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image located by Joe McMillan, 27 April 2008
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I came across the Port of London Authority newsletter for Jan/Feb 2004 which
has a report of an unfurling of the Red Ensign of the Company of Watermen and
Lightermen. It's not quite 100% clear, but I read the report as implying that
this was then a newly warranted flag. The newsletter which contains the report
and a picture of the flag (with an odd shade of blue for the UJ) is at
www.pla.co.uk/pdfs/pp/P8_JanFeb04.pdf.
André Coutanche, 27 April
2009
It is illustrated in Graham Bartram's book
British Flags & Emblems on page 79.
Martin Grieve, 27 April 2009
Their defaced Red Ensign may (or may not) be comparatively recent, but the
City Company of Watermen and Lightermen (and their livery banner of course) is
over 400 years old. If I remember rightly the Company of Watermen and Lightermen
is the only City Livery Company that was established by Act of Parliament (in
the 16th Century?) and so may have had a defaced Red Ensign from quite an early
date?
Christopher Southworth, 27 April 2009
I was aware that this is indeed an ancient organisation which operated on the
river Thames for several hundred years, as you mention Chris, but I am not so
sure that the red ensign is older than 2004. I think this may be a flag which
was granted rather belatedly?
Martin Grieve, 27 April 2009
This Red Ensigns was approved in 2003.
David Prothero, 3 March
2014
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