Mudlarking was historically a trade of the Victorian poor, but has become a popular hobby in recent years with licensed ...

In 18th- and 19th-Century London, mudlarks were impoverished citizens (often children) who scraped a meagre living by scavenging for sellable items in the stinking mud of the Thames at low tide.

But what the city’s residents may not know is that the tide is always revealing little hints of London’s previous inhabitants. Individuals called ’mudlarks’ have special permission to ...

London has long been defined by the river that runs through it. In Victorian times, human figures were commonly spotted at low tide, bent over and wading in the wet mud. These “mudlarks”— a ...

Dodger's best mate Charley is increasingly uncomfortable about their risky new way of life. She decides to leave, but falls into the hands of the riverside-dwelling mudlarks, a gang of kids who are ...