Watermans Cottage
Watermans or Waterman's may refer to: * Watermans Arts Centre, arts centre in London, England, UK * Watermans Bay, Western Australia, suburb of Perth, Australia * Waterman’s Museum, Yorktown, Virginia, USA See also * Waterman (other) * Waterman's knot The fisherman's knot is a bend (a knot for joining two lines) with a symmetrical structure consisting of two overhand knots, each tied around the standing part of the other. Other names for the fisherman's knot include: angler's knot, English kn ...

Watermans Arts Centre
Watermans Art Centre is a combined arts centre. It is located in Brentford, England alongside the banks of the River Thames overlooking Kew Gardens in West London, England. It includes