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

Little Leaden Lovelies

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

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

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

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