No idea how KZfaq brought me here, but really glad it did. Fascinating.

As an American who has never had an opportunity to leave the country, and who loves old things and history, i would die if i got to mudlark the river thames even once. Your little space is full of what I consider to be treasures. Amazing!!!

Here in the US I've had family that have gone mudlarking on the bed of the Mississippi River during hot summers when the river levels are lower and the edges of the river bed are basically like sand dunes. You can see the wrecks of old boats and find all sorts of weird things.

I don't have a clue how I landed on this vlog channel, but now I'm hooked! The copper cross you found is actually the top of an Ethiopian Coptic church hand held cross finial. It is made of copper but you might want to bring it to the British Museum to have it verified. Most of the objects of this size and especially being it is made of copper might date it back to the early 1900s or even before. It was the shape that caught my eye and it bothered me until you showed it cleaned up when the answer came to me.

I am confident I speak for the majority of your viewers in wishing a great week for you too Nicola. Thank you for your lovely, genteel, interesting and relaxing presentations. So sorry you had a horrible experience with the 'drain dwellers' on social media as they are utterly contrary to and incompatible with your lovely, gentle, kind and creative nature. It is profoundly sad that they aspire to no more than inflicting their vicious malice on others. Perhaps they could, be pitied to at least the magnitude of their deficient humanity. But it has been my regrettable experience that compassion would merely be interpreted as weakness by their tragically dysfunctional mentalities. Protecting people like you is the reason some of us become police officers. People like them, are the reason rules of conduct and police to uphold them on behalf of society are necessary.

You won’t believe it but when I was a kid someone found a fish in the Thames ... 😂

How can 252 mean people turn thumbs down on this lady and her finds.......she has up to now accumulated a nice collection of findings.

Love the video Nicola. First time I've seen any of yours. Really cool finds!! I agree with the other viewers- DON'T poke bags/socks with your bare fingers!! Could be used needles, something sharp etc. Be careful!!! Thanks for sharing. New viewer from Portland, Oregon. USA

The police must be quite familiar with you,"OMG what has she found now!"

The W Caily folded bit of metal - I recall but not where I read that if you wanted to curse someone you wrote their name backwards on a piece of lead or metal, broke or folded it, then tossed it into the source of a spring (maybe the old fleet river??) . Seem to recall the Romans did this extensively.

I can't believe people accused you of faking your finds! As an avid scavenger myself, I find it hard to believe that most people don't see what is right there on the ground in front of them. Love your programmes!

Hi Nicola, fascinating finds! When I was about ten years old here in Canada, an uncle gave me a strong horseshoe magnet. When our family went to the cottage, I took it, put it on a strong rope and walked along a long dock along the river "trawling" for finds. One day, no sooner than I got it in the water, a man on a moored boat called out, "Is that a magnet?"...I thought I was in trouble but replied "yes". It turned out that he had just knocked his toolbox full of tools over the side of his boat. He must have thought I was sent by a higher power...what were the chances of a kid with a magnet on a rope showing up minutes after you dump your metal toolbox into the water?! I pulled it up and he thanked me. I always thought he should have given me enough to by a bottle of "pop" as payment, but no such luck!

I love how casually you say, "when you do find human remains, you have to report it to the police."

I had a white silky terrier that came to my door with thousand of flea, hungry, no hair, an infected bell button cord and worms and a hernia. First crying (me) gave him a nice warm bath and he was no bigger than a large face cloth. To the Vet, told her the story and if anyone is looking for this puppy she will take them to court. He was only two months old. Okay after all that this little guy had gone though we decided to give him a powerful name. Jeremy Brett .( He had just passed away a few days before and I was still in morning for him). Mr. Jeremy Brett lived 14 wonderful years with a long beautiful silky white/champagne coat. Why am I telling you this is because of your "I am Brett" find. Also because I love following you where ever you lark on your videos. I also love the way you turn things in to the museum and the police and look things up to give back to those who lost their objects though theft and Wow the explosion of that grenade. I didn't really know that they were so loud and deadly. Thank you for showing that. Susann So sorry if I bored you with my little dog story.

You have no idea how much joy and distraction your wit, humor and eagle eye have brought into my life. I am binge watching, loving it, wishing I could slog through river mud, finding pieces of other peoples lives, letting my imagination go wild. Much appreciation from Alberta, Canada.

I cannot recall spending half an hour of my life so well, for some time. Thank you, Lady.

The coin with C UNT 1914 actually has a horizontal I over/underwriting the T so I see this as a coin lost by a soldier and reads C UNIT 1914 at the start of WW1

I love that statue of the young boy. It's so life like.

Its been 2 almost 3 years since I have been able to walk in/ around a river or creek & just look around. Your video is encouraging me to build up leg muscles again so I can walk/ explore in nature again.

I know this is an older video... but yet I find myself compelled to say the following: I love what you find. I love your research into your finds. But most of all? Most of all I love your sweet, sweet spirit and the kind way you interpret potential backstories. In a messy, harsh world you are an island of joy.

I used to live in Greenwich and saw many of your fellow mudlarkers at low tide. Always curious what you might be discovering, and now I know! Thanks for a delightful tour of the Thames mud and muck!

Facebook comments are the worst. I'm sorry you had that bad experience. When my husband got in shape and did a body transformation video, it went viral and it got re-edited for many FB videos and always people immediately say "fake!" but of course anyone that actually watched our video could see it was real.

What a wonderful museum of mudlark findings ! Kids have such of gift of curiosity .I realize the children in the 1800s that were doing this ,often in cold ,wet weather w/o proper clothing , still must have been delighted with some findings.

From bones to jewlery to treasures what great finds. Love watching

She's rather brave not wearing any kind of gloves.... The Thames could and does have just about anything and everything in it. I hope she continues to be safe

This room reminds me of Ariel's cave from The Little Mermaid.

Mudlarkers must come across Historical Treasure from time to time That would fit nicely into a National Museum

Thanks for sharing that wonderful collection. It’s so poetic how the stray little tokens that survived somehow tie themselves into all our own memories.

I was an altar boy , the copper funny shaped object looks like something that might fit on top of a cross used at funerals and other processions !.

To quote something I just saw on Twitter this past week re: pharyngeal teeth/jaws: “When the jaws open wide, and there’s more jaws inside, that’s a Moray...”

"I am Brett" that was priceless ! Love the videos think I may have a bash at this mudlarking hobby. 🙂

My dog and I watch faithfully every evening. I hope you have a cup and think who we could be. We ♥️ you. Keep you and yours well.

Your room of treasures is so interesting, like a page out of an I Spy book.

I’m impressed with how responsible you are, thanks for researching the pigeon band. That was sweet to send boy a power ranger suit! Don’t let the negative reviews bother you. It takes all kinds to make the world.

These videos are found treasure among the detritus. The videos, the music, the presenter are hard to find but worth the wait. Thank you.

Fascinating insights into London's past, a great jaunt through your amazing stash of finds.👍👌🏽👍

It was stolen jewelry, they pick through it and get the valuable stuff to sell, then dump the rest somewhere publicly so they won’t get caught. If they put it in their trash they maybe be caught.

You know you have spoiled us all. :) I have a hard time watching other “treasure” hunting videos anymore because the hunter finds all kinds of interesting bits & bobs and if I’m lucky they will do a round up but very rarely will they follow up on any of the items they find that may have some history to it. I am always pleased to learn something new and you have a gift of tying all the information you gather into an interesting story. I want to thank you for that and to thank all your followers who have also helped fill in the blanks. Keep finding mud story’s to tell us!

Magical so very interesting! Can't wait to see more love the studio. Thanks Kathlene

Proper woman, not squeamish doesn't mind getting her hands dirty and is caring and interesting

The greatest Rock'n'Roll Mudlarker of them all.

The grenade is a regular English Mills Bomb, used during both world wars but it's too covered in sediment/corroded to say anything about which version. It's missing the base plug so it probably didn't contain neither percussion cap nor detonator, and couldn't be activated even if it did. It probably still contained the main charge though. They were dropped down in large quantities to our resistance fighters here in Denmark during WWII, but as we preferred burning down or blowing up, railroads, ships, and factories, instead of direct assaults on German troops, we didn't have much use for hand grenades. That's probably the reason why magnet fishers and metal detectorists stumble upon them once in a while, over here. Don't worry about your fingernail Nicola, I actually had to rewatch that part to understand what you were talking about - anyone digging around in mud will get dirt under their nails and I end up looking the same when I take the metal detector for a walk. It's nothing to be ashamed of, it just means that you actually had your hands out of your pockets and did something useful with them. And we've all been brett at some point.;-)

What an amazing collection! Thank you for sharing with us!

I dearly love your videos. I live in the United States and I wish I could go mud larking in the Thames, you and your friends have such a wonderful time. To think that the treasures you find have been in the hand of someone who lived so long ago is amazing. My imagination runs wild just thinking of those times and how life was. Thank you!!

You made me so nervous touching those bags, arent you afraid you're going to get stuck with something!? Please be careful! Love the videos, so interesting!!!!

The ceramic egg...the beads of clay inside, when I was throwing pottery in the 80's on the US, the egg was supposed to be a gift to someone and when they shake it, the person who gifted it is saying hello, or whatever one told the person gifted to.

Surprisingly relaxing. Bravo! Looks like tons of fun.

Thank you for sharing. So fun to see what washes up

Thames-the greatest archeological site in the world!

So interesting, it gives one a feeling of a lost past. Waylaid objects that were once important but now left behind for someone to obderve and wonder. Thankyou for the many little treasures and the storys are quite elegant.

I’d love to sit and watch you go through the whole collection you have. It looks amazing

Always Hypnotised from Nicola’s lovely voice.

10:20 This is a rib bone from the back of a turtle. The bony plates that make up the carapace of the shell are naturally fused to the rib bones. Fun fact: Turtles' and tortoises' shells have nerve endings, and they can feel when they are being touched. Some actually enjoy a gentle back scratch.

Lots of interesting things. Nice to see the early finds.

I just love your channel! I can’t help but imagine the people these objects belonged to and the lives they lead....so interesting! Thank you for sharing!

I love the tiara atop one of the porpoise skulls. That must have been an amazing day when you found the tiara, it looks to be in splendid shape.

I love how you always take us on a new adventure. I'm sorry some people were behaving like jerks to you. Pay them no mind. You Are Brett!

One would think there would be a lot of human bones in that river, considering the hundreds of years of people drowning, committing suicide, being dumped after being murdered, and weren’t there actual burials along the Thames at different time in history?

Thanks so much for posting this! It is such an amalgam of humanityover all the years , mixed with all the wonder that is nature, like fish teeth. Wonderfull!

I love the creativeness of the person or persons that made artwork out of drainage ports. So clever.

So interesting! Thank you for sharing. Happy Mudlarking, Nicola!

I stumbled across this channel and now I’m kind of enchanted! 😊

I love watching the interesting treasures you find. What a neat hobby. I'm also a fan of Nugget Noggin too. It was cool to see you two know each other and that he mud larks, when he's in England too.

It is very good to hear that the Thames' ecosystem may be on the rebound, certainly good that it is cleaner and less of a toxic place. I so love the pipes and bits of pipe bowls, it is fascinating to think how many stories are there lying in the mud waiting to be discovered.

I just have to say that you are one brave lady. I adore that you honor the little seahorse. This is so interesting! Please keep sharing your finds. Lots of history, for sure as well as mystery.

Your channel has been a real “ treat” during the self isolating period. Many thanks!!

SLUDGE!! It's so amazing you can just walk around the mud and discover historic finds!

Your studio is like touring through a natural history museum - I LOVE It as well as the follow up stories of some of your forensic findings.

Hundreds of years in one of the world's busiest citys. I'd imagine there's been thousands of bodies in there. If the Thames could speak.

And I'm patiently waiting ( kind of) for you, Si and Tom to get back to Mudlarking up a storm. I so much enjoy the videos, repurposing the finds, incorporating them into art.

Fascinating video...love them all!

I could spend hours in that room looking at everything. So much cool history, and odd bits and bobs. Really awesome video.

I'm a true petrol head but stumbled across your videos IV been loving the finds and the people you introduce along the way, thank you

Thank You for posting a video. I'm a little down today with all going on in AMERICA. You just brighten my early morning(1:30AM). GOD'S BLESSINGS 🙏✝️ FROM WEST-CENTRAL INDIANA FARMLAND USA 🇺🇸🚜

Thank you fun to see!

I love your curiosity and incredible findings!!

Whst a wonderful array of interesting finds you have found. Looking forward to future treasures.. Australia

Fabulous and beautiful and exciting as always, Thank you from the bottom of my heart here on a cold winter's night in N.Z

Fascinating,much more so than doing something similar here in the u.s. bc there's a much more extensive historical range of artifacts in an ancient city like London. Here in the u.s. finding anything pre civil war is like finding the holy grail.

Love seeing your collection of finds

What a great episode Nicola, C UNT and Lambretta made my laugh !!!! Always interesting !

Finds a human jaw bone... "Let's just give it a little wash off"

Respect to this honest and genuine pretty lady.

Thames Mudlarking Searching for London's Lost Treasures is a great book that not only has fantastic photos of treasures, it is chronological so it really is a great read of the history, not just of England but the world. Nicola White has several contributions shown in the book. I think it would be a way to teach history in a way that young students would find as enjoyable just as did I at age 69. Thanks Nicola for the recommendation of this book.

I can't sleep, it's 2am so I'm sat in my garage, pottering, watching this, really enjoyed it. How interesting what you find and I Love your workshop, what a Haven x

The more bizarre things are something I'm looking forward to once I get down there.

This is the most wounderful thing I have seen on KZfaq! Thank you!

Thank you for this video. Please keep making them.

What a sweetheart - I love your collection - great for storytelling

Great finds Nicola, I could spend hours in your studio having a look.

This could be called 'Aquatic Educational Hording". It was actually quite fascinating. I love the fact she puts a lot of effort into researching her finds.

Good for you Nicola. Very interesting to me. Trash to some people, is treasure to others. And your finds show historical data as well, Bravo !

I love to hear all your stories behind the object they are truly amazing. Greetings from Washington State

I think C UNT is short for C Unit. World War 1 was taking place in 1914, and that relic most likely belonged to a soldier. It did make me laugh when you showed it. I absolutely love this video. All of your videos are amazing. Much love from Wisconsin, US.

Accidentally came here...immediately hooked and subbed...AMAZING hobby. You are such an adventurous, curious, intelligent and interesting woman...I love that you don't mind getting your hands dirty and that you are so thoughtful and respectful of the stories or people behind your finds. These objects tell so many stories over the centuries...how could anyone dislike that occupation or worry about "dirty water".....thanks for that channel ....greetings from Germany

Thank you for sharing your mud larking treasures. That’s quite an interesting collection you have, especially the skeletal remains. ☠️

This is for you Nicola, written with love for a truly great lady. She walks by the river Her eyes are cast down As she searches the Foreshore For things not yet found Seen from afar You know who she is Her pink boots are gleaming She's a Mudlarking Whizz. While her name is Nicola She is known all around As the Goddess of Foreshore And of pipes not yet found.

I love that you thought the statue was a real little person - that belief in a fairytale world is never far from us :) Love you videos Nicola. Always best when you are out in the elements and I am tucked up cosily with a cup of tea!

I always enjoy your lovely finds along the Thames Nicolle ☺️