Hi Everyone. Thank you for your kind comments. Im going to have a good read through tomorrow morning. They are all much appreciated. Some people have asked about the music at the end. it is music from the site I use to have music which is not copyrighted. The song is "Hymn for the Seekers" and it is here;- kzread.info/dash/bejne/Zqx7k5WQqdKohrQ.html Thanks again. Nicola xx

@mirkatu3249

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the music link. It's quite appropriate. :-)

@blktauna

5 жыл бұрын

you should convince Angelo and the guys to write and perform a theme song for you

@anutterperspective

5 жыл бұрын

I love this one, will save link & tyvm Nicola!

@r.ridderbusch7303

5 жыл бұрын

A hauntingly beautiful song, and so appropriate.. I thought it was you singing it!

@electronicdawg

4 жыл бұрын

Your are work is very nice. Tastefully well done.

Random comment - I’ve noticed that you worry that the “wind sounds” might be annoying to some people. People that are viewing/listening to your videos. Personally, I appreciate ALL of the sounds. The sounds create an atmosphere, each one adding to the mental imagery. Hearing the wind, the water lapping against and over shore. Hearing the sounds of hundreds of little Thames River fragments jangling against and over each other. The sounds of birds and boats. Your footsteps, each one sounding slightly different depending on the surface. Your metal trowel moving against every material imaginable, makes such a particular tone. The gentle splish splash of the water as you wash mud from a treasure. The increased rhythm of the water upon the shoreline as a boat travels past. And...the wind, the sounds of the wind upon the microphone, adds yet another layer. All of these sounds and many many more are fabulous and appreciated - well, by this subscriber anyway. I love it all. All the sounds. Thank you for sharing your beautiful adventures, wind and all. 🙂🐿❤️🌈

@nicolawhitemudlark

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. That's so kind of you to say. I really appreciate your comments. Nicola

I lived in Billerica,Massachusetts growing up. It was very rural then and we uncovered an old foundation close. to the house. Turned out it was a blacksmith's shop and home from between the 17 to 1800's (we had a friend that studied the history of the area). When we dug in our yard for like the garden, we dug up many British coins from the middle 16 to the 1700's. Alot of other iron and many old bottles. When I watch what you do,it brings back many great memories. Thank you for the lovely videos and may you make many great and lovely finds.

@nicolawhitemudlark

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you x

@fishinwidow35

Жыл бұрын

I have colonial roots in Billerica starting when it was Tewksbury.

My husband found that PP represents the Palestine Police and I googled an image of a Palestine Police button and low and behold...identical to the one you found. Always love your videos, and the research you do to fill in the back story of the items you find. Cheers!!

@RoseThistleArtworks

5 жыл бұрын

Your husband nailed that.

@kautostar1977

5 жыл бұрын

Nice to know, had a good look myself!

@justdustino1371

5 жыл бұрын

Well I'll be! Palestine was a British mandate after the Treaty of Versailles so that button is 1919-1920s!

@justdustino1371

5 жыл бұрын

@@RunningGrass-we7tm Yep! There happens to be a lot of 3 for sale on eBay right now, all with Firmin backmarks. But, the say "London & Birmingham". Didn't Firmin acquire Armstrong in Birmingham after WW1? I'm a new one to British buttons I've been collecting American state militia and Span-Am era naval ones. 😊

@roxannmartin4621

5 жыл бұрын

Your excitement at 7:39 made me giggle. Can only imagine digging up those pieces of history. Another great video so far, gonna finish watching now...

Dear Nicola, I love the night time mudlarking. We should start a petition to have you on national television to bring to life relics of the past. Thank you for the care you give in making video. Poppet

ha ha, when I was a small lad in the early 50s I was the proud owner of a snake belt bought for me by my mum. I was photographed always wearing it no matter what trousers I had on, always shorts because in those days you didn't get to wear long trousers until you were a 'big boy'. Seeing that snake belt buckle brought back memories of a lttle boy being photographed on my mum's old box camera with my eyes screwed up because I always had to face into the sun. Happy days. Just came back to add, that 'clip' looks to me to be a suspender off a lady's old corset! Don't ask me how I know...

