Company of Watermen and Lightermen
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company-of-watermen-and-lightermen-161-17446586
title:
Company of Watermen and Lightermen
text:
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 not have a grant of livery. Its meeting rooms are at Waterman's Hall on St Mary at Hill, London. The role of watermen was to transfer passengers, while lightermen moved goods and cargo, between the Port of London and vessels moored in the River Thames. Although modern river workers are licensed by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, the Company co
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description:
Guild of the City of London
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company_of_Watermen_and_Lightermen
date created:
2004-03-13T00:11:07Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T09:40:02Z
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