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unpowered lighters moved by oar and
water currents in the Port of London.
Lightermen were one of the most
characteristic groups of
workers in London's docks...
- The
Company of
Watermen and
Lightermen (CWL) is a City
Guild without Grant of
Livery who
historically licensed Thames Watermen (now
licensed by the Maritime...
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combined with
their colleagues in
cargo to form the
Company of
Watermen and
Lightermen. The free
water clause,
introduced by the West
India Dock Act of 1799...
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Pipers Island, or Piper's Island, is the third-smallest map-named
island in the
River Thames, in England. It is on the Reading,
Berkshire reach (the head...
- The Free
Watermen and
Lightermen's
Almshouses (generally
known as the
Royal Watermen's Almshouses) on
Beckenham Road /
Penge High Street, Penge, Kent,...
- Watermen,
Lightermen,
Tugmen and Bargemen's
Union was a
trade union in the
United Kingdom. The
union was
formed in 1925 when the
watermen and
lightermen belonging...
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livery companies own
premises in London, as well as the
Watermen and
Lightermen which although not
strictly a
livery company,
retains headquarters still...
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other styles of barge" (the
people who move
barges are
often known as
lightermen), and does not
include Narrowboats and
Widebeams (see also
canal craft)...
- as the
National Amalgamated Stevedores,
Lightermen,
Watermen and Dockers. In 1925 the
watermen and
lightermen considered joining the T&G, but instead...
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Makers (ASE)
Amalgamated Society of
Foremen Lightermen of
River Thames Amalgamated Society of Watermen,
Lightermen and
Bargemen ****ociated Hor****'s Union...