Zoë — Blog

Hello! I'm Zoë, occasionally known as Rev. Dolly Rotten. I'm a creative mudlark and enjoy making jewellery and other stuff from river glass and ceramics, under my Londinium brand.
I'm also the developer of this app :-)

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Waterloo Bridge - Gabriel's Wharf and Back Again

Published 23 Apr 2026 12:14

A lovely sunny Sunday for it, low tide about half a metre so some exposure around the "interesting bit" at the bridge. I did find a shard of a Orangedew bottle however, which given the recent catastrophe with mine give me some reassurance that I…

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Waterloo Bridge - Gabriel's Wharf - Blackfriars

Published 12 Apr 2026 14:02

The so-called "low" tide was over 2m, and so I wasn't expecting this to be a memorable trip for finds! However, it turned out to be very interesting indeed as I found a stolen wallet, even ended up getting my fingerprints taken. More exciting…

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Deptford, via Watergate Stairs

Published 22 Mar 2026 16:46

When a trip to Deptford was suggested, I was totally up for it as Deptford Dockyard has been of some interest to me since I accidentally ended up including it in my first YouTube video, about the Woolwich locations in the 1960s B-thriller, The Silent…

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South Bank, via Gabriel's Wharf

Published 5 Mar 2026 17:09

It's no mystery why the wide, easily accessible, covered in cool stuff foreshore along the South Bank is popular even with experienced mudlarks. For novices with bad backs like me, it's an easy default for days when you can't risk arriving at a…

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North Greenwich, via Blackwall Point Draw Dock

Published 21 Feb 2026 17:22

The slope of the dry dock means that access is relatively easy here but it's very muddy. That does mean matches of erosion, however, within one of which I saw something of a bottle protruding. I dug it out with my trowel, and discovered a fantastic…

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