LONDON (Reuters) - A torch on his head, Jason Sandy scours the nighttime London foreshores of the Thames river, searching for objects that could offer a glimpse of life in the British capital hundreds ...

Anyone who’s ever done a bit of beachcombing knows the thrill of finding something hidden in the sand. But for mudlarks — a term that refers to people who hunt for rare objects along the shores of the ...

In the second week of February it was reported that a section of London’s River Thames had frozen. At least 23 times between 1309 and 1814, the Thames has frozen over. On five of these occasions ...

Now it’s a favorite digging spot for Brooker and his Mudlarks, amateur archaeologists licensed by the city who prowl the banks of the Thames searching for fragments of London’s history. The Mudlarks ...

Mudlarking, once a trade of the Victorian poor, has evolved into a modern-day hobby that captivates everyday Londoners and history enthusiasts. What began as a desperate means of survival, scouring ...

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - It's seven in the morning and we kneel in black mud on the freezing banks of London's River Thames in the shadow of St Paul's Cathedral, where a church has dominated the ...

LONDON — It’s not the customary attire seen in the City, the hub of global finance, but here comes treasure hunter and time traveler Lara Maiklem, striding down the lane from the Cannon Street tube ...