Comments on: Steve Brooker, Mudlark

By: Michelle

Michelle — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 22:16:18 +0000

What you do is amazing I love the see I feel part of it I always see you your amazing and yea erm I’d like to go with you one day please you no who I am I have my dog over there every day

By: Dave Jones

Dave Jones — Thu, 04 Oct 2018 20:09:03 +0000

I went Mud Larking with Steve Brooker yesterday and had a great day, first time for me Steve was fantastic. Think I will a couple more days out with him before setting out on my own there is quite a bit learn.

By: Dorothy P

Dorothy P — Sun, 15 Apr 2018 07:55:36 +0000

Can anyone tell me what happens to people’s bodies who have drowned in the Thames, please? Is there a record somewhere that I can look up? My ancestor (known only as Captain Piper) was on his way back to his ship, the Dorothy, which was bound over, when a nasty squall overturned his boat in the Hope and he and three other men were drowned. Would their bodies have been recovered and buried on shore, or would they have been left to decompose in the River, please?

By: Terence Longmoor

Terence Longmoor — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 20:20:57 +0000

The thing that I love about Mudmen is the genuine and infectious interest and enthusiasm that comes across from both presenters. So many history programmes these days are hosted stuffy old sods whose airs and graces somewhat over shadow the subject matter itself. Vaughany and Mud God are so easy to watch and listen to. Were they friends before the show? The chemistry between the two seems so real. Keep it up boys and long live Mudmen!

By: Nick Watkins

Nick Watkins — Sat, 16 Jan 2016 15:26:35 +0000

Hi-just met Mr. Mud dog on the beach with my pooch Steve and was chatting away about the finds in his bucket. I had no idea who I was chatting to but wow how interesting it all was. I’ve lived down here in deptford for a while and strolled across many a foreshore in my wellies, now I want to excavate. Anyone interested, has anyone been to belvedere to the parlour? Nick. Watkins87@hotmail.com

By: Bea

Bea — Sat, 04 Jul 2015 19:31:16 +0000

I’m sure Dame Helen and many others whose properties are adjacent to rivers don’t realise that technically, under UK environmental law, throwing one’s garden waste such as grass clippings into any river is classed as illegal flytipping and therefore potentially subject to a maximum £50,000 fine or 5 year jail term. There are regular Council green waste collections that will turn your garden clippings into compost for re-use in gardens. Please don’t just chuck stugff in rivers – you could be spreading seeds of invasive non-native species or plant diseases as well as blocking watercourses and taking oxygens out of the water as the plant matter decomposes

By: Jim Landers

Jim Landers — Sat, 02 May 2015 17:57:48 +0000

Seeing this brings back happy memories when as a teacher at a local school in the 1980’s , St Joseph’s Gomm Road, I used to bring the children down to the foreshore to mudlark. We met Ron Goode there and built up a great relationship with him. He would often meet our groups at the river and act as a guide. We found many memorable things , even a human jawbone from Roman times when there was evidence of burials in that place. Ron took us to his flat which was a treasure trove of things he had found on the foreshore – (now house in the museum I’m sure.
During the 1980’s there was much talk and planning of a museum in Rotherhithe to mark the importance of the history of the area. Ron was instrumental in helping to set up the museum. Sadly he is no longer with us but his legacy lives on.

By: Pam

Pam — Sat, 07 Mar 2015 01:22:31 +0000

Wonderful. So many things he finds makes my eyes pop. Thank you!

By: Ross

Ross — Sun, 08 Feb 2015 21:41:19 +0000

Just love the mudlarking stuff. Found bellarmine frags, old pipes etc. emailed mugod but too important to reply! My dream is to get mudkaking license an scrape for an hour or so to find pins. lace ends etc. Easily pleased history geek

By: Jules Evans

Jules Evans — Sun, 19 May 2013 14:11:16 +0000

A super pastime and at last something that gets my boys off the x box, hurrah, just been down from yorkshire and will return with the boys who are very excited about it, went to the mudlarking pub and had some super ale called lime house cut, wow. Steve your a lucky man.c u soon