Mudlarking on the River Tay, incredible Victorian metal finds, and, the tragic Rail Bridge Disaster

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We go mudlarking on the banks of the River Tay, between the rail and road bridges.

00:00 The banks of the River Tay

00:33 First finds
02:10 What is this piece of milkglass?
03:50 Our first metal find of the day - whose door did this belong to?
04:57 Mystery metal
05:33 Steampunk cableplug
06:39 Victorian railings and ironworks
09:32 Nicole's favourite finds of the day
11:10 The Tay Rail Bridge Disaster

Its a lovely day, the sun is shining and we're excited to see what we find - its been a year since we've looked here. We make some interesting finds, among the glass and pottery, there are some awesome metal work pieces - a few of the metal pieces remind Craig of the railings that can still be found in Britain's Victorian Seaside resorts, other pieces have a "steam-punk" aesthetic, that we really like! We decide to give the large cable plug a new home... what to do with it? We'll leave that for another day!

Seeing so many pieces of, what appears to be, Victorian metal work, really draws Craig's thoughts back to the night of1879 and the disaster that occurred on the first Tay Rail bridge - you can hear the story at the end of the video!

Photo Credits:
Catastrophe du pont sur le Tay - 1879 - Illustration.jpg – Public Domain
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Fallen girders, Tay Bridge (5180825293).jpg
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National Library of Scotland, Set 72157625277647185, ID 5181438230, Original title Last standing pier north end of gap
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National Library of Scotland, Set 72157625277647185, ID 5181424024, Original title Steam engine salvaged from the Tay
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National Library of Scotland, Set 72157625277647185, ID 5181425224, Original title Tay Bridge from south after accident
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Original Tay Bridge before the collapse, seen from the north
Old photography; originally scanned and uploaded by Peterehyslewis in 2007
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National Library of Scotland, Set 72157625277647185, ID 5181438230, Original title Last standing pier north end of gap
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National Library Scotland
Photograph of fallen girders of the collapsed first Tay Bridge, and some wooden train carriages, apparently drawn up on the shore to await salvage.
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Tay Bridge Memorial The top of one of the original piers (pier 12 IIRC) from the ill fated bridge used as a memorial to those who died in the disaster.
Photographed by: Karen Vernon
Alteration: Photograph was enlarged to fit frame.
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Footage Of A Incoming Storm In Time Lapse
Video by Why Steve from Pexels
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Waves Breaking Through the Bridge
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