@Andy_U

4 жыл бұрын

Hiya. Snap! To both the belt AND the suspender belt/corset stocking fastening. Lol. All the best to you.

@battz99

4 жыл бұрын

@@Andy_U Remember those never-ending summers that seemed to go on forever and we'd go out in the morning with our pals with perhaps a cheese sandwich and a bottle with orange squash in it in our little knapsack and get back home ravenous in the afternoon, dirty with our knees scraped and ready to eat the house down.

@Andy_U

4 жыл бұрын

@@battz99 - I do. Out on our bikes or using a 'Red Rover' bus pass bought from the local garage. Sarnies would be eaten in a park somewhere or even a wood (the country wasn't so built-up back then). 'Twas a friend introduced me to the joy of Ham & Salad Cream. Lol. In a sandwich! From then on, I was a 'foodie'. Lmao.

I am convinced more than ever you have the eyesight of an eagle. To pick out that tiny ring, and the single metal horse leg is remarkable among the jumble of mud, rocks and slimy weeds! It's exciting to wonder what you will find next, I feel I'm along on the treasure hunt.

@retrobebop61

5 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing!

The pottery bird's head was nice and the snake belt fastener took me back a good few years! btw the fishing weight is called an Arlesey bomb, developed by the famous angler Richard Walker, who caught the record (at the time) 44lb carp, which spent the rest of its life in the aquarium at London Zoo.

Nicola, Queen of the "teeny, weeny" mudlark finds! 😉

Was holding my breath awaiting a pipe find. Whew thank god. I love the pipes

@joypowers563

3 жыл бұрын

Always look forward to pipe finds ...

When I was a kid, I never thought that one day, I'd be able to do a virtual tour of many British sites with people who investigate the refuse of the past. Before the satellite era, this would have been a plot line description in a science fiction novel, methinks.

Nicola I love your enthusiasm. You are like a little kid in a candy store! I would be the same if I was there! Take care and be safe.

The sound of the waves so relaxing . What fun treasures hunting!

@suewilson1801

3 жыл бұрын

her voice, the waves, glimpses of birds... just lovely

I learn something new every time I watch your videos, Nicola, thus disproving the old wives' tale that you CAN indeed teach an old dog new tricks! Thanks for taking me along for the hunt.

As the Thames has been used for centuries as a watery grave for human waste & castoff detritus , the fact that you can pull from its’ shores the little gems that you glean, comes as a constant surprise to me. The horses leg nearly caused me convulsions of admiration.

I love the way you make the tiniest little item sooooooo interesting! Thank you for sharing. I've had a lovely Sunday afternoon watching first Sifinds and then you. My two favourite mudlarkers.xx

@louisahusteden8903

5 жыл бұрын

I did exactly the same thing first Si then Nicola made my day!

I had no idea this was a thing and now here I am 5 hours later still watching. It’s so fascinating.

A great day for smalls, I love the detail in that little pendant thing. Thanks again Nicola for sharing your world with us.

@nicolawhitemudlark

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching! x

Imagine in a few weeks time in the same spot you look down and suddenly you see the tiny stone from that ring ! Nothing would surprise me, Supermudwoman !! xxxx

@nicolawhitemudlark

5 жыл бұрын

The tiny stone is actually in the ring!

@TheFiown

5 жыл бұрын

@@nicolawhitemudlarkYES of course I post before finishing but I always Watch to the end, it's a lovely day out and I need the exercise Nicola ! I am sure that if stone wasn't in the ring that you would still find it. It's like your collegue Richard Hemery who pickes up a shard of brown stuff and tells you it's part of a medeival drinking cup from 1431 ! You KNOW I am a fan ! xoxoxoxo

I have to say what a pleasure it is to vicariously participate in this kind of recreational archeology. It's along a long populated stretch of river that is sure to have accumulated thousands of intriguing bits. And the minutiae it yields feels intimate to people's lives. I was into this video already, then you really got me at 16:44 with the bowl of a gorgeous clay pipe. I immediately imagined the character of some past riverman or workman with shavings of cheap brick tobacco. What a little beauty! Thank you for the fun.

