thames lighterman

14th September 2014. Mayhew spoke to hundreds of Londoners of various character, backgrounds and occupations and recorded his findings and the conversations he had.

My Grandad lived with us and he had a certain style of whistling and on asking, he told me that it was a Lighterman’s Call he got from his Uncle Jim, a Lighterman.

The film is being shown at the historic Watermans Hall. This year our film be shown as part of the festival. I have recently started researching my family and am focusing on the Taylors (Mother’s maiden name). mat@digital-works.co.uk or Joseph Charles Taylor (l.) with his brother James Jarvis William Taylor (r.) Lighterman, and his cousin George Jarvis Taylor (f.) Lighterman. This is my next line of research, and I’m looking forward to it. River Thames with tug and barges used for transporting London's waste to landfill sites. Children from St George the Martry Visit the National Maritime Museum. More details on this flyer or go to the Museum of London Docklands website.

Two traditional Thames barges racing on the busy river from Waterloo Bridge to Tower Bridge competing in the annual Dave Pope Challenge Credit: Neil Cordell/Alamy Live News, https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-london-uk-14th-september-2014-two-traditional-thames-barges-racing-73428649.html, London, UK. Now, I’m interested to know why and what Joseph Taylor was doing when he found the sword. Artist: Unknown, https://www.alamy.com/broadway-wharf-limehouse-tower-hamlets-london-artist-unknown-image60080814.html, London, UK. Retired Lighterman and former MP Alan Lee-Williams at Westminster Cathedral School talking to children about his history.

It was our place for adventure, skimming stones, eel spotting and playing pirates aboard a skeletal remains of a barge, all in the shadow of St Mary’s Church where my parents got married. I have already discovered that the central span of the Vauxhall Temporary Bridge was made at the Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company. In the nineteenth century the introduction of steam powered tug boats allowed several lighters to be towed at once, but the equation of one-lighterman-one-lighter persisted. Even more exciting was the good condition of the letter in the Museum’s archives section, an extra bonus was that there was more written information on the reverse for me to research. At this event he gave a talk about his time during World War Two, and also performed a poem he has written about his time in the industry. They were closely associated with the watermen, who carried passengers, and in 1700 joined the Company of Watermen to form the Company of Watermen and Lightermen. The trade goes back to Roman times and before but was first licensed under Henry VIII 500 years ago. The childlren will also be visiting the National Maritime Museum where a curator will introduce them to the Thames Maritime Exhibition. The winners powering their traditional Thames barge towards the finish at Tower Bridge in the annual Dave Pope Challenge Credit: Neil Cordell/Alamy Live News, https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-london-uk-14th-september-2014-the-winners-powering-their-traditional-73428650.html. Alan Lee-Williams and John Barrett will also be going along to speak about their own history. We have edited a shorted version of the oral history based documentary produced as part of this project which is now being shown as part of the exhibition until May 15th 2016. It was a really lovely event, presented by the children, who spoke about the project, showed the film, read a poem inspired by the project and took part in a Q&A.

Artist: Unknown. 14th September 2014. The sword was found on July 17th 1897, at very low tide near the north pier of Vauxhall Temporary Bridge, opposite Taite Picture Gallery Millbank Westminster.

