Mudlarking with Old Father Thames
Mudlarking the tidal River Thames with Marie-Louise Plum aka Old Father Thames in London.
See what I find on the River Thames foreshore at low tide. All finds in this video were found on the same day.
Mystery and historical items!
London and my favourite neighbourhoods! | August 2018
Hey everyone... Designchickee here! I'm back from an amazing vacation! And London was my first stop!
I've been to London several times, so now when I visit the city, it's less about all the touristy things to do in the city and more about certain neighbourhoods that I love spending time in. Although, some of the big touristy things still creep in now and again. I mean, Big Ben? You gotta say hello to the big guy every time, right?
So we're off to Portobello Road and Notting Hill, Piccadilly, Chinatown, Covent Garden, Seven Dials, Southwark, Tower Bridge, Butler's Wharf and more!
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Part 2: Further up the Thames with the old Geezer.
Hop back aboard for part 2 of our 4 part return trip up the Thames from rural Essex, carrying a load of sand and gravel from the countryside up to Deptford creek in the heart of London.
This time we've sailing past the flat Essex coast, remembering some local history, and having our first chat with Captain Peter Barc, as he comes back on duty after a well-deserved break!
Mudlarking with Nicola White - An Ancient Skull & Roman History
Join me as I take a trip out with fellow mudlark David Nolan to search for history in the mud in the Medway. This video was made in the summer of 2019. In this video I find a horse skull in the mud which I am pretty sure is very old! Im also fortunate enough to find some Roman artefacts and many other mysterious and wonderful items which I then do some research on.
If you are able to help with ID on any of my finds then please comment below. Im always delighted to hear from you.
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mudlarking at Daisy Nook Country Park
me sarah and meadow went to Daisy Nook Country Park to see if we can do a bit of mudlarking we did ok , see how we did and what do you think of are find ? and please give a like and do subscribe and dont forget click the bell
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Mudlarking the Thames - EPIC FINDS in the THAMES MUD
Join me as I mudlark the River Thames and uncover fragments of London's history. Help me to ID my finds!
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The Pillars of FI: Designing the Life You Want with The Guys from Choose FI | BP Money 14
On today’s epic show, we speak with Brad Barrett and Jonathan Mendonsa from Choose FI. Brad and Jonathan share their pillars of financial independence — the 10 things you need to do in order to achieve FI.
We cover beginner-level topics such as frugality and index fund investing, but we also touch on more advanced topics like tax optimization and travel hacking.
This episode went so long — and contained such fantastic information — that we simply could not squeeze it into a regular show. So we didn’t. We made it a two-part episode so we didn't miss a moment with Brad and Jonathan.
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Symposium on Ancient Oman (afternoon)
Afternoon session of an all-day symposium, Ancient Oman: Archaeological Digs and Historical Discoveries in the Sultanate of Oman. The symposium was sponsored in partnership with the Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center.
Speaker Biography: Krista Lewis is associate professor of anthropology at the University of Arkansas and director of the Land of Frankincense Archaeological Project.
Speaker Biography: Joy McCorriston is professor of anthropology at Ohio State University and director of the ASOM Project (Ancient Socioecological systems in Oman).
Speaker Biography: Michael Harrower is associate professor of archaeology at Johns Hopkins University and director of the Archaeological Water Histories of Oman Project.
Speaker Biography: Nathan Reigner is a research fellow at the Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center.
Speaker Biography: Christopher Thornton is senior director of cultural heritage for the National Geographic Society and director of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Bat in Oman.
Speaker Biography: Eric Staples is assistant professor of history at al-Zayed University in the United Arab Emirates.
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Siân Phillips reads from A Time of Gifts (2)
The anchor-chain clattered through the ports and the vessel turned into the current with a wail of her siren. How strange it seemed, as I took shelter in the little saloon - feeling, suddenly, forlorn; but only for a moment - to be setting off from the heart of London! No beetling cliffs, no Arnoldian crash of pebbles. I might have been leaving for Richmond, or for a supper of shrimps and whitebait at Gravesend, instead of Byzantium.
. . . The reflected shore lights dropped coils and zigzags into the flood which were thrown into disarray every now and then, by the silhouettes of passing vessels' luminous portholes, the funereal shapes of barges singled out by their port and starboard lights and cutters of the river police smacking from wave to wave as purposefully and as fast as pikes. Once we gave way to a liner that towered out of the water like a festive block of flats; from Hong Kong, said the steward, as she glided by; and the different notes of the sirens boomed up and downstream as though mastodons still haunted the Thames marshes.