Really nice video Nicola - The sounds of the summer waves are so relaxing (especially with headphones)

@nicolawhitemudlark

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Adam!

Thanks Nicola. Lovely teeny weeny treasures. Plus I find the wind and water sounds incredibly relaxing. Thanks again.👍💜

@nicolawhitemudlark

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Annette. Im glad you dont mind the wind sound. many hate it!! :) xox

Yes ,you rescue treasures.Enjoy watching your videos

As a child in the early 60s, we had elasticated belts with buckles identical to the one you found. They were always called "Snake belts".They were very cheaply made. I am amazed that yours survived in the mud for so long!

@lesleyhawes6895

Жыл бұрын

They used to be worn on Boy Scouts' and Cubs' uniforms in my day and my home area.

Love all different rocks, bricks, and glass.

As someone who has gone thru much adversity recently, nothing uplifts me so much as your muddy bits and pieces.

Hi Nicola, your find of that manky ring where you read it as 90t & S11 actually says 9ct & Sil which means, as you probably know, 9ct plated on Silver. I love the boot.

@michelleross9782

5 жыл бұрын

Are you sure, SI 1 is 1 slight inclusion on a diamond. I think the big question is how old is the ring because plating is only so old & I am unsure when the diamond grating began...

@chrisweatherley9587

5 жыл бұрын

s11 is the diamond clarity. 901 is an old hallmark for %90.1 gold.

@noreenedge8951

5 жыл бұрын

@@chrisweatherley9587 Quite right Chris.

@kathyrobinson9959

5 жыл бұрын

@@chrisweatherley9587 I would agree also.

@mthom4615

5 жыл бұрын

ah but it's not s1 it's s11 and an s11 diamond is very very good one, much better than say a engagement ring which might be a V rated diamond, or a cheaper poorman's diamond ring which could be as low as G rated..... Not likely to be found in a 9kt gold ring. @@michelleross9782

Hi Nicola, another great video and your right with the Palestine Police. My Father served with them after his service in WW2 from 1945-48 when the mandate ran out. They had their final parade at Buckingham Palace having marched down the Mall, the then King stopped and spoke to a guy on my Dads right and Queen spoke to one on the left. Our present Queen did not attend as she was unwell but he saw her watching proceedings from a balcony. My Dad did say they carried on with liquid refreshments in Tommy Ducks bar opposite Liverpool Street station which i believe still trades ? So in 1948 the buttons popped off due to excessive celebrations and rolled down onto the shore line. X

@mcgoughjon

5 жыл бұрын

Sorry correction it was Dirty Dicks bar not Tommy Ducks

Great score on that diamond and gold ring, i can't belive that the diamond is still there. Congrats on the rest of your cool finds Nicole. Happy hunting!

Always enjoy your videos! Thanks for taking us along on your adventures!

A great explore Nicola and some wonderful finds! Love watching you find the past.

The metal snake is the fastener for a snake belt. The belt was usually worn by children and was all elastic coated with material. The belts were nearly always decorated with a horizontal, colourful stripe(s) design. I wore mine in the 1950s. Also the snake was shiny silver.

Love all your finds, thanks for sharing Nicola 👍

Your videos are so relaxing, Nicola. Thank you.

Great finds. So fun to lark with you!💕

Such lovely finds, Thank You Nicola.

Great set of finds - thanks for sharing!

Hi Nicola, thank you for your time and effort and videos. Awesome and amazing. Diane from Southampton UK

Enjoyed it. I think my fav find was the little bird head on the pottery.

@nicolawhitemudlark

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! And of course I realised after that I completely forgot about it!! x

@mirkatu3249

5 жыл бұрын

@@nicolawhitemudlark Considering all the treasure you have accumulated, I think you do a fantastic job combining past and present similar items! :-)

@noahfickel7698

5 жыл бұрын

The bird head resembles a pie whistle. Is there a clear path through the beak? Pie whistles are used to let steam escape so the crust doesn't balloon.

