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Worker who manoeuvers a barge
A lighterman is a worker who operates a lighter, a type of flat-bottomed barge, which may be powered or unpowered. In the latter case, it is usually moved
Lighterman
Dog that found the stolen Jules Rimet Trophy
while taking a walk with his owner, David Corbett, who worked as a Thames lighterman. Corbett briefly fell under suspicion of involvement in the theft. When
Pickles_(dog)
worked in teams ranging from two to four aboard tongkangs and twakows. Lighterman had to be skilled in managing cargo boats as they dealt with many valuable
Lightermen_in_Singapore
Type of knot
The Tugboat hitch, also called a Backhanded mooring hitch or Lighterman's Hitch, is a knot ideal for heavy towing, or securing a craft to a post, bollard
Tugboat_hitch
1873–1889 unsolved murders in London, England
found in the River Thames near Rainham. On 11 May 1887 at about 11:30 a lighterman named Edward Hughes fished a sack containing a human torso from the Thames
Thames_Torso_Murders
International anti-slavery organisation
Registration no. United States 30-0805768, United Kingdom 1158838 Headquarters Lighterman House 26-36 Wharfdale Road London, N19RY, UK Staff 12 Website freedomfund
Freedom_Fund
Street in London, England
Shapley (Chapley) "... coal merchant and lighterman..." (c. 1710–1780) Charles Shapley was bound apprentice lighterman to Thomas Rowles on 13. Jan 1726, at
Old_Church_Street
British rower
a lighterman and worked for Humphrey & Grey starting as a boy in the tug Sir John. After two year with Humphrey & Grey he obtained his lighterman's licence
Kenny_Dwan
British politician
August 1920(1920-08-11) (aged 70) Ilford, London, England Party Coalition Conservative Spouse Georgina Occupation Lighterman then builder and developer
Peter_Griggs
2005 novel by Kate Grenville
communicate with him. The following weeks, Thornhill goes to work as a lighterman for Mr. King. Thornhill brings alcohol, which he got from Mr. King, back
The_Secret_River
Process of transferring cargo between vessels of different sizes
Transshipment at sea Lighter (barge) Lighter aboard ship Lighterage clause Lighterman "lighterage". Dictionary.com. Glanz, James; Lipton, Eric (2003). City
Lightering
to the reef knot that adds an extra twist when tying the first throw Lighterman's hitch (tugboat hitch) – ideal for heavy towing, or making fast to a post
List_of_knots
English convict, merchant, and ferryman
son of a Richard Wiseman, a cloth worker and victualler, and became a lighterman on the Thames. He was employed by the British government to carry spies
Solomon_Wiseman
English footballer and manager (1943–2019)
during the Second World War. His father, William Peters, was a Thames Lighterman. Shortly after Peters' birth, he was evacuated with his mother to Shropshire
Martin_Peters
High Water" by Miaow "The Thames Hornpipe" by Patrick Street "Thames Lighterman" by Alasdair Clayre "Thames Walk" by Don Rendell "Thameslick" by Amen
List_of_songs_about_London
Former prison in Southwark, London
other prisoners: Daniel Blunt, a tailor who owed £9, Benjamin Sandford, a lighterman from Bermondsey who owed £55, and a Mr. Blundell, a jeweller. Women prisoners
Marshalsea
English organist, organist, composer and music editor (1823–1889)
twenty-three Monk married Hope Isidora Pillow, the daughter of a master lighterman. In the summer of 1849 a daughter Florence was born and baptised in St
William_Henry_Monk
English painter
moved to Hertfordshire in 1941 as a result of The Blitz. His father was a lighterman and an amateur artist, who Beningfield describes as his first influence
Gordon_Beningfield
British actor (born 1966)
(voice) Episodes: "Vajranoid Attack" and "Global War" 1994–2004 The Bill Lighterman (1994) / Eddie Peacock (1998) / Hall (2000) / Chris (2003) / David Radford
Alex_McSweeney
Numismatic association based in the US
Ret., 2019–2021 Dr. Ralph Ross 2021–2023 Thomas J. Uram 2023–2025 Mark Lighterman 2025-present – Sources: The ANA is also served by various advisory committees
American Numismatic Association
American_Numismatic_Association
English merchant and politician (1644–1724)
born in Horselydown in Southwark, in south London, the eldest child of a lighterman and coalmonger. Thomas Guy (senior) was a citizen and Carpenter of the
Thomas_Guy
Building in London, England
