Mudlarking the Thames - After Hours

An after-hours talk by licensed Thames mudlarker and artist Bolly May at Southend Museums Collections Centre, sharing her remarkable finds from the river.

Southend Museums hosts an evening talk, 'Mudlarking the Thames: A Journey Through Time', in the research room of the Southend Museums Collections Centre on the second floor of Beecroft Art Gallery. Licensed mudlarker Bolly May shares artefacts she has uncovered in the Thames mud — ceramics, coins, pipes and pins — including her well-preserved Tudor ring displayed at London Museum Docklands. Doors open at 6pm with time to explore the gallery, the talk begins at 6:30pm and the event finishes by 8pm. The event is for ages 18 and over and prebooking is essential.