. . . A gong tinkled and the steward led me back into the saloon. I was the only passenger: 'We don't get many in December,' he said; 'It's very quiet just now.' When he had cleared away, I took a new and handsomely-bound journal out of my rucksack, opened it on the green baize under a pink-shaded lamp and wrote the first entry while the cruets and the wine bottle rattled busily in their stands. Then I went on deck. The lights on either beam had become scarcer but one could pick out the faraway gleam of other vessels and estuary towns which the distance had shrunk to faint constellations. There was a scattering of buoys and the scanned flash of a light-house. Sealed away now beyond a score of watery loops, London had vanished and a lurid haze was the only hint of its whereabouts.
. . . I wondered when I would be returning. Excitement ruled out the thought of sleep; it seemed too important a night. (And in many ways, so it proved. The ninth of December, 1933, was just ending and I didn't get back until January, 1937 - a whole lifetime later it seemed then - and I felt like Ulysses, plein d'usage et de raison, and, for better or for worse, utterly changed by my travels.) But I must have dozed, in spite of these emotions, for when I woke the only glimmer in sight was our own reflection on the waves. The kingdom had slid away westwards and into the dark. A stiff wind was tearing through the rigging and the mainland of Europe was less than half the night away.
Extract from A Time of Gifts, with thanks to John Murray Publishers. Artwork, The Pool by Charles Edward Dixon, 1904.
On Sunday 30 April 2017, 34-year-old Londoner Katy MacMillan-Scott embarked on the adventure of a lifetime: a 600-mile journey from Rotterdam to Budapest, following the route of writer Sir Patrick Leigh Fermor. It is the first leg of a literary pilgrimage that will see her travel all the way to Istanbul over the next few years.
Katy decided to undertake the epic journey following the death of her friend Harriet Clarke from bowel cancer at the age of 32 last March. She credits Robert Macfarlane’s essay, The Gifts of Reading – which is centered around A Time of Gifts – and a talk at the Frontline Club for inspiring her to plan a literary adventure in Harriet’s memory, to celebrate her friend’s life and to raise awareness for Bowel Cancer UK’s Never Too Young campaign.
We're mapping out Katy’s route whilst she is away, posting daily updates from her trip, and extracts from Paddy’s journals.
Mudlarking Vancouver BC - Stanley Park Amazing finds on the beach
On a low tide I decide to go down to explore and metal detect the beach in front of Stanley Parks sea wall. Looking around it is clear that no one has been there in a long time, nice bottles everywhere!
Its clear that everyone looks at the cities skyline and not the beach right in front of them.
I take the best and leave the rest, if you see any that I should have picked up let me know in the comments below.
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River Thames | Wikipedia audio article
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00:02:28 1 Etymology
00:08:25 2 Administration
00:08:54 3 Human activity
00:11:32 4 Physical and natural aspects
00:16:37 4.1 Sea level
00:17:46 4.2 Catchment area and discharge
00:19:17 4.2.1 The non-tidal section
00:22:30 4.2.2 The tidal section
00:25:38 4.3 Islands
00:27:48 4.4 Geological and topographic history
00:30:42 4.4.1 Ice age
00:34:08 4.4.2 Conversion of marshland
00:36:22 4.5 Wildlife
00:40:36 5 Human history
00:42:34 5.1 Roman Britain
00:44:48 5.2 Middle Ages
00:48:39 5.3 Early modern period
00:51:39 5.4 Victorian era
00:54:47 5.5 20th century
00:57:20 5.6 21st century
00:57:43 6 The active river
00:59:19 6.1 Transport and tourism
00:59:29 6.1.1 The tidal river
01:00:07 6.1.2 The upper river
01:01:25 6.1.3 Aerial lift
01:01:47 6.2 Police and lifeboats
01:03:17 6.3 Navigation
01:07:32 6.3.1 History of the management of the river
01:10:32 6.4 The river as a boundary
01:12:18 6.5 Crossings
01:17:05 7 Pollution
01:17:15 7.1 Treated sewage
01:19:09 7.2 Mercury levels
01:20:57 7.3 Natural carbon compounds
01:21:53 8 Sport
01:22:16 8.1 Rowing
01:24:59 8.2 Sailing
01:25:36 8.3 Skiffing
01:26:04 8.4 Punting
01:26:32 8.5 Kayaking and canoeing
01:27:49 8.6 Swimming
01:29:50 8.7 Meanders
01:30:19 9 The Thames in the arts
01:30:32 9.1 Visual arts
01:31:28 9.2 Literature
01:41:05 9.3 Music
01:44:23 10 Major flood events
01:44:33 10.1 London flood of 1928
01:45:36 10.2 Thames Valley flood of 1947
01:46:55 10.3 Canvey Island flood of 1953
01:48:01 11 See also
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The River Thames ( (listen) TEMZ) is a river that flows through southern England including London. At 215 miles (346 km), it is the longest river entirely in England and the second longest in the United Kingdom, after the River Severn.
