For almost a century, gangs of men called Muddies sailed Thames barges to the remote salt marshes of the Medway estuary, to dig tons of mud to satisfy the relentless demands of the cement industry. They worked hard, drank hard, got into fights, and changed the tidal flow of a river, forever. An entertaining journey through an almost forgotten piece of unique history.
Please note: lectures can be watched live online but we do not generally make recordings available after the event, for a number of reasons relating to time and copyright issues.
Date: Wednesday 2 October 2024
Time: 19:00
Place: CA House or, for the webinar broadcast via Zoom, your own home or boat
Booking (to attend at CA House): To book places on any lecture, and to indicate whether you’ll be ordering food, click on [Book venue]. Please pay in advance on the website, or by contactless on the door. Any problems with the booking system, call or email Mandie on 020 7537 2828/reception@theca.org.uk
Tickets (to attend at CA House): Members £4, non-members £7. Season tickets are also available to members £32.
Booking (to join the webinar via Zoom): The webinar is open to members, including Crewing Service members, only. A link to register to join the webinar will be added here on the Friday before the week of the broadcast and will also be emailed to CA London Section members. There will be no charge for viewing online.
Thames barge Pudge on the Medway
Photo: ClemRutter/Wikimedia