Now, London Museum Docklands will be hosting some of the most interesting finds in the 'Secrets of the Thames: Mudlarking ...
So for now, the best way to get a feel for mudlarking and the history on the Thames foreshore is through the Museum of London Archaeology. They run a variety of programs, including guided walks on ...
Popularised by the Victorians, mudlarking involves going ... is required for anyone wishing to search the Thames' muds. A spokesperson for The Museum of London said: "The object has been handed ...
Chronology efforts led by researchers at Natural History Museum, London, and Historic England have produced 30 new dates for ...
The Thames is particularly suited to mudlarking because it’s a tidal ... then it should be taken to the Museum of London in case it needs to be recorded. If it’s of interest, it will be ...
In 18th- and 19th-Century London, mudlarks were impoverished citizens (often children) who scraped a meagre living by scavenging for sellable items in the stinking mud of the Thames at low tide.