Moving people and goods for 500 years..in front the Greenwich Dome built for the Millenium
From ancient times the Thames has been a main highway for moving people and goods from the Estuary up to London and beyond.
The Company of Watermen and Lightermen of the River Thames was founded in 1555, to support regulation of the watermen The Lightermen (who carry goods and cargo, as opposed to watermen, who carry passengers) joined the Company in 1700.