I think I’m having a slow day - all I could think of when I saw the ‘PP’ was Pretty Polly stockings! Then at another point I thought, ooh, Nicola’s found a lovely trowel. That’ll come in useful!

Wow Nicola, loved the video as usual. Looking forward to your next one. x

It's away great fun watching your videos. Thank you

Educational and relaxing exploring adventures. ♥ Thank you for taking us with you.

Always good to see yo back Nicola

Very nice, Nicola. Always interesting and calming. I sit in anticipation for the next.

Wonderful as always Nicola. You make my Sundays for me :-)

Very nice video, Nicola. Thank you for sharing. Happy Hunting.

you are a delight, love your adventures.

Great video Nicola! Your fish are beautiful!

It’s nice watching your little treasure hunts through the mud ! I watch having my morning coffee - such a sweet treat

Always love you videos, these fish are great 👍

Great finds Nicola! I was getting worried about no pipe but there it was! Love the ring! 😊😊

Nicola, this was a lovely outing! The tiny gold ring is beautiful, so precious! I always love your finds and the history you give for them. And the egg cup with the bird's head is wonderful! Thanks for taking me with you!

Great video, very informative, thank you and congratulations on the discoveries.

Some lovely finds , love the buttons , bottle stops and gold with a diamond. Thanks so much for sharing. Be safe

Thanks for another great video Nicola. Can't wait to see what you find next.

Nice finds, the duck pottery is cool. Thank you for the video.

Always a joy to see one of your vlogs xxx My favourite was the little birds head and the horses leg!!!

Thank you for the video. Wonderful, as always. 😀

Beautiful Art work. Gorgoues fish Really stunning. Love the mudlarks. X

I enjoy videos like this so much, thanks for Sharing!

Exquisite fishes Nicola thanks for sharing I do love your work And the boot 👌

Another awesome video. I'm quite envious of your ability to go mudlarking. I liked the little pottery shard with the bird's head, I'd put that on a shelf and admire him.

Nice as always, thanks Nicola

A lovely refreshing video with some very interesting finds lost long ago by persons unknown. Thank you for taking the time to show us your discoveries. Hugs from Canada.

Hi Nicola, Thank you for the video of your finds. My favorite is the bird head :)

Gold and Diamond ring nice going Nicola!!, cool fine enjoyed the video!!!; )

Another truly interesting video! I particularly was taken with the beauty of the shrapnel piece. It looks like it could be fashioned into a broach. Strange that shrapnel should have a kind of beauty. The tiny pieces of jewelryesque metal were also lovely and the ring!!! What an unexpected treasure!!! You’re great! Thanks as always 😎

Thanks Nicola another enjoyable mud lark with you🤗👍🙏

Awesome finds love them detailed buttons 😍

It’s nice to think that all of those items are on a journey. Sitting idle waiting for someone like you to get them moving again. Well done!

This is just plain cool ...bits n pieces waiting to be found ...thank you for your well put together videos tis a groovy thing..

@nicolawhitemudlark

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Jack!

Love the dainty little ring and the bird face on the china shard! Spotted my very nice blue glass shard fish that I purchased from you on Etsy earlier -can't wait for it to arrive x

@nicolawhitemudlark

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Marina. On the way soon x

Some nice finds Nicola. You must have eyes of a hawk. Don’t know how you do it. Love the bird pottery.👍😀

Always super finds.....I was getting worried that you wouldn’t find a clay pipe 🙂looking forward to your next adventure 👍👋

At last my Sunday sorted been watching si-finds inbeetwe

Another wonderful episode! I do so look forward to seeing what treasure you find. I am very familiar with the feeling of anticipation at the beginning of a hunt.as I feel the very same way as I go out looking for native American artifacts. Thank you for sharing your adventure!

