The Watermen of London

London Bridge was the only one east of Kingston, which is a lot of river with one bridge across it. So loads of their trade came from transporting people to the theatre. And then when Covent Garden set up, where we're recording this podcast, their trade suffered massively. They were so angry about the loss of their trade, that in 1635 he banned taxi cabs in the city unless they were travelling three miles out of the city. No way! Keep the barges in business. I try to find any notable lighter men. The closest I found, well Danny Dyer, who's a quite famous character, his family, he came from a long line of lighter men.