It flows through Oxford (where it is called the Isis), Reading, Henley-on-Thames and Windsor. The lower reaches of the river are called the Tideway, derived from its long tidal reach up to Teddington Lock. It rises at Thames Head in Gloucestershire, and flows into the North Sea via the Thames Estuary. The Thames drains the whole of Greater London.Its tidal section, reaching up to Teddington Lock, includes most of its London stretch and has a rise and fall of 23 feet (7 m). Running through some of the driest parts of mainland Britain and heavily abstracted for drinking water, the Thames' discharge is low considering its length and breadth: the Severn has a discharge almost twice as large on average despite having a smaller drainage basin. In Scotland, the Tay achieves more than double the Thames' average discharge from a drainage basin that is 60% smaller.
Along its course are 45 navigation locks with accompanying weirs. Its catchment area covers a large part of south-eastern and a small part of western England; the river is fed by at least 50 named tributaries. The river contains over 80 islands. With its waters varying from freshwater to almost seawater, the Thames supports a variety of wildlife and has a number of adjoining Sites of Special Scientific Interest, with the largest being in the remaining parts of the North Kent Marshes and covering 5,449 hectares (13,460 acres).
GREAT EXPECTATIONS [1867 Edition] by Charles Dickens [Stage 3]
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This classic tale tells of an orphan, Pip, who through a series of strange circumstances first finds a trade as a blacksmith's apprentice and then learns that he has great expectations of a future inheritance from an anonymous benefactor. He soon learns to live the profligate life of a gentleman as he gradually sheds his associations with the gentle souls of his past, Joe (the blacksmith) and Biddy (a level-headed young lady). He throws his money at improving the prospects of his roommate and friend Herbert and his heart at an ice princess whose heart will never respond. But then an escaped convict from his distant past comes calling, and all Pip's hopes dissolve.
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Steve Bunker Dec. 7, 2003 Oral History Interview
Steve Bunker's background and a major love is the sea. Also a history buff, he originally came to Baltimore to help build a Baltimore Clipper in Baltimore Harbor, stayed on for a few years as Baltimore's maritime historian and eventually opened his shop in Fell's Point, The China Sea, a marine-salvage and antique shop complete with live parrots. A community leader for many years, Steve is remembered for representing the working waterfront community and helping to moderate development. He and Sharon Bondroff moved their shop to Maine in 1999 after they decided they could no longer afford the rents in Fell's Point.
In this interview, Steve tells his stories about Fell's Point and its history. The interview was conducted in his home in Maine on February 8, 2003 by Jacquie and Kraig Greff of Tonal Vision LLC in preparation for the documentary, Fell's Point Out of Time.
Charles Dickens | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:03:07 1 Early years
00:12:06 2 Journalism and early novels
00:20:06 3 First visit to the United States
00:25:57 4 Philanthropy
00:26:56 5 Religious views
00:29:02 6 Middle years
00:35:33 7 Last years
00:36:47 8 Second visit to the United States
00:38:29 9 Farewell readings
00:40:19 10 Death
00:43:01 11 Literary style
00:45:10 11.1 Characters
00:47:37 11.2 Autobiographical elements
00:49:08 11.3 Episodic writing
00:51:09 11.4 Social commentary
00:51:54 11.5 Literary techniques
00:54:40 12 Reception
01:00:37 13 Influence and legacy
01:03:57 14 Notable works
01:07:21 15 See also
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
Learning by listening is a great way to:
- increases imagination and understanding
- improves your listening skills
- improves your own spoken accent
- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone.
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Charles John Huffam Dickens (; 7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime, and by the 20th century critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories are still widely read today.Born in Portsmouth, Dickens left school to work in a factory when his father was incarcerated in a debtors' prison. Despite his lack of formal education, he edited a weekly journal for 20 years, wrote 15 novels, five novellas, hundreds of short stories and non-fiction articles, lectured and performed readings extensively, was an indefatigable letter writer, and campaigned vigorously for children's rights, education, and other social reforms.
Dickens's literary success began with the 1836 serial publication of The Pickwick Papers. Within a few years he had become an international literary celebrity, famous for his humour, satire, and keen observation of character and society. His novels, most published in monthly or weekly instalments, pioneered the serial publication of narrative fiction, which became the dominant Victorian mode for novel publication. Cliffhanger endings in his serial publications kept readers in suspense. The instalment format allowed Dickens to evaluate his audience's reaction, and he often modified his plot and character development based on such feedback. For example, when his wife's chiropodist expressed distress at the way Miss Mowcher in David Copperfield seemed to reflect her disabilities, Dickens improved the character with positive features. His plots were carefully constructed, and he often wove elements from topical events into his narratives. Masses of the illiterate poor chipped in ha'pennies to have each new monthly episode read to them, opening up and inspiring a new class of readers.Dickens was regarded as the literary colossus of his age. His 1843 novella, A Christmas Carol, remains popular and continues to inspire adaptations in every artistic genre. Oliver Twist and Great Expectations are also frequently adapted, and, like many of his novels, evoke images of early Victorian London. His 1859 novel, A Tale of Two Cities, set in London and Paris, is his best-known work of historical fiction. Dickens has been praised by fellow writers—from Leo Tolstoy to George Orwell, G. K. Chesterton and Tom Wolfe—for his realism, comedy, prose style, unique characterisations, and social criticism. On the other hand, Oscar Wilde, Henry James, and Virginia Woolf complained of a lack of psychological depth, loose writing, and a vein of sentimentalism. The term Dickensian is used to describe something that is reminiscent of Dickens and his writings, such as poor social conditions or comically repulsive characters.