Maine Tower is a 41-storey residential building located between Lighterman's Road and Dockyard Lane on the Isle of Dogs forming part of the Harbour Central
Maine_Tower
Jonnie McSweeney, Ron Livett, Don Able and Peter House (all working Thames Lighterman at the time), now known as the Thames Barge Driving Trust with the backing
The_Thames_Barge_Driving_Race
Rowing race
post. 'Sons of the Thames' Pearce came from a long line of watermen and lighterman. 1916 – Race won by Frederick William Pearce of Hammersmith. (His father
Doggett's_Coat_and_Badge
Memorial in Postman's Park, London
William Onslow 5 May 1885 3/X William De Morgan Joseph William Onslow Lighterman · Who was drowned at Wapping on 5 May 1885 In trying to save a boy's life
Memorial to Heroic Self-Sacrifice
Memorial_to_Heroic_Self-Sacrifice
River in England
granted permission to navigate the Thames without having to ask a Thames Lighterman for assistance, in recognition of the risks they had taken. Because of
Bow_Creek_(London)
British television producer (1927–2021)
1980s. Willingale was born in London in 1927, the daughter of a Thames lighterman named James. She acquired her literary interest from her mother, Elizabeth
Betty_Willingale
Civil unrest in Cambridgeshire, England
liked by the parishioners. One man went to get a horn from Burgess, the lighterman, and started blowing it outside The Globe Inn, gathering hundreds of villagers
Ely and Littleport riots of 1816
Ely_and_Littleport_riots_of_1816
British trade unionist and politician
politician. Born in Brighton to a Catholic family, Smith became an apprentice lighterman when he was eleven years old, but ran away to sea and settled in the United
Alfred Smith (British politician)
Alfred_Smith_(British_politician)
British retired waterman (1920–2022)
Borough of Camden, and was bound apprentice to his father as a waterman (lighterman) in 1935 on the River Thames where he learned to tow Thames barges with
Ted_Hunt
Type of knot used to join a rope to an object
commonly used for securing loads on trucks or trailers. Tugboat hitch (Lighterman's hitch) An easy release knot ideal for heavy towing. Tumble hitch A quick-release
Hitch_(knot)
British motorcycle racer
Grand Prix motorcycle road racing events between 1966 and 1971. A Thames Lighterman by trade, Chandler was sponsored during his early career from 1962 by
Ron_Chandler
Bear United Kingdom The barge was run into by the steamship Penguin and sank in the River Thames at Deptford, Kent. The lighterman on board was rescued.
List of shipwrecks in July 1886
List_of_shipwrecks_in_July_1886
Conservative politician and shipowner
Edward Saxton. Somes' early life saw him apprenticed to his father as a lighterman and then, at the age of 15, sent to sea, working in the coal and coastal
Joseph_Somes
British Labour Party politician and trade union leader
of the River Thames. He was the second son of William Gosling, master lighterman, and his wife Sarah Louisa née Rowe, a schoolteacher. His family were
Harry_Gosling
Former canal in south London
October 1824 until the canal closed when he was a successful coal merchant, lighterman and boat owner with an average trade of £700 p.a. Land owners were also
Croydon_Canal
English translator and writer (1821–1907)
December 1849, Elizabeth married Augustus Robert Edmonds. He worked as a lighterman, foreign merchant and a master barge builder. They moved to Blackheath
Elizabeth_Mayhew_Edmonds
British cellist, composer and music professor
Town" (Ada Leonora Harris 1914), "Just a Ray of Sunlight" (Mary Amoore), "Lighterman Tom" (Francis Barron 1907 – bass baritone and piano Proms premiere 28
William_Henry_Squire
Building in London Borough of Bromley, England
21 April 2009. Retrieved 11 February 2025. "THE ROYAL WATERMAN'S AND LIGHTERMAN'S ASYLUM (46 ALMSHOUSES) (1040012)". English Heritage. Retrieved 1 February
Free Watermen and Lightermen's Almshouses
Free_Watermen_and_Lightermen's_Almshouses
English footballer
for Darlington. Kirkham was the third child of Thomas Gallon Kirkham, a lighterman, and his wife Elizabeth Jane. He was born in Felling, County Durham, where
Thompson_Kirkham
19th-century English playwright, dramatic actor, and comedian
Slave of Guadaloupe Royal Victoria Theatre (The Old Vic) 1847 Drama The Lighterman of Bankside or The Orphan of Bermondsey Royal Victoria Theatre (The Old
John_Courtney_(playwright)
