On this mudlarking outing I found something that should have disintegrated and disappeared long ago. The Thames somehow kept it safe for thousands of tides and then left it out for me to find. We never know what the tide will leave out for us. Every now and again it is something spectacular and magical and today was one of those days!
Thank you for watching.
If you are tempted to try mudlarking you do need a permit from the Port of London Authority. You can find all the details on their website:-
https://www.pla.co.uk/Environment/Thames-foreshore-permits
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Hi Everyone. Thank you for your comments below. Lots of people have asked about the music. I keep forgetting to put it in the credits! So, in order of play, the intro is "Hymn to the Rising Sun" by Golden Anchor, and then the song is by Giant Ember and is called 'Last Days of September". You can find them on youtube if you do a search actually. Ok, have a splendid day and did I tell you I found this really long…….?! 🙂 xox
You, are the sunshine of my life💕soo blessed to find the pipe! Just for you!
Hi Nicola,do you have a friend who is good with wood?Perhaps he or she could make you a nice wooden stanf for your long churchwarden pipe,one that mimics the curve of the stem and holds the whole pipe securely.
Is there a reason why they made pipes so long back in Victorian times?
I'm intrigued by that Punch design on the pottery. Could that be from the very earliest days of the long-running magazine? It might even be a John Leech design.
The snake looks like an adder.
Congratulations on your intact pipe, that is really amazing that it could stay intact all these years.
That long pipe is amazing and it was just lying there waiting for you! I can’t believe it floated around for over 150 years and stayed intact. The scenery was oh so beautiful also.
Are you going to give the long pipe to the museum?
Congratulations and thank you for taking us along on your mudlarking journey!
I wonder if the money was used in a ceremony, as a gift to a water god?? Can you check if Vietnamese people do that?
The "deadeye?", as I believe you called it, would make a scary Halloween face. Just attach a stick and base, and scare the Dickens out of beggars on Halloween!
I'd love to see what your friend who also is a mudlarker, would make it into?
What was the item with eyes a month that the gentleman found? I didn't see it in the lineup. Enjoying and wishing I
was there. Thanks, Ava USA
Such a beautiful video. Especially loved the opening scenery and music. Well done Nicola. Oh yes, and what a pipe!
I loved the scenes with the moon and cows. So cool. Part of me wants to hear you say swears and naughty things over that scenery in your British accent lol. Idk why I would find that funny.
Fabulous finds! I find your channel incredibly soothing – the perfect balm for a sometimes crazy world. The snake looked like a young adder. I wonder what he was doing looking so bright and breezy on such a cool autumn morning?!
that pipe is amazing. so glad it made it home in 1 piece!
Now that’s what you’d call a ‘pipe dream’! Fantastic finds, Nicola!
Hi Nicola, love all your videos. I'm originally from Surrey (and have mudlarked on the Thames) but live in SF now. Was blown away by your mudlarking episode at China Camp just across the Bay- a total surprise. What I wanted to ask tho', just out of curiosity was what type of pointing trowel do you use? Maybe that info is already available on a FAQ site, if so, sorry. Howzabout a Nicola merch signature model? Hehe.
Oh, my goodness – the joy in your voice! That's why I love watching you dig in the mud! LOL I see you're wearing your lovely butterfly necklace today! 🙂 I purchased one like it from the artists who made yours, and I adore it. Thank you so much for sharing your forays with us!
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Maybe you can get a wonderful viatnamese massage for 200000 dong?
Thank you for taking me on a lovely day out on the mud. What a wonderful day that was, very atmospheric and peaceful.
I'm amazed at the length of the clay pipe you found, Nicola! 16 Inches long! And, as you said, it's been rolling around in the tides and stuck in the mud for 100+ years and survived intact. Incredible find.
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