The Golden Years of Mudlarking the Thames in the 70s. A Veteran Mudlark Shows Me His Found Treasures 

Thank you so much to you and Monika for all you have done for my dad, it’s amazing the amount of joy the recognition and new friends has given him! Thank you !

It was such a treat to meet Graham through this well produced video and admire his collections. His love of mudlarking and history preservation is palpable in the many displays he’s so thoughtfully and beautifully displayed to share with others to admire. I feel honored to learn about Graham and all of you are lucky to have his friendship.

He is an absolute treasure. Well done Nic - im so happy to have virtually met this wonderful man. X

Thank you for presenting this wonderful story of one of the ‘Fathers’ of Mudlarking. His hard work and scholarship have been a valuable resource for London’s historical record.

Graham really brought to life an earlier, pre-internet mudlark! What a sweet tribute, Nicola. 🙂

I love hearing the stories of the mudlarkers from days gone by. What a collection Graham has and what an honor to be made a member of the Guild of Freemen of the City of London! Thank you Nicola for making such a wonderful video to honor Mr de Heaume.

Can you imagine what treasures are still lost in the layers of sediment along the shore and in the depths of the river. I'm so happy that folks are saving history. Great stories.

I started metal detecting in the mid 80's and it was seeing photos of the finds of mudlarks and people mudlarking in the magazine Treasure Hunting that really inspired me to go out and look for traces of our past. I went on to work on archaeological excavations and then on to do a degree in archaeology and pursued it for many years as a career. It was seeing the finds of Graham and the others that inspired a life long love of the past. Thank you.

Thank you Nic for making such a lovely film that truly honours Graham and his incredible legacy. xxx

What a delightful man! Thank you for introducing us to him. I’m so glad he has had the recognition he deserves.

A heartfelt, gentle portrait of such a truly special man and his collection. Graham has contributed so much to saving the everyday objects that bring history alive. Wonderful video and wonderful man - you capture the twinkle in his eye perfectly Nicola. I shall watch this several times and share it with family and friends, thank you.

Oh Nic, you are a very worthy advocate for the world of mudlarks...I'd be proiud to call you my daughter. I know, I know it sound corny but I mean it. You give people who are worthy of recognition, like Mr. duHeaume, their day in the spotlight. You are a good person and a great model for your children.

Thank you so much Nicola. A fascinating man. His collection is breathtaking. This is joy to watch.

I would LOVE to spend a day talking with Mr Graham. I so love the stories and his sharing what he has found. Its amazing!

Thank you so much for sharing Graham's story it is heartwarming and a joy to hear him tell of his adventures and the joy of memories. What a wonderful legacy.

What a great fella and a wonderful watch thank you ❤

I'm born in 1970,so he has mudlarked my whole lifetime.I love those ships behind him. Whitby has just waved farewell to a beautiful spanish galleon,currently heading for Scarborough.

Eating this up! How special is this!? I have tears…

Thank you for introducing us Graham! What a treat!

I Love talking and listening to that generation! They are like walking time machines! Movies and documentaries are cool to learn History! Reading books you get to use your imagination. But these people make history come alive! Especially if they are closer to a hundred years old they can take you back in time because they walked it,held it, and most importantly lived it!

What a fabulous video presentation! I would expect nothing less coming from Nicola White! Bravo!

thank you for sharing these mudlarkers stories and preserving them for future generations.

This is an award-winning video,you have outdone yourself,Nicola,truly. The old photos are as priceless as the old items that Graham has found. I was absolutely captivated by this one,and will view again soon

Hi Nicola, what a lovely video. Nice to meet you Graham. Your artifacts are spectacular. Thank you for sharing your history. Thank you Nicola for this beautiful video. Joyce from Connecticut, United States ❤️🙏🇺🇸Old New England

Love it! Thank you and Monika for helping celebrate with Graham -- and be a part of a vibrant mudlark community which soothes and heals the stress and tough times of everyday life, by delving into the mud and finding bits and pieces of long-ago everyday life....

What a great video, Nicola! I can just imagine what you would have found had you been mudlarking back in the 1970s!

This was fascinating. What a delightful gentleman he is. Wonderful interview & editing. Thank you!

Black and white photos have a dimension of shade that is lost when shot in color. I like black and white photos .Every once in a while a motion picture is filmed in black and white like Schindler's List. A Hard Day's Night is enhanced by being filmed in black and white. Always nice to see a young man's face in the 70's and now the face of a distinguished older gentleman in 2024.

wow what a lovely gentleman his knowledge of the Thames and its treasures is truly inspiring , i could spend hours in his company, in his full room of treasures and history, the things he has found, amazing film i really loved it we need more of graham please

What an honor to receive this prestiges pin to proudly wear on your lapel or wherever you like. Graham you worked along time dug many holes and found many beautiful objects many people will be able to enjoy for a long time. Blessings to you Graham. Congratulations. 😊

What a lovely man, and a lovely story. Thank you so much for sharing this.

