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 ...
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.