Delightful as always x

Love the video Nic. I loved the bit of pottery with the bird head on it ❤ so pretty. I was starting to worry that you weren't going to find a pipe but then you found that cool pipe bowl, amazing. Gorgeous buttons too ❤ Keep the great videos coming Nic 😊

You always find the coolest pieces of pottery!

Nicola you are the diamond in this golden video.

Love you Nicola and great finds as usual. I love that music but of course not as well as Collaterals. I love the history behind your items and the way you express and tell the stories behind the items. Until next time. And thank you for this fabulous 25 minutes of joy in my life.

@nicolawhitemudlark

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching Elizabeth. Hugs, Nicola x

Thank you so much for making these videos! I’ve always wanted to do this kind of thing due to my extraordinary love of history, and now I have excellent teaching for how to go about it. I know I’ll find some interesting pieces of the past here, but America is such a young country. It would be a dream come true to visit the U.K. and do some Mudlarking there. Thanks also for the link to the song, it’s lovely!

Wow what great finds, loved the boot (wonder who lost that ) and the ring ....... hope you make your fortune ! The buttons etc.....and the China bird ...cute !!! 😀💜

belated thanks as always I love Sundays

Yes awesome little fines sweet I enjoy your videos as usual you stay blessed and I'll see you on your next one take care

I watch you from NewHampshire USA. Love all your videos. Before I start looking I always say, Let me find something awesome today! It has worked for me. Can’t wait for spring here so I can get back out there.

I always enjoy your videos

A nice morning's mudlark! Great to see what one foray really looks like (rather than multiple trips all stitched together).

@nicolawhitemudlark

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed although sometimes I have to patch a few together

Hello Nicola: very nice video. You know, I must say I admire and envy your ability to see such small articles in the Thames mud. Especially since there seems to be hardly a square foot with nothing on it! Amazing! When I walk on beaches etc. here, if I see something it IS something, because there's precious little to find. Thanks.

LOVED THE BUTTON WITH THE GOLD GILT AND THE BIRD'S HEAD. NEATO. GOOD VIDEO NICOLA.

Snake buckles can be dated back to Roman times. They have been used as military buckles in Britten for over 200 years. In the US the snake buckle was imported around 1860 for use in military kit known as Enfield Snake Buckles. Both the Union and Confederate Arm's used them. You may want to send it to your finds person for better dating. It's a great artifact.

Wonderful vid as always! 🌸

Great video as always! Love the little ring!💍

BY the Bye - I like those short clips of Thames life as it floats by.

I warch your videos faithfully and have bought Mr Sandling's book just in case I never get to mudlark in London. Thank you for sharing your adventures. Love to listen to Britsh dialects where people end their sentences with the word "look" as though it's a period. ☺

@nicolawhitemudlark

5 жыл бұрын

You'll love the book x

That ( 7:08 ) looks like the pulley from a sash window )

@justdustino1371

5 жыл бұрын

I think you are right!

@jan-reiniervoute6701

5 жыл бұрын

My thought as well.

@jan-reiniervoute6701

5 жыл бұрын

Interesting that that which is found by Nicola's sharp eyes, in tandem with her instincts and experience in the muck, is then often identified by us watchers.

@priestland1

5 жыл бұрын

Definitely not a sash window pulley, wrong design and too small. Pulley for a cord, doing what who knows.

@TheFiown

5 жыл бұрын

@@priestland1Thanks Peter, yes you are right, it's not the right shape, I did post the comment before Nic cleaned it up, it is probably a pulley from a window blind or some naval accessory, nice to speculate though ,,,,

It's so fascinating that all these items have passed through the hands of people who came before. I also love that your KZread community helps out in identifying those "mystery items". Very wonderful channel and community that you have here.

@nicolawhitemudlark

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! xox

Thanks Nicola wonderful episode

Always interesting finds you share with us ! I had a few 'snake-belts ' as a young boy 1950s ,they were very good ! The elasticated belt came in different colours . I must confess that one off your finds looked remarkably similar to a clasp that was required to support a ladies nylon stockings to her suspender arrangement ,of which I know little about ,but mention here for historical reasons entirely !!!!