Gallery Six - 'The Mudlark Experience: Researching finds from the River Thames' November 2025

The FRG was delighted to announce that the 2025 meeting was held at London Museum Docklands. We planned the programme around the very successful "Secrets of the Thames, Mudlarking London’s lost treasures", which brought together a fantastic array of 350 objects, many of which were on display for the first time. As well as an opportunity to see the exhibition from a curator’s perspective, we heard about the fascinating research undertaken by the mudlarking communities themselves.

'The Mudlark Experience: Researching finds from the River Thames' November 2025.
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FRG Meeting 2025 - London Museum Docklands.
Image: Judy Stevenson
'The Mudlark Experience: Researching finds from the River Thames' November 2025.
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FRG Meeting 2025 - London Museum Docklands.
Image: Judy Stevenson
'The Mudlark Experience: Researching finds from the River Thames' November 2025.
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FRG Meeting 2025 - London Museum Docklands.
Image: Judy Stevenson
'The Mudlark Experience: Researching finds from the River Thames' November 2025.
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FRG Meeting 2025 - London Museum Docklands.
Image: Judy Stevenson
'The Mudlark Experience: Researching finds from the River Thames' November 2025.
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FRG Meeting 2025 - London Museum Docklands.
Image: Judy Stevenson
'The Mudlark Experience: Researching finds from the River Thames' November 2025.
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FRG Meeting 2025 - London Museum Docklands.
Image: Judy Stevenson
'The Mudlark Experience: Researching finds from the River Thames' November 2025.
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FRG Meeting 2025 - London Museum Docklands.
Image Judy Stevenson
'The Mudlark Experience: Researching finds from the River Thames' November 2025.
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FRG Meeting 2025 - London Museum Docklands.
Image: Judy Stevenson
'The Mudlark Experience: Researching finds from the River Thames' November 2025.
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FRG Meeting 2025 - London Museum Docklands.
Image: Judy Stevenson
'The Mudlark Experience: Researching finds from the River Thames' November 2025.
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FRG Meeting 2025 - London Museum Docklands.
Image: Simon Hildrew for Thames Festival Trust
'The Mudlark Experience: Researching finds from the River Thames' November 2025.
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FRG Meeting 2025 - London Museum Docklands.
Image: Simon Hildrew for Thames Festival Trust
'The Mudlark Experience: Researching finds from the River Thames' November 2025.
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FRG Meeting 2025 - London Museum Docklands.
Image: Simon Hildrew for Thames Festival Trust
'The Mudlark Experience: Researching finds from the River Thames' November 2025.
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FRG Meeting 2025 - London Museum Docklands.
Image: Simon Hildrew for Thames Festival Trust
'The Mudlark Experience: Researching finds from the River Thames' November 2025.
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FRG Meeting 2025 - London Museum Docklands.
Image: Simon Hildrew for Thames Festival Trust
'The Mudlark Experience: Researching finds from the River Thames' November 2025.
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FRG Meeting 2025 - London Museum Docklands.
Image: Simon Hildrew for Thames Festival Trust
'The Mudlark Experience: Researching finds from the River Thames' November 2025.
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FRG Meeting 2025 - London Museum Docklands.
Image: Simon Hildrew for Thames Festival Trust
'The Mudlark Experience: Researching finds from the River Thames' November 2025.
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FRG Meeting 2025 - London Museum Docklands.
Image: Simon Hildrew for Thames Festival Trust
'The Mudlark Experience: Researching finds from the River Thames' November 2025.
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FRG Meeting 2025 - London Museum Docklands.
Image: Simon Hildrew for Thames Festival Trust
'The Mudlark Experience: Researching finds from the River Thames' November 2025.
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FRG Meeting 2025 - London Museum Docklands.
Image: Simon Hildrew for Thames Festival Trust
'The Mudlark Experience: Researching finds from the River Thames' November 2025.
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FRG Meeting 2025 - London Museum Docklands.
Image: Simon Hildrew for Thames Festival Trust
'The Mudlark Experience: Researching finds from the River Thames' November 2025.
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FRG Meeting 2025 - London Museum Docklands.
Image: Simon Hildrew for Thames Festival Trust
'The Mudlark Experience: Researching finds from the River Thames' November 2025.
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FRG Meeting 2025 - London Museum Docklands.
Image: Simon Hildrew for Thames Festival Trust
'The Mudlark Experience: Researching finds from the River Thames' November 2025.
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FRG Meeting 2025 - London Museum Docklands.
Image: Simon Hildrew for Thames Festival Trust
'The Mudlark Experience: Researching finds from the River Thames' November 2025.
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FRG Meeting 2025 - London Museum Docklands.
Image: Simon Hildrew for Thames Festival Trust
'The Mudlark Experience: Researching finds from the River Thames' November 2025.
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FRG Meeting 2025 - London Museum Docklands.
Image: Simon Hildrew for Thames Festival Trust
'The Mudlark Experience: Researching finds from the River Thames' November 2025.
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FRG Meeting 2025 - London Museum Docklands.
Image: Simon Hildrew for Thames Festival Trust