Title

On board a lighter, London, c1900 (1903). Artist: Unknown.

Caption

On board a lighter, London, c1900 (1903). A lighterman is a worker who operates a lighter, a type of flat-bottomed barge. The highly skilled men who operated the unpowered lighters moved by oar and water currents in the Port of London. The Company of Watermen and Lightermen was formed in 1700 by Act of Parliament. Watermans' Hall, 16 St Mary At Hill, Billingsgate, dates to 1780 and is the only surviving Georgian guildhall. From Living London, Vol. III, by George R. Sims. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1903]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1903

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C76_395

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

57,9Mb (2,9Mb) / 16,5in x 13,6in / 4960 x 4080 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation river London England River Thames Thames female women woman people male man men boat boats industry worker country trade guy port British geography English location Victorian century barge Britain lighter lady B&W MONOCHROME Working Class shipping Industry water transport black & white black and white B W working-class 1900s 20th century workers The Print Collector geographical feature lighterman social class TGN photograph Unknown photograph