07/11/2025
JOIN US TOMORROW (Saturday 8th November) AT 2PM for a talk by Jason Sandy about Searching the Tower of London Moat.
Location: Hedgerley Memorial Hall, Kiln Lane, Hedgerley, SL2 3UU.
Visitors: £5
During recent excavation works at the Tower of London castle, Historic Royal Palaces conducted an archaeological survey of the moat surrounding the UNESCO World Heritage Site. Archaeologists and metal detectorists worked side by side to recover a wide variety of historic artefacts. In this lecture, Jason Sandy (mudlark and author of MUDLARKS: Treasures from the Thames) will talk about his unique experience and show us the extraordinary objects they found while searching the medieval moat. You won’t believe the incredible history they uncovered which dates back to the Middle Ages!
Jason Sandy is a British American architect and property developer in London. He is a board member of the exclusive Society of Thames Mudlarks & Antiquarians, and he is a trustee of the Thames Explorer Trust. Jason’s mudlarking adventures have been featured on national television in Britain, USA, Germany and Canada. After writing extensively about mudlarking for magazines in Britain and USA, he wrote the book, MUDLARKS: Treasures from the Thames and co-authored Thames Mudlarking: Searching for London’s Lost Treasures. His mudlarking collection has been exhibited in the British Museum, Tate Modern, St. Paul’s Cathedral, National Maritime Museum, London Museum Docklands, Guildhall Art Gallery, Wildwoods Convention Center (USA) and other cultural institutions. Jason also lectures about mudlarking in schools, universities and organisations in Britain and USA.
