Few of my old River finds, pilgrim badges etc

[east coast stu]

Just had word with her in doors she sez i can have two weeks hols on the river if i like.

Your better off, digging the rivers in your local area these days. Most of the serious diggers stopped digging the Thames about 92, There's to many restrictions nowdays, and it was hit hard right through the 70's/80's. Smaller rivers seem to be more prolific if you can get the right spot. Exeter can produce we had a few digs down there years ago

[oliver]

Yes my bit of string wont go that far now never tried the Exeter, pity that Sutton Harbour in Plymouth is locked off now used to find some nice bits in there even searched the little beach below the Mayflower steps only found modern coins but did find the odd medieval find in the harbour.

[east coast stu]

Couple decent Medieval iron finds, Medieval Rondal dagger, and crossbow bolt, Thames finds from Blackfriars. The wood handle was being conserved at the time the pic was taken

[oliver]

Hi the top pic i have one of these never new what it was will dig it out and take a pic for you to see mine came from Syon reach.

[alloverover]

Nice post Stu , times never to be repeated i think mate

[east coast stu]

Nice post Stu , times never to be repeated i think mate

Not in London, buts I,ve heard of odd sites being dug in the UK, that are producing boxfuls of finds, We have another Building site dig later this year, but across the English channel!

[east coast stu]

Was just looking for some more pics, and found this.Friend of mine dug this medieval sword blade in Europe, I took the pic when we had it back in the UK for cleaning

[alloverover]

Nice post Stu , times never to be repeated i think mate

Not in London, buts I,ve heard of odd sites being dug in the UK, that are producing boxfuls of finds, We have another Building site dig later this year, but across the English channel!

Good luck with it , he who dares we would of crossed paths with a lot of the same people over the years i think mate

[east coast stu]

Nice post Stu , times never to be repeated i think mate

Not in London, buts I,ve heard of odd sites being dug in the UK, that are producing boxfuls of finds, We have another Building site dig later this year, but across the English channel!

Good luck with it , he who dares we would of crossed paths with a lot of the same people over the years i think mate

You can be certain of that!, It's strange but I started digging London Sites in about 1979 when I was 14 and was the youngest among a few of us by a couple years, everybody else was at least 20 plus years older, I have been to a lot of funerals this last few years, There's not that many of the 80's London diggers still about, They seem to have moved out of London and spread all over the UK now.

[east coast stu]

Few more Pilgrim badges I dug from various rivers

[east coast stu]

couple more decent finds

[alloverover]

Really nice stuff there mate really good. Many people dont realize how much information was gained by mudlarks in the 80s mate, working with the museum of London, many never seen before things