London Museum on Instagram: "A rare and precious find – a medieval book cover buried in the Thames mud for 500 years… But how to care for such a delicate object? Head behind the scenes as our conservation team explain all. ©️ Book illustrations courtesy of Charlie Dixon #SecretsoftheThames #Mudlarking"

22K likes, 106 comments - wearelondonmuseum on December 18, 2025: "A rare and precious find – a medieval book cover buried in the Thames mud for 500 years… But how to care for such a delicate object? Head behind the scenes as our conservation team explain all. ©️ Book illustrations courtesy of Charlie Dixon #SecretsoftheThames #Mudlarking".

Mystery as hundreds of Victorian shoes wash up on Ogmore beach

More than 400 leather hobnailed boots, thought to date back to the 19th Century, have been found.

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Mudlarking: The Mystery of the Thames Garnets

By Jason Sandy Why are semi-precious gemstones lying on the bottom of the River Thames in London? Has a jewelry heist gone terribly wrong? No one knows, but each year mudlarks find hundreds of red garnets in several locations along the exposed riverbed at low tide. Anglo-Saxon jewelry from Sutton Hoo burial, England Br

Secrets of the Thames