Isle of Dogs Sea Cadets visit Waterman’s Hall

Isle of Dogs Sea Cadets Visit the Company of Watermen and Lightermen at Waterman’s Hall The Isle of Dogs Sea Cadets visited the Company of Watermen and Lightermen before half term The Company of Watermen and Lightermen of the River Thames was founded in 1514, when the earliest Act of Parliament for regulating watermen, wherrymen, and bargemen received Royal Assent from King Henry VIII. We were received by the Clerk Julie Lithgow who gave us a tour including the Radar Simulator on the training floor as well as the detailed history of the Company. We tried on the winning Doggetts Red Coat awarded every year to the Doggetts Race Winner. Doggett's Coat is the prize and name for the oldest continuous rowing race in the world.