Watermen Collection

Doggetts Coat and Badge Race, River Thames, London
Watermen on duty at the end of Doggetts Coat and Badge Race on the River Thames. They are wearing the livery of the Fishmongers Company

Thames Waterman 1804
A Thames boatman lands his passengers on the south bank of the Thames, near Waterloo; at this time there are some 20, 000 watermen serving those who need to cross the river

The Finish of the Race for Doggetts Coat and Badge, London
Engraving showing the finish of the Race for Thames Watermen for Doggetts Coat and Badge, Chelsea, 1869. This race, held on the River Thames, between the Old Swan, London Bridge, and the White Swan

Queens Bargemaster and Watermen in Queen Victoria s
The Queens Bargemaster of the Royal Household and 48 Watermen in Queen Victorias coronation parade. Handcoloured aquatint engraving from Fores Correct Representation of the State Procession

Thames Waterman
A waterman is about to row two women across the Thames, despite the proximity of London Bridge. Traffic is sufficient to keep 20, 000 watermen employed. Date: circa 1810

London Bridge / 1757
Watermen pass along the Thames

Waterloo Bridge, London, early 1900s Date: early 1900s

St Dunstans Church, Postman, Letter Carrier and Knife-Grinder. Clock with figures striking bells at St Dunstans Church in Fleet Street 42

First Carriage of the Royal Household in Queen Victoria s
First Carriage of the Royal Household in Queen Victorias coronation parade. Two Pages of Honour, James Charles M. Covell Esq. and George A. Cavendish Esq

Arch of London Bridge as it appeared in the Great Frost of 1814. Two watermen whose boat has crashed into a groin are pulled to safety by rope

People of the Intha tribe, Inle Lake, Burma, South East Asia
Men and women of the Intha tribe, on Inle Lake in southern Burma (now Myanmar), South East Asia. They are known for their leg rowing techniques, as seen here, used to propel their long canoe

The Kings Watermen by Byam Shaw
The Kings watermen, who are present at Royal occasions when rowers are required, and who, in 1911, took part in the Coronation procession of King George V. Date: 1911

Catching a Whale off Deptford Pier, London, 1842
Engraving showing a 15 foot, 2 ton, whale being caught at Deptford Pier, London, in 1842. This whale had been swimming down the River Thames when it was sighted by watermen on the pier

Queen Caroline Popular
The immense popular support for Queen Caroline is vividly demonstrated when the Thames watermen gather to address her at Brandebnurgh House, backed by boat-loads of well-wishers

Thames Ferryboat
A traveller waits to be ferried across the Thames, at a time when London Bridge is the only bridge over the river; at this time there are some 40, 000 Thames watermen

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