Mudlarks

“The river Thames is a liquid history book, and every lost object tells you a different story about London”

WHAT IS MUDLARKING?

Mudlarking is the act of searching for historical artefacts along the exposed foreshore of the river Thames at low tide. In the 19th century, the original Victorian mudlarks scavenged for anything they could sell in order to survive. They were often children, mostly boys, who braved dangerous conditions to