Post-Medieval Cloth Seal! 500 Year Old Pottery! Mudlarking with Old Father Thames: 16.07.20

Hello Mudlarking Friends! I’m back on the River Thames after four long months, so join me down on the foreshore … More

BBC 4 Down By The River

Hello Everyone! I’ll be on BBC Radio 4 Extra tomorrow morning from 09:00am (I’m around 20 mins in), contributing to … More

During this lockdown period I am sharing a new series with you all – Ten Minute Treasures with Old Father … More

During this lockdown period I am sharing a new series with you all – Ten Minute Treasures with Old Father … More

A little brass plaque, most likely a cable tie label, from a recent trip out east. Research turned up niet, … More

Metal detecting in South East England with Old Father Thames, Si Finds, Tideline Art and Terry. Join us on a … More

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

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

There’s always a symmetry in finds, somehow.

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