Nostalgic look back at the Portsmouth Mudlarks who dived in the mud for coppers | Retro

The city’s Mudlarks became one of the top attractions in Portsmouth during the 19th and 20th centuries.
By Deborah Croker
Published 19th Oct 2021, 16:28 BST
Crowds of spectators look down on Mudlarkers scrabbling for coins in the silt off The Hard at Portsea more than a century ago.Crowds of spectators look down on Mudlarkers scrabbling for coins in the silt off The Hard at Portsea more than a century ago.
Crowds of spectators look down on Mudlarkers scrabbling for coins in the silt off The Hard at Portsea more than a century ago.

They were famed for scrabbling in the mud at low tide at The Hard in search of pennies thrown by spectators.

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