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WADDINGTON and West Bradford Primary School is I officially a “good school” with
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Mudlark Andrew loves to ■^nap up buried treasures
® WHEN he's not covering memories in his job as a newspaper photographer, Andrew Smith is uncovering them in his unusual hobby. Andrew (42) from Clitheroe, is a "mudlarker" -
one of a group of enthusiasts who dig for historic artefacts on the banks of the River Thames - when the.tide is out, obviously. His discoveries range from the mundane to the' marvellous, from the deadly to the delightful,
^.-^iyjl War musket balls, a Victorian toothbrush, and even a Plantagenet gold coin have been s brought back to life by Andrew. ..
^ ■ For centuries millions of people from around * the world have lived in and around the famous river and have left fragments of their lives buried
■ which Andrew is determined to bring to the surface. "I first became interested in mudlarking after
watching the television programme 'Mudmen'. It basically involves digging for artefacts in the ' mud and sand of the river when the tide is out. "I bought myself a metal detector, trowel and
permit, and hopped on the train to London. I go every couple of months and have made
’ rots of fascinating finds.
^ . "People ask why I do it and the reason is because I love history and archaeology. To ■
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find something that's laid in the ground for . potentially hundreds ofyears is amazing. 'The most valuable item I've found was a gold
• quarter noble coin from the reign of King Henry I took it to the Museum of London because I
wasn't sure when it was from. "Experts there verified and dated it from
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- between 1422 and 1427. V I found it near to the Tower of London, which
is where it would have been minted. The coin - would have been quite high currency at the time and it does make you think how' it came to be • lost."
' The bent little coin is actually now worth a cool £500, not that Andrew would part with it. He r does it for the love of discovery. "I often wonder about the stories behind the
items. I once found a Victorian gold locket. It
. vvas only later when I took a closer look that I tiiscovered a lock of hair inside. Was it someone's
- sweetheart?" j On the other side of the coin, so to speak,
Andrew also once found a gold wedding ring from more recent times. •
Had a spurned spouse thrown it in the Thames
in a fit of rage?, While Andrew still visits London regularly he has recently turned his metal detector to the fields of Lancashire. He added: "History is everywhere so I thought,
it would be good to search more locally. = "In fact I recently discovered my oldest find on a farm in the area — a belt buckle of either Viking
or Anglo-Saxon origin - around 1,000 years old. I'd really like to find a Roman artefact though." Who knows; maybe one day Andrew and his
trusty metal detector vyill stumble upon Anglo- ’ Saxon treasure to'rival the Staffordshire Hoard,
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discovered in 2009 and valued at £3.2m.' - If anyone would like Andrew to run the rule over their land, call him on 07403 380826,
e-mail:
andrewsmifty@aol.com or twitter @ torquaymudlark. , He said: 'To find a treasure hoard would be
amazing, but even finding a simple locket or a coin gives me a buzz." . .
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