There are more on the interview page of this website. The film is being shown at the historic Watermans Hall. The children presented the film to an audience including lightermen, historians, curators and people from local history organisations. Working boat on River Thames London UK. Children learning some Lighterman skills on a trip on the Thames. During the research for this project we came across a poem written by a lighterman about the dying trade on the Thames - "The Ballad of the Last Lighterman". https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-working-boat-on-river-thames-london-uk-residential-development-at-23351305.html, Tug the Arthur Darling owned by Darling Brothers Ltd on the River Thames at Greenwich London England Water colour original art work, https://www.alamy.com/tug-the-arthur-darling-owned-by-darling-brothers-ltd-on-the-river-thames-at-greenwich-london-england-water-colour-original-art-work-image352088772.html, https://www.alamy.com/lighterman-on-river-thames-image4964973.html, A lovely postcard composition depicting small tugboat pulling a number of Thames River Barges. Born and growing up in Battersea, the Thames was only a few streets away and as kids we often found ourselves on the foreshore. Two traditional Thames barges racing under London Bridge competing in the annual Dave Pope Challenge Credit: Neil Cordell/Alamy Live News, https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-london-uk-14th-september-2014-two-traditional-thames-barges-racing-73428641.html, https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-thames-barge-man-ernest-murray-seen-here-at-work-on-the-river-circa-20585195.html, London, UK. 1980s England HOMER SYKES, https://www.alamy.com/waterman-dock-pilot-guides-roll-on-roll-off-ferry-from-zeeburger-to-image64525111.html, https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-thames-barge-man-ernest-murray-seen-here-at-work-on-the-river-circa-20585192.html. One of Joseph’s sons was George Jarvis Taylor from his first marriage, who followed in the tradition and was apprenticed as a Lighterman by his Father, Joseph’s youngest son by Elizabeth became a Postman. Marriage certificate for Joseph (Charles) Taylor and Emily Lewis 1901, showing James Jarvis Taylor’s occupation as a lighterman. Date: circa 1909, https://www.alamy.com/a-lovely-postcard-composition-depicting-small-tugboat-pulling-a-number-of-thames-river-barges-date-circa-1909-image256555307.html, https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-london-lighterman-54730248.html, https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-river-thames-docklands-london-england-37097079.html, https://www.alamy.com/charles-hay-and-son-ltd-image217813470.html, Thames barge by Tower bridge London England UK Great Britain, https://www.alamy.com/thames-barge-by-tower-bridge-london-england-uk-great-britain-image2610810.html, Lighterman Towers flats in Lots Road, London SW10, https://www.alamy.com/lighterman-towers-flats-in-lots-road-london-sw10-image348704841.html, 1930's - A photograph of barges on the Grand Junction Canal as it passes over the viaduct oftow the North Circular Road, London, just after its construction. Here are a few photos of the event. They have an inspirational space and have a long history of establishing and supporting oral history projects and using creativity to unlock memories and to share them widely. Joseph Taylor bound his son George Jarvis Taylor as an apprentice lighterman. Alamy and its logo are trademarks of Alamy Ltd. and are registered in certain countries. Since my visit, I have been in contact with John Clark and he has kindly been very helpful. Fast forward a few years and I still have a close relationship with the river, as a volunteer with the Thames Discovery Programme. For hundreds of years generations of families and communities have worked on the river with a rich history of apprenticeships, work and family life and culture developing around it. 14th September 2014. https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-on-board-a-lighter-london-c1900-1903-artist-unknown-135274977.html, London, UK. The website www.parishregister.com also contains information on tracing Docklands, East End and Thames Watermen and Lightermen ancestors. On board a lighter, London, c1900 (1903). https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-river-thames-with-tug-and-barges-used-for-transporting-londons-waste-23346295.html, Waterman Dock pilot guides Roll on Roll off Ferry from Zeeburger to Purfleet Essex. Working with arts and education charity digital-works children from St George The Martyr and Westminster Cathedral primary schools in London have been exploring this history. On Tuesday July 14th the documentary made by the children with digital:works was launched at the Museum of London Docklands. Thanks very much to the Lighterage Committee. I was pleased that its condition was better than the black and white photo suggested. Amongst my findings, was one of J. D. Taylor’s sons, Joseph Taylor, a Lighterman, living at 73 Stamford Street, Marsh Ward District, Lambeth between 1890 and 1904. They were used to off load ("lighten") the cargo of merchant ships delivering to the Port of London.

Circa 1960, https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-thames-barge-man-ernest-murray-seen-here-at-work-on-the-river-circa-20585189.html, The London Eye illuminated by setting sun River Thames and working barge navigating downstream Houses of Parliament London UK, https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-the-london-eye-illuminated-by-setting-sun-river-thames-and-working-47281533.html, Wooden lighter and topsail barges on the Thames at Greenwich, London, c1905.

We are also working with the Museum of London, Docklands, in London with galleries and exhibitions exploring the history of the river and London's river communities. Finishing second in their traditional Thames barges at Tower Bridge in the annual Dave Pope Challenge Credit: Neil Cordell/Alamy Live News, https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-london-uk-14th-september-2014-finishing-second-in-their-traditional-73428652.html. Whilst meticulously searching, I came upon an interesting article on the Museum of London website titled The broken sword and the vanishing bridge by John Clark. She spoke about the problems she faced, frequently outright hostility, and how she battled through and eventually became a union rep. We tried very hard to get both Jane and Ted to come along to be interviewed by the children during the project but unfortunately neither could make the dates, so we were very pleased to have them both come to this event and we recorded both of their funny and moving talks. Members of the public, assisted by professional waterman and lightermen, raced traditional Thames barges from Waterloo Bridge to Tower Bridge competing in the annual Dave Pope Challenge Credit: Neil Cordell/Alamy Live News, https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-london-uk-14th-september-2014-members-of-the-public-assisted-by-professional-73428651.html, London, UK. Age-Exchange put on a lovely spread of food and the film was shown followed by a discussion. Copyright complaints  ~   14th September 2014. The reminiscence sessions are being run by Age Exchange based in Blackheath. Thanks also to Bill Ludgrove at Thames Cruises for his support with the boat trip and for contacts with retired Lightermen. Almost all of the lightermen interviewed knew the poem but noone knew who had written it. Learning material linked to the primary school curriculum is now being developed which, along with the film and visits to the Museum of London, Docklands, will enable schools across London to explore this important and wonderful history. She is the first woman to go afloat - in 1994! >> Foreshore Favourites: 20 - 26 June 2020, >> Foreshore Favourites: 13 - 19 June 2020, >> Foreshore Favourites: 6 - 12 June 2020, >> Foreshore Favourites: 30 May - 5 June 2020, >> Foreshore Favourites: 23 - 29 May 2020. The "Tales From the Thames" project is being coordinated by arts and education charity digital-works. tel: 07949 107023.

The inaugural Totally Thames was enjoyed by over 2.7 million people, who attended over 170 river related events throughout the month of September. Lightermen were one of the most characteristic groups of workers in London's docks during the heyday of the Port of London, but their trade was eventually rendered largely obsolete by changes in shipping technology. Thanks so much to everyone who came along. We even managed to fit a sing song in. This project is funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund. This year our film be shown as part of the festival. Running alongside the schools project was a reminiscence group of retired Lightermen run by Age-Exchange. This was an opportunity to explore their history and share memories.

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