What does barge master mean?
Barge master means The person in charge of transport on a barge or barges..
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The person in charge of transport on a barge or barges..
In Tudor days, the royal bargemaster was a notable courtier, responsible for taking the king’s party to many places along the Thames.
Hitherto the river had given facilities to Kingston traders which their competitors elsewhere could not possess, but now the railway took the malt from distant towns to the London market at lower rates than the bargemasters.
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Barge master means The person in charge of transport on a barge or barges..
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In Tudor days, the royal bargemaster was a notable courtier, responsible for taking the king’s party to many places along the Thames.
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