The Company of Watermen and Lightermen (CWL) is a historic City guild in the City of London. However, unlike the city's 111 livery companies, CWL does...
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Waterman (occupation) (redirect from Watermen)
form the Company of Watermen and Lightermen. The free water clause, introduced by the West India Dock Act of 1799 and the gradual construction of a greater...
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Lighterman (redirect from Lightermen)
passengers, and in 1700 joined the Company of Watermen to form the Company of Watermen and Lightermen. This is not, strictly speaking, a livery company but a...
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of Investment Managers Worshipful Company of Parish Clerks Company of Watermen and Lightermen Neither the Company of Parish Clerks nor the Company of...
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Borough of Bromley were built in 1840–1841 to designs by the architect George Porter by the Company of Watermen and Lightermen of the City of London for...
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Brown-water navy (section Habsburg and Ottoman Empires)
operated by the Royal Watermen, drawn from the ranks of the Company of Watermen and Lightermen. In 1798, Watermen and other groups of river tradesmen on...
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Pipers Island (category Geography of Reading, Berkshire)
Piper's Green was named after one of his watermen brothers Richard (known as Dick) or James (known as Jack) Piper and this eyot later came into the family's...
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Knollys Rose Ceremony (category History of the City of London)
Rose Ceremony is an annual event led by the Company of Watermen and Lightermen. The ceremony dates to 1381 and is held each year in June. A single red rose...
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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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Michael Mainelli (category Councilmen and Aldermen of the City of London)
Freeman of the Company of Watermen and Lightermen. He is the sponsoring Alderman for the Company of Communicators in their process of obtaining full livery...
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