Mudlarking thames

In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London

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Alright Mudlovers! Come Treasure Hunting with me - a REAL Thames Mudlark! My full permit allows me to search restricted areas on the Thames foreshore. I aim ...

A mudlark who found a rare Roman lamp while walking on the Thames foreshore in his lunch break revealed that he almost threw it away because he thought it was a fake.

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Mudlarking is an old, very London specific form of amateur archaeology, where people can inspect the shores of the Thames in central London to find artefacts and relics from its long and extensive past. As there are rules, regulations and safety concerns about how this can be done, it is best to join one of the organised tours run by Thames Explorer Trust, who have the required permits and expertise.A city as old as London has been built layer upon layer of human debris; discarded and lost…

Lara Maiklem has spent 20 years ‘mudlarking’ on the Thames foreshore – finding peace, solitude and fragments from 2,000 years of human history

The word ‘mudlark’ was coined in the 18th century as a malicious description for the scavengers who scoured the banks of the River Thames for scraps.

Sam * fossil hunter * mudlark on Instagram: “A few of my Thames fossil finds… #mudlarking #mudlark #mudlarkingfinds #mudlarkinglondon #londonmudlark #londonmudlarking #thamesmudlark…”

"Mudlarks" were the people who made a living picking objects out of the mud along the River Thames. Writer Lara Maiklem follows in their tracks; she chronicles her journeys in a new book, Mudlark.