The Sign of The Four by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Sign of the Four, also called The Sign of Four, is the second novel featuring Sherlock Holmes written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The story is set in 1888. The Sign of the Four has a complex plot involving service in East India Company, India, the Indian Rebellion of 1857, a stolen treasure, and a secret pact among four convicts (the Four of the title) and two corrupt prison guards. It presents the detective's drug habit and humanizes him in a way that had not been done in the preceding novel, A Study in Scarlet (1887). It also introduces Doctor Watson's future wife, Mary Morstan.
Chapter 1. The Science of Deduction - 00:00
Chapter 2. The Statement of the Case - 20:16
Chapter 3. In Quest of A Solution - 33:00
Chapter 4. The Story of the Bald-Headed Man - 44:29
Chapter 5. The Tragedy of Pondicherry Lodge - 1:08:40
Chapter 6. Sherlock Holmes Gives A Demonstration - 1:25:09
Chapter 7. The Episode of the Barrel - 1:45:35
Chapter 8. The Baker Street Irregulars - 2:11:50
Chapter 9. A Break In the Chain - 2:33:06
Chapter 10. The End of The Islander - 2:54:33
Chapter 11. The Great Agra Treasure - 3:14:52
Chapter 12. The Strange Story of Jonathan Small - 3:28:14
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The Fifth Queen trilogy is a series of connected historical novels by English novelist Ford Madox Ford. It consists of three novels, The Fifth Queen; And How She Came to Court (1906), Privy Seal (1907) and The Fifth Queen Crowned (1908), which present a highly fictionalized account of Katharine Howard's marriage to King Henry VIII. (Summary by Wikipedia)
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P + O Cruise Line To Eliminate Tipping May 2019 Woman Survives 10 Hours In The Sea
P + O Cruise Line To Eliminate Tipping May 2019 Woman Survives 10 Hours In The Sea The UK based cruise line called P & O will stop adding a tipping fee to cruises out of the UK in May 2019. The tipping fee has been a hot button issue in the UK for years as many travellers do not believe that an automatic tip should be added onto a cruise fare. It will be interesting to see if any other cruise lines will follow suit or not. It was also reported that a 46 year old woman from the UK was rescued in the Adriatic Sea after spending 10 hours in the water. She had been a passenger on the Norwegian Star and had either fallen or jumped off of the ship in the evening. Princess cruise lines has announced the name for the 5th version of the Royal Class of ships that will join the fleet in June 2020. It will be known as Enchanted Princess and she will join the Royal Princess, Regal Princess, Majestic Princess and the soon to be launched Sky Princess which will hit the water Oct 2019.
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The Sign of the Four Audiobook by A.Conan Doyle | Full Audiobook with subtitles | Sherlock Holmes
The Sign of the Four (1890), also called The Sign of Four, is the second novel featuring Sherlock Holmes written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle wrote four novels and 56 stories starring the fictional detective.
The story is set in 1888. The Sign of the Four has a complex plot involving service in East India Company, India, the Indian Rebellion of 1857, a stolen treasure, and a secret pact among four convicts (the Four of the title) and two corrupt prison guards. It presents the detective's drug habit and humanizes him in a way that had not been done in the preceding novel A Study in Scarlet (1887). It also introduces Doctor Watson's future wife, Mary Morstan. - Summary by Wikipedia
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The Sign of The Four (version 3)
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0:16 - Chapter 1: The Science of Deduction
20:35 - Chapter 2: The Statement of the Case
33:26 - Chapter 3: In Quest of a Solution
45:05 - Chapter 4: The Story of the Bald-Headed Man
01:09:23 - Chapter 5: The Tragedy of Pondicherry Lodge
01:26:00 - Chapter 6: Sherlock Holmes Gives a Demonstration
01:46:33 - Chapter 7: The Episode of the Barrel
02:12:55 - Chapter 8: The Baker Street Irregulars
02:34:18 - Chapter 9: A Break in the Chain
02:55:52 - Chapter 10: The End of the Islander
03:16:18 - Chapter 11: The Great Agra Treasure
03:29:47 - Chapter 12: The Strange Story of Jonathan Small
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This is an original reading of Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World.