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The holy grail
Back at the very original site I’d abandoned because it was too dangerous and a midge-ridden midden, I took another recent explore and decided to vault the bank to get a look above. I was amazed to find that, even though a lot of old stuff was in the bank at river level, most of…
A small tip-off
Back in May I explored a public footpath that I’d been meaning to do – one that in all the years growing up in this place I’d never walked on. It was awkward in that the gate was just off the main road but about a 10 min walk with no pavement and fast cars…
A walk from Stoke Park to Gloucester Road
The walk goes from UWE, through Stoke Park and to Bishopston via Ashley Road. I’ve calculated the walk to be 4.10 miles.
Charmouth Archeological Dig
I volunteered at The Big Dig in Charmouth on Saturday afternoon, 14th June. Our aim was to determine the age of an old monastery wall.
Easter eggs
Just like Easter eggs in a game, I visited two sites around Easter that had some hidden bottles in a wood. I’d found my first bottles there 2 years ago when I was just getting into bottle digging and hadn’t been back as it wasn’t the safest location – next to a really busy a…
“Made in England” and other peculiarities
I found a new site with promising Victorian clues. An old jar with “Made in England” written on the bottom and some unusual other older things. Ripingille’s Albion Lamp & Stove Patent This was a very unusual find for me, I sort of instantly recognised it as the lamp window from a train lamp or…
Finally – my first proper bottle dump
A friend and I spent the early hours digging a 1930 era dump over near London and it was a brilliant experience. A lot of stuff found this time but not enough time spent there as we had to get back. SAEME Evian Water Bottle SAEME is the company behind Evian (I had no idea).…
My first poison bottle!
After some weeks of not going to my spot due to various commitments and recovering from dig-related aches and pains I took the opportunity to spend an entire Sunday afternoon digging
Banking on more finds
Last week I was thrilled when I was given permission to do some exploratory digging in a garden near to an area I’d researched. Knocking on the door was a bit nerve wracking but I’d practised what I wanted to say and I thought it will get easier with time. The were happy and asked…
My first stoneware finds
After many hours of research and time spent exploring, I discovered a promising selection of pottery, stoneware and glass fragments nearby the river. I was so excited to find these things as it was quite an adventure to track them down. They’ve come up really nicely from cleaning and I’ve been able to identify some…