Island he worked as a blacksmith, and at the Old Port he worked as a lighterman, and lived for a time at Bowden before settling at Alberton. He joined
Israel_Mazey
English poet and filmmaker (born 1956)
Andrews. Poem about autism with kinetic computer programme. Nocturne for a Lighterman (7:10 & 4:59, 2025) Poet and filmmaker: Sarah Tremlett. Soundscape: Marc
Sarah_Tremlett
Wharf in London, England
somewhat unusual in that they were both owned and managed by a professional lighterman. Hammond's Quay was owned for several centuries by the Vintners' Company
Cox_and_Hammond's_Quay
English singer, actress and theatre manager (1818–1895)
respectable wharfinger" It turned out, though, that Mr. Wheatley, "a lighterman and barge owner at Lambeth," had married a daughter of Thomas Gladstane
Priscilla_Horton
débandement débanquer débarder "to unload" débardage débardeur "unloader, lighterman" débâtir débaucher ("to debauch") débauchage débauché débauchée débaucheur
List of French words of Germanic origin (C-G)
List_of_French_words_of_Germanic_origin_(C-G)
American Standardbred racehorse
and 45 days held by the standardbred New Zealand pacer stallion named Lighterman Tom (August 23, 1946 - October 5, 1987), who only won one race in his
Tar_Heel_(horse)
British curtain manufacturer, in Altham, Lancashire
packing case maker, a silversmith, a carman,[clarification needed] a lighterman, an upholsterer, a bonnet maker, a milk dairyman, a cheesemonger, a newsagents
Morada_(company)
Award
Pothecary, Constable, Metropolitan Special (Constabulary. Albert John Potter, Lighterman, Associated Portland Cement Manufacturers Ltd. Jack Bowland Potter, Inspector
1946 New Year Honours (British Empire Medal)
1946_New_Year_Honours_(British_Empire_Medal)
Kingdom) and capsized in the River Thames at Blackwall, Middlesex. The lighterman on board was rescued by Trinity. Pennon United Kingdom The steamship
List of shipwrecks in January 1889
List_of_shipwrecks_in_January_1889
Highest honor by the American Numismatic Association
Schenkman 2014 – Neil Shafer 2015 – Donn Pearlman 2016 – Mark Lighterman and Myrna Lighterman 2017 – Brian Fanton 2018 – Cindy Wibker 2019 – Thomas Hallenbeck
Chester L. Krause Memorial Distinguished Service Award
Chester_L._Krause_Memorial_Distinguished_Service_Award
Australian writer of speculative fiction
Silva) "The New Deal" (2008) in Dreaming Again (ed. Jack Dann) "The Lighterman's Tale" (2009) in Canterbury 2100: Pilgrimages in a New World (ed. Dirk
Trent_Jamieson
UK government national awards
Eastern Region, British Railways. Brian Noel Owen Anness, Waterman and Lighterman, Port of London Authority. Geoffrey Armstrong, lately Adult Warrant Officer
1987_Birthday_Honours
steamship Italia ( United Kingdom) at Millwall, Essex with the loss of a lighterman. She was beached in a sinking condition with the assistance of a tug.
List of shipwrecks in April 1887
List_of_shipwrecks_in_April_1887
Countess of Dublin ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames. The lighterman was rescued by Countess of Dublin. Pedro Flag unknown The derelict ship
List of shipwrecks in February 1884
List_of_shipwrecks_in_February_1884
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Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Incarnation of Righteousness
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Irish American
Dark. Feminine of Ciaran.
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Tamil
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Greek
(Τάνις) Greek form of Phoenician Tanith, possibly TANIS means "serpent lady. In Egyptian her name means "land of Neith."
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Afghan, Arabic, Bengali, Indian, Malayalam, Muslim, Pashtun, Punjabi, Sikh, Telugu
Conscience; Integrity
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Indian, Sanskrit
In Attentive Response
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Danish, French, German, Swedish
Army of Power; People of Power; Commander of the Army
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Exalted of the Lord; God has Uplifted
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Arabic, Australian
The First Lady who Obtained Shahadat in Islam
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Hindu, Indian
Happiness
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pl.
of Lighterman
n.
A person employed on, or who manages, a lighter.