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Maria Theresa, Roman Empress

Whilst reading Deborah Cadbury’s ‘The Lost King Of France’ (Revolution, Revenge and the Search for Louis XVII), I finally worked … More

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Little Leaden Lovelies

  Ready for info overload? I cleaned up my favourite lead tokens (used as an alternative currency to overcome a … More

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Symmetry

There’s always a symmetry in finds, somehow.

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Lead Love

There are many items in the ‘mudlarking starter kit’ (for example, pins, hand forged nails, garnets), most of which I’ve … More

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Night Larking

Spoils of a pleasant night lark. In no particular order – giant fish hooks, musket ball, lead shot, codd bottle … More

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These Wheels Were Made for Rollin’

Cast iron wheel by Slingsby of Bradford, found last year whilst out with @mudlark_mud_god. In 1893 Harry Crowther Slingsby, part of … More

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Some Rose Farthing Business

Excuse the farmer-cheek pink fingers, I’d like to present to you a pretty little Charles I rose farthing. Dating from … More

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Quirks, curios, collecting: The G.P.O.

Last year I started to collect mysterious little lead squares as they began to surface on foreshore trip after foreshore trip. … More

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Painted Marbles at Brunel’s

Popped in to visit Ed J Bucknall’s stunning exhibition at the Brunel Museum last week. Do catch it while it’s on … More

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Mudlarks (1962)

Dear Friends in Mud, apologies for not having written for the past few days, but I also do this, and … More

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