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	ParishRegister.com - Watermen & Lightermen
		Lightermen, who worked on cargo boats rather than passenger vessels, were originally members of the Woodmongers Company.
		All Watermen and Lightermen have passed through the hallowed doors to be examined by the Court at the time of their Binding and Freedom admission.
		The Amalgamated Society of Watermen, Lightermen and Bargemen was established in 1872 as the Amalgamated Society of Watermen and Lightermen of the River Thames.
	www.parishregister.com /aboutstp.html (5715 words)

	Barge -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		On the (additional info and facts about UK canal system) UK canal system, the term barge is used to describe a boat wider than a (A long narrow boat used on canals to carry freight) narrowboat.
		A barge pole is used by lightermen to fend off the barge as it nears other vessels or a wharf.
		These long poles have given rise to the saying, "I wouldn't touch that (subject/thing) with a barge pole." The meaning is that something is so unseemly or contentious that the person wants to avoid it or being associated with it at all costs.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/ba/barge.htm (310 words)

	Many hands: Trades of the Port of London, 1850-1980 - Port communities - Port Cities
		Lightermen had worked from the wharves for centuries, but secured the ‘free water clause’ exempting them from charges in the enclosed docks that were built during the 19th century.
		This damaged the profitability of the docks and ensured that the volume of traffic handled by lightermen grew steadily throughout the 19th century.
		The lightermen had an important voice in the running of the Port of London right up until the final closure of the docks in the 1980s.
	www.portcities.org.uk /london/server.php?show=ConNarrative.80&chapterId=1914 (340 words)

	ParishRegister.com - Parish Records Online
		Our other passion is the river Thames, London's Docks and in particular the Company of Watermen and Lightermen.
		We have waterman ancestors too and as a result of researching our family history we have assembled an unrivalled collection of material.
		Featuring the Apprenticeships Bindings Index of the Company of Watermen & Lightermen by Robert Cottrell, the Thames Riverside & Medway Index of 65 Thames & Medway Parishes as well as the Docklands Ancestor Series.
	www.parishregister.com (1172 words)

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