Mudlarking

by Lara Maiklem

  White, James Sparrow here

  White Tower here

  Wiccan spell jars here

  Wild Man of the Woods here

  William III, King here

  Winchester Palace here

  witch bottles here

  Woolwich Marshes here

  Wordsworth, William here

  World’s End pub here

  Wren, Christopher here, here

  Yantlet Line here

  zebra mussels here

  NOTE ON THE AUTHOR

  Lara Maiklem moved from her family’s farm to London in the 1990s and has been mudlarking along the River Thames for more than fifteen years. She now lives with her family on the Kent coast within easy reach of the river, which she visits as regularly as the tides permit. This is her first book.

  Find Lara and a gallery of her finds on Instagram as @london.mudlark and on Twitter and Facebook as @LondonMudlark.

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  First published in Great Britain 2019

  Copyright © Lara Maiklem, 2019

  Maps © Emily Faccini, 2019

  Portrait of Peggy Jones © Charles Walker Collection / Alamy Stock Photo

  Lara Maiklem has asserted her right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988, to be identified as Author of this work

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  A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library

  ISBN: HB: 978-1-4088-8921-3; eBook: 978-1-4088-8920-6

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  Searching the bed of the tidal Thames (Mudlarking) requires a permit for which you can apply to the Port of London Authority. There are areas where searching is not allowed and other locations that are subject to legal protection. Objects of historic importance and interest should be reported to the Museum of London or a Finds Liaison Officer from the Portable Antiquities Scheme. The foreshore is an unpredictable and a potentially dangerous place. Anyone venturing onto it should familiarise themselves with the tides, rules and regulations and take necessary safety precautions. The author accepts no responsibility for anyone venturing on to the foreshore independently.

  For more information, visit the Port of London Authorities’ website: https://www.pla.co.uk/Environment/Thames-foreshore-access-including-metal-detecting-searching-and-digging