Lego Lost At Sea
@legolostatsea.bsky.social
Writer, beachcomber, all at sea. Founder of the award-winning Lego Lost At Sea project. Current Archaeology Rescue Project of the Year. Author of Adrift, The Curious Tale of the Lego Lost At Sea. Cornwall. MD ANT.
Yes, we think many come from fish tanks! And from memorial wreaths and bouquets, butchers' shops and fishmongers, window boxes, etc etc!
November 14, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Yes, we think many come from fish tanks! And from memorial wreaths and bouquets, butchers' shops and fishmongers, window boxes, etc etc!
Oh the humiliation!🤣
November 8, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Oh the humiliation!🤣
Oh dear - we wish we could say they were all carefully catalogued and wrapped in acid-free tissue but it would be a lie! They’re in sheds and cupboards, boiler rooms and bottles, boxes and outhouses 😩
November 7, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Oh dear - we wish we could say they were all carefully catalogued and wrapped in acid-free tissue but it would be a lie! They’re in sheds and cupboards, boiler rooms and bottles, boxes and outhouses 😩
To be fair it's a bit of a trek for us too from the north coast but it's one of our regular haunts. Good pub nearby too!
November 7, 2025 at 7:16 AM
To be fair it's a bit of a trek for us too from the north coast but it's one of our regular haunts. Good pub nearby too!
One of our favourite places!
November 7, 2025 at 6:59 AM
One of our favourite places!
Indeed. A few years ago, we picked up all these from one beach in a single day. We picked up more this morning. Another menace on our beaches.
November 6, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Indeed. A few years ago, we picked up all these from one beach in a single day. We picked up more this morning. Another menace on our beaches.
Just some of the many plastic casings from fireworks we have picked up from Cornish beaches.
November 6, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Just some of the many plastic casings from fireworks we have picked up from Cornish beaches.
Thank you so much ❤️
October 31, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Thank you so much ❤️
Some were included in our first book, Adrift…
October 29, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Some were included in our first book, Adrift…
Not from a shipping container - just lost, dropped and discarded construction debris that makes its way into storm drains and eventually the sea
October 28, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Not from a shipping container - just lost, dropped and discarded construction debris that makes its way into storm drains and eventually the sea
We pretty much find these every day
October 28, 2025 at 5:49 AM
We pretty much find these every day
It wasn’t proved conclusively one way or the other - numerous suggestions, no direct match 🤔
October 24, 2025 at 6:24 PM
It wasn’t proved conclusively one way or the other - numerous suggestions, no direct match 🤔
Found on the north coast of Cornwall UK and there are no writing/symbols on it...
October 24, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Found on the north coast of Cornwall UK and there are no writing/symbols on it...
The mystery objects we are finding are made of a floppy, bendy plastic though - aren’t the bases of slide carousels rigid?
October 23, 2025 at 6:10 PM
The mystery objects we are finding are made of a floppy, bendy plastic though - aren’t the bases of slide carousels rigid?
This picture shows one of our mystery objects next to a traditional pin holder
October 23, 2025 at 5:40 PM
This picture shows one of our mystery objects next to a traditional pin holder