Just over three years ago I was fortunate to have your channel appear on my RU-vid feed. I believe I have missed none; you have shown me not only wonderful mudlarking finds, but happenings of which I would never be aware. If I may be so bold as to ask of you some coverage of the Totally Thames Festival, there is just no way I can be there. Thank you once again for using your talents in so many ways!
When you picked up the second piece of wood I thought it looked like a raven's head. Just then the crow cawed and you asked if Mr. Crow agreed with you keeping it. LOL. I can see you creating something beautiful with it. Thanks for taking us along on the lark.
I'm a day behind in watching and responding, no thanks to a hurricane which passed over us here in Florida USA. A lovely video, Nicola, with some great pieces of history. I especially appreciate your affirmation at the end of this video and your recognition of Josh and Jordan's engagement. You are incredibly kind and thoughtful, which is why I so enjoy your videos each week.
Me ,too, I would love to wear something with your logo on it, or even drink from a Tideline mug! I so look forward to your videos, and am touched by how kind you are to your fellow human beings. You are a wonderful woman!
Hello from America Nicola! A short time ago I was busy in my kitchen with the tv tuned into the NBC network in New York. My ears perked up when I heard one of the commentators mention “mud larking”. Next thing I know there you were on my tv screen. It was such a nice surprise to see a familiar face! I hope you enjoyed your time here and had fun being on tv. 😊
The knife blades with the squared-off tips are probably sailors' knives - - it was customary to have the tips broken off, either in a vise or on the edge of an anvil, at the time that the sailor first came onboard. The broken tip served two purposes - - if dropped from aloft the knife would be less likely to injure someone, and the broken-off tip also made stabbings during fights less likely.
Thank you so much for our shoutout on your amazing page and the warm wishes regarding our engagement! It means so much to both of us! We absolutely love watching your videos and are so blessed to have love flooding in from around the world! Will keep you posted on wedding details as they unfold! 💙❤️ -Jordan&Josh
@jordandouglas5953 Congratulations to you guys on your engagement. How wonderful of Nicola to share your happy news with all of us. Best of luck to you both!
I loved that you’re asking other Thames pipe people to send pictures of how they stand up their pipes! As for what I celebrated lately, my hubby and I took a car trip in June ‘23, half way across the US to meet the newest member of our family! His name is Edmund, he’ll be two years old this coming January! He is our very first Great Grandson. Need I tell you how precious he is, and clever, and much like a tiny grownup? Best news yet, he’s going to become a Big Brother in the coming year! If I could, I’d be doing a very happy Happy Dance!🎉🎉🎉
Loved seeing your live stream with Si. This was also another fantastic video. My new thing to do is metal detecting and beachcombing being inspired by you, Si and other metal detectorist you tubers! I love it! Still a beginner and learning but i'm hooked. Thank you Nicola and Si❤
I have been watching you and Si a long time. Just wanted to tell you how much I enjoy watching and learning from you. Keep mud larking so we can go with you!!!! 💜
Good to see the dog likes his hat. I remember how he first looked. Bringing him home was the best thing you could do for it. What looked aggressive when you found it looks lovely and happy.
Ahh... a classic! Just you, the river, wildlife and finds. It was videos like this that were so sustaining during the isolation of the pandemic when a look outside one's own situation was so exciting. I will always be grateful to you for those. Did you know that one of the delights of the close-ups when you find something... is looking all around the find you are spot-lighting to see if you have missed something else? That gives one the sense of participating on the lark. But it is very rare when you miss. Anyhow, thank you. Swimming... hmmm... I'm only a mile from Walden Pond... hmmm...
Thank you so much for what you do for us! As much as I love the hunt and finds along the river I really love the shots of the birds that you come across. Being a shut in I appreciate seeing the birds.
I so enjoyed this video. As always you do brilliant editing work. The swans movements & fitting music was really lovely too. Thank you for your always kind thoughts & advice. All the best to you & yours!
The spines on the "cricket pipe-bowl" would seem to mimic the seams on a cricket ball. What an excellent design. Thank you for getting wet and muddy on our behalf.
I've been watching you and many other mudlarkers for at least 5yrs or more.. and well I would comment to some how I thrift lark.. well a few months ago I started videoing and I share what I find.. I know I've been living vicariously through you all and have now decided to share my love with you and everyone who will watch.. LOL.. I still enjoy your videos and many others... TY for sharing for all these years..
Awesome token great information about the history so much history love the fines and information stay blessed and see you again on the next episode .🙏🙋♂️🌺💝💐
Just imagine how many clay pipes that are still waiting to be found .. its absolutely mesmerising .. thank you Nicola for another wonderful video with full of history 🥰
Can’t believe you went to dig with bottle Ned ! Hopefully you got to do some other hunting while you were in the US , lol , he has a “unique” sense of humor,,,
I love the little hat on the African wooden dog. That dog is still rather creepy in my opinion, and wearing tiny headgear makes him a bit less intimidating. 😀
Loved the video, wish I could find a clay pipe here in La Coruña, I know they found some near the Hercules Light house, but all the beaches around here are cleaned practically every day, and I find it difficult to find much but I still keep trying, any small find makes my day😊, so grateful for having found all of you mudlarkers, you appeared on my screen just when I needed it most. 😘
I love swans, they are the most beautiful birds ever. I like seagulls too, what happened to the gull you found with Simon today? Well my pipe finds are not many, like one with the stem. I will send you a pic, which Email should I send it? I'm counting days to be in London again!
Your pipe collection is very impressive. I'd love to see them. I'd also love to see all the other numerous things in your collection. It's not unlike going through a personal museum.
Thank you for another adventure on the foreshore of the river Thames. Congratulations and lots of happiness to Josh and Jordan ❤. So great that you go outdoor swimming each morning! I think I need to find something new too. Just to make life a little different and better. Lots of love, Nicole xx.
Awesome findings.....the cricket 🏏 pipe is wonderful. Lovely token information 👌. Congratulations to Mr. J ❤ Mr J .Enjoy . especially on Hill station roads , the cats eyes 👀 are seen . We don't find such ckay pipes here in India. But I love to watch n gather knowledge. 😊 Enjoy With love from SAM Guwahati, Assam, India 🇮🇳 ♥️
Hi, Wanted to tell you I just received 'MUDLARK'D and it will make a great conversation piece on my coffee table. I haven't had a single moment to really sit down and read it but cant wait. Thank you for the suggestion. Too bad he didn't sign this one but cherish it none the less.
I love that Victoria coin, not seen one of those before and you know.... I think I would have been able to see that too haha. The Swans were wonderful x
Fabtastic video , you look absolutely stunning as well. Also i love when you have the swans dance in your videos. Someday i hope to see it in person! Cheers Nic! Going to bend some wire now! ❤️
Hi Nicola, good finds in this episode, don't know if you are having problems with people leaving comments, this is my third attempt! strange....Anyway love from Norfolk.
I was admiring all of your finds, and you brought up the cats eye road reflector. Here in the states we used them for a while, but then they realized the snow plows in the wintertime were ripping them out of the road ways when they had to plow snow off the roads. Maybe that is how the one you found ended up in the Thames river. Stay safe take care.😊
Nic, if I may call you Nic. Your videos are always GREAT! I don’t know what else to say but please keep up the excellent work and “we” will keep watching!
Hi 👋🏻 Nicole great and wonderful finds this day. You are the pipe Queen of the Foreshore! Love old drift wood it’s so pretty. I hope you have a fantastic week ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💜
I get so excited when I see you’ve uploaded a new video and this one did not disappoint!!! Thank you sweet Nicola for sharing your incredible adventures with us!! Love from DeeAnn 🇺🇸
Nic, at 2:22 when you were zooming slowly in on your cricket pipe, I was thinking the very long-stemmed object at lower, mid frame, was what you were zooming in on Lol. The larger piece of wood may have been part of an oxen yoke, and the piece of driftwood resembles a bird (vulture?) head and beak. Glue a magnet on the half-stopper and you've got a fridge magnet. : ) I like the flowered metal piece. What an interesting story of the Cumberland Jack token. I hadn't heard that before. Guy's pipe stands are the perfect design. Nic, I would be remiss if I didn't mention how pretty you look in your colorful fabric, (silk?) blouse. Hope all is well with You and Yours.
Good on you for starting to swim. My husband, dog, and I like to hike trails around our area, Pennsylvania, and discover wildlife and old homesteads. Of coarse our history is very young compared to the Themes.
I always enjoy coming along with you on your adventures! Being in the US, we just don’t have the items of great age like Europe! Love seeing the coins and other items that are so old! Speaking of old my hubby and I are celebrating our 50th anniversary this week! ❤️
What a lovely lady Nicola is!I'm new to this channel, it's so interesting to see bits of history, things that belonged to people from centuries gone by, I look forward to more videos and more finds 💜 xxx
At last you've revealed your secret for spotting hidden treasures in the mud ,but now know your secret Nicola and we should have realised your secret. The secret wa hidden where else but in the Mud .Nicola has "CATS EYES" that guide her to those hidden treasures.I also suspect that the cute littleS quirell she bribes with peanuts to bring her tips on secret treasure locations that we mere mortals are blind to. Another wonderful vlog I particularly loved in the opening segment the stark contrast of nature andw ildlifewith the architecture of the Thames . Thanks Nicola much love as always XXX
We found a very similar pipe when digging in the bottom of our garden. Interestingly, we have a very old pub called 'The Cricketers' just down our road with a cricket green in front of it. It has pride of place in our little curio cupboard.
One of my neighbours is a relative of Percy Shaw and part of the Reflecting Roadstuds family. The story goes that, before WW2, Percy's preferred 'watering hole' was called The Old Dolphin in Queensbury. It was about 3 mile journey from his home in Boothtown, Halifax. One night Percy was attempting to navigate his way home in his car from Queensbury. It's not uncommon for the weather to be exceedingly 'changeable' in Queensbury being one of the highest local communities in West Yorkshire. This particular night it was very foggy. Percy used to try follow any tramlines that were available. On this particular night he was approaching the junction between Queensbury Road and Windy Bank Lane at a place called Catherine Slack. It's here that he reputably saw his car headlights reflecting in the eyes of a cat. I'm told that the idea of using reflective glass set into a metal based in the road had already been patented some years earlier. Percy improved on this idea by making them self cleaning, the glass 'eyes' being installed in a rubberised mounting. However, the family say, Percy's great achievement was over the next few years turning this idea from a concept into a complete industrialised process with a marketable product being massed produced for its customers.
That wooden bit that the crow approved, looks like a crow head. The metal ornament looks beautiful and detailed, probably from a chest of drawers? I would compare these clay pipes to modern-day vapes.. and so many years later, the clay hasn't disintegrated, I hate to think about modern plastic crap that will be everywhere. The knife looks more hand-carved than stamped, just from a layman's point of view. I went goat walking recently! Definitely not something most would do everyday lol. It was fun.
What a fabulous lot of curious and delightful finds from there in the mud! Thank you for taking us all along. It’s always so much fun to tag along with you as you slosh your way through the Thames mud looking for little discoveries. ❤
