Comments on: Clay Tobacco Pipes

By: adam hayes

adam hayes — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 14:44:59 +0000

Hi Gia

we have a load of pipe heads at home which were left to Georgia by her mum’s first husband. he claimed they were worth loads of money, i’m not so sure, but they are very interesting to look at, i’ll post some pics later…
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By: Hypnotherapy London

Hypnotherapy London — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 10:36:53 +0000

Wow, amazing that you have found so many. Must be very exciting when you find them.

By: Houdini

Houdini — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 18:48:37 +0000

OOOOh how exciting. I love that little head in particular – stunning! I knew nothing about this at all! Wow – next time I’m in Londond I’m going! ;-)

By: Chris Richmond

Chris Richmond — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 12:23:25 +0000

That head is beautiful. It’s like finding pirate treasure. I did some scavenging yesterday between Tate Modern and the Globe and found several pipe stems (the best having the bowl ‘stand’ bearing the initials S and A).
There used to be a pottery in Southwark so plenty of shards. Also nails of indeterminate age and, um, a .303 rifle cartridge! The bullet has gone but the (hopefully inert) cordite is still inside.

By: caroline

caroline — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:00:58 +0000

I just dug one up today in the patch of ground at my childrens school I’m turning into a veg garden! it’s in Hammersmith quite near, but definitely not next to the thames. very plain, but a long pipe and intact bowl – simple and slim. Any idea how old it may be?

By: Evelyn

Evelyn — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:54:57 +0000

I love the head, it’s like a little jug – how could something so intricate be disposable? I was collecting pipes last week by Surrey Quays city farm and found a large piece of a nicely decorated one. It’s amazing they survive after all these years.

By: Sophia

Sophia — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 23:28:05 +0000

Just when you think you’re the only one out there doing this. Congrats on your amazing finds. I’m on the other side of the Atlantic ocean where colonial life meant having a pipe with good old Caribbean rum and sugar. EverySunday I’m off clay pipe hunting with my friend and her 6 year old daughter. We’ve found some wonderful bowls etc. Yours take the cake though. Too jealous!

By: James

James — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 00:27:03 +0000

In all the time I have lived here, I have never noticed that B A N K S I D E sign despite walking along the river more than once. That’s near the Tate Modern, right?

By: Graydon Doolittle

Graydon Doolittle — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 03:29:52 +0000

Hi, I have also ‘combed on the Thames, found numerous stems and one almost intact smooth bowl with an inch of stem. We looked around below the Millenium Bridge after visiting the Tate Modern to see the Rothko show this past October. It’s also a great memory of our visit to London.

By: Kevski

Kevski — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 23:04:17 +0000

I combed the beach at bankside for the very first time on Sunday and found a smooth intact pipe. This is the first site I found in order to find information. Thanks so much. I’m glad it brings as much joy to you as it does me. My beach combing days have begun!