Nicola, Your productions are very well organized, beautifully narrated and best of all, most interesting to watch and learn!! Best wishes from Connecticut!

Very nice présentation Nicola. It's everything good about London. ❤. Grahame duHeaume seems like a lovely person, mudlarking, learning, collecting, and sharing his knowledge with the community .

Nicola, Thank you for this video. Love all the history. What a unique and fascinating man.

What an incredible man, and a spectacular collection! The 70s & 80s were clearly halcyon days for amateur archaeology & metal detecting. I remember in the 90s, reading in the hobby mags stories by Gordon Bailey & "Roman Ron", where it was still possible to wander onto any East Anglian field, gain permission and be tripping over pottery sherds, worked flints, Roman tiles & centuries-old nails.

What a lovely man! What a great film Nicola I so enjoyed that wishing I was back in London again. Thanks

It was so nice of you to introduce us to Graham. A very interesting man with an amazing collection! Thank you Nicola.

This is the most beautiful thing I’ve seen today (though my daughter hasn’t sent me my evening photo of my grandbaby yet). Loved this, thank you for sharing. I would love to buy that man a pint one day.

Thank you Nicola for sharing this episode, all very interesting about Grahams mudlarking adventures.. Love from Norfolk.

What a lovely film, Nicola - just a joy! What an amazing hobby this mudlarking is? And what a wonderful character, Graham is - so deserving of his Freedom of The City. Thanks for this - hope this will be the start of many more. Keep safe & I do think he's right, you guys really do seem like a delicious bunch! Cheers!

And I so admire how beautifully these old treasures are being displayed👌It makes them look so precious and gives them their dignity back. Thank you for sharing.

Brilliant video Nicola and wonderfully presented by you as always. Graham comes across as one of those very decent people who has added another thread in the social history of England. His collection of knives was an eye opener; he thoroughly deserved the Freedom of London award. Thank you.

What a pleasure to meet Graham and learn about his mudlarking experiences. He seems such a delightful and darling man! Exciting to see him receive a Freeman of London award. Thank you!

Amazing! Graham is a national treasure! He has discovered and cataloged more British history than anyone I've seen. I'm American but British by ancestry, and I truly appreciate his work.

Absolutely fascinating, educational, and entertaining video! It's so so important to record the history of "mudlarking"... and you've done a superb job capturing Graham's contributions! Thank you so much!

Nicola, this video is as good as any produced on a history channel without the budget. I hope Graham reads all these wonderful messages. I would like to thank you for sharing your amazing finds and history with us all out here on the internet. Love from Australia 🇦🇺

You found the best treasure yet in Graham 😊

Thanks Nicola that was amazingly interesting loved every minute! It somehow even made me cry a little bit! 😊

This was so interesting and wonderful to see. Thank you for introducing us to this delightful man.

So very interesting Nicole. Thanks for this video and thanking Graham for his wonderful collection.xx👍

Absolutely fascinating. Thank you Nicola for sharing this with us.

Your wonderful video is like a monument for the kind and humble mudlarkers of good old Britannia 😊🤗.

What an amazing man. Loved hearing his story and seeing his finds and books. Thanks Nicola for sharing more history from the Thames.

What a wonderful interview! I so enjoy listening to the other mudlarks talk about their glory days and how they found items, how the gravitated toward one item or another. I love seeing how they display the items they find. Just love everything about it! Thank you so much !

I thoroughly enjoyed this video, thanks for interviewing him and sharing his awesome story!

What a fantastic Gentleman! Lovely video, Nicola - fascinating!

What a wonderful video Nicola. Thank you for share this fantastic man's story. "Mudlarking, it's a lovely disease to have." ❤

What a marvelous film, Nicola‼❤ Had to wait til my husband was in the house and show him, you are his particular favorite😄 A terrific tribute and super interesting journey on my birthday, Thank You🤠🖐

Lovely biography, thank you so much Nicola :)

This is one of the most wonderful things I have ever viewed. Thank you for allowing me into this magical man’s home.

A pleasure to meet Graham , receiving a much deserved honor 💖 This wonderful presentation of the caring mudlark community warms my heart .

This was lovely! What an interesting gentleman he is.

What a well done video. I learned a lot about mudlarking in the 1970’s. Graham has a wealth of information, and it was nice of him to share his passion for mudlarking with all of us.

Intensely interesting and fascinating stuff . Thank you ever so much, Nicola 🙏.

Thanks Nicola for this very enjoyable history journey with Graham being a wonderful treasure himself! I love your videos & it takes us away from the world a bit.....love & light from California.

Just watched this fabulous video, I absolutely loved it. You will never guess, I watched an old b&w film just today, with Irene Dunne and Alec Guinness. The title was "Mudlark", can you believe it. ❤

Very nice to see this brilliant collection, and the receipt of well deserved recognition for helping to recover the past, and save precious items and history.

What a lovely man, reminds me of the late Jack Hargreaves from the Out of Town TV series, but for mudlarks. Wonderful old images of London too. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks so much, Nicola for sharing this! It's an awesome video! 😊😊😊

What an incredible video, I’ve thoroughly enjoyed it. Graham, you are a legend. Thank you for your generosity.

Thank you Nicola for a really nice look into the life of a mudlark it really did show how much mudlarking itself has changed too imagine if we could dig a big hole now and have a rummage. I wonder what you could discover 🤔

I think he would be interested to hear that mudlarking has now made it across the pond, great video!

It’s amazing that the wooden handles on the knives are preserved! This was an amazing episode. Thank you! From Florida

Another great show Nicola.

What a wonderful and poignant story and video… Thank you!

Wow! Awesome! Thanks to you both!

*Kia ora (hello) Graham duHeaume is the King of Knives and Nicola is the Queen of clay pipes. What a fabulous video. Nicola thank you so much... I was so impressed and learned much from Graham. I love the brass handle at the end. But I enjoyed all the stories he told. Graham is such a humble and sweet man. A true gentleman with an amazing collection 🙂 Kasia wow the kiln stand parts are amazing. Great finds too.🙂nz* PS: Nicola I was watching TV last night in New Zealand & a program was on... 'Walking the River Thames with Tony Robinson' .... and who appeared with Tony.. YOU Nicola White down on the Thames shoreline. 🙂 So I have no idea when that was filmed.. but there you were on my TV screen wearing your famous mudlaking striped top 🙂

A wonderful episode! Thank you so much!

I so enjoyed hearing all Graham's life experiences and specifics about so many of his finds and all the knowledge he has regarding them. Being a viewer across the ocean, I might never see any of these historic mudlarking items in person. Always grateful for videos such as these. I would love to hear more of Graham's stories.

Digging head-deep holes in mud, in a filthier Thames - he is lucky to still be extant! Fascinating and lovely presentation, thank you 🙂

Thank you Nicola , more live n respect for you for uploading such amazing and exciting information about the life time collection of Mudlarking history. Long live Graham Sir .❤😊 With love from SAM Guwahati, Assam , India 🇮🇳 ❤❤

Lovely video, Graham is a legend

Best thing I have seen on RU-vid. ❤

The good old days before the nanny state. Well done Graham and all concerned.

So interesting. Thank You Graham for telling your story.

What a nice video! What a lovely and great man...Nicola, you sure can sprincle magic over all things you do..its so fascinating to dive in to...greetings from Sweden🇸🇪

A lovely video , well done . Congratulations Graham very well deserved .

Wonderful. Thank you Graham for sharing your fabulous and inspiring world with me, and for sharing your discoveries with the WC Cutler’s Hall for everyone to see. Absolutely fascinating and simply wonderful. Thanks again Graham. 🙂🐿🌈❤️ [sydney, australia]

Got a chance to see this today and, Nicola, you have done it again ! What a fascinating video. And, Graham, what a delightful chap. Very interesting and informative! ❤

What a very well spoken,respectable,sweet young man!Fantastic video Nicola!So enjoyable & educational Thank you!❤

Fascinating stuff. I was a detectorist in England in the late 70’s to early 80’s, before moving to the US. I had a permit to search the Thames foreshore but only used it a few times. Looking back, I wish I had used it more. An expat watching in Florida.

🙋‍♀️❤️. You know the most interesting people! Nice to meet Graham!

That was so wonderful! So much history and beautiful pieces, just amazing!

This was interesting. What a lovely man.

That was truly a brilliant video.What an amazing man and collection.

What a great video !!! It's an honor to see Graham & hear about his mudlarking past & the wonderful treasures he found !!! His award of Freedom to the city (sorry, I can't remember the rest) is so precious & something he will never forget !!! I'm thinking that in a way it's similar to like what people are awarded in the USA where they get the Key 🗝️ to the city or town for something great that they did or something else !!! He looked very happy & honored to get that & he definitely deserved to be awarded with that !!! I enjoyed watching your video about Graham so very much & he's a sweet darling man !!! Thanks for sharing this Nicola !!! Much love to you from the USA !!! ❤️🙂

This is a wonderful wonderful video! I cannot remember ever seeing something that carried away my imagination so much! Thank you!

This was so wonderful. He is such a deep well of information and such a wonderful person. It was fun seeing all the things he has found and having him describe what they are. I actuallly knew the fire starter for another U tube channel about camping Called “Kent Survival”. Great Video Nicola. Thank you.

Totally blown away by this video .

I'm only 5 minutes into this vlog and it's absolutely great. What a great visual of memory lane Graham is lovely ❤