saw thousands of visitors come to see thousands of finds by tens of mudlarks! Especially…
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Ten Minute Treasures No. 2: Primrose League Badge
During this lockdown period I am sharing a new series with you all – Ten Minute Treasures with Old Father Thames. In each episode I’ll share a very special mudlarking find along with a bitesize history lesson. This week we are looking at my Primrose League Badge, which I found on the tidal River Thames…
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Symmetry
There’s always a symmetry in finds, somehow.