Mudlarking the River Thames & An old letter from the Battle of New Orleans found in the trash!

Join me for a mudlarking expedition along the River Thames and help me to ID my finds. See my very first clay pipe extraction of 2021! A very special moment of course :)

Then I go back andstart sorting through my studio.

On this episode I also have a very special letter which my friend found discarded following a house clearance. Unbelievably, it is a letter from 1815 which was written just after the Battle of New Orleans to the family of a British soldier who died from his wounds. The Battle of New Orleans was on 8th January 1815 and this year is the 206th anniversary of the Battle. Listen the letter read out by Peter Carey in this video - addressed to the family of Lieutenant John Chabber Meyricke.

Also I talk about the video which I will be doing comprising the contributions of the mini mudlarks amonst you! If you have a mini history hunter in your household who would like to do a round up of the treasures which they have found in the mud, the garden, the forest, the beach or the pavement even - I will be putting together a video called "Treasures in Lockdown". See how to get involved here:-

http://www.tidelineart.com/tideline-a...

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You need a permit to mudlark on the River Thames and you can find the info here:-
https://www.pla.co.uk/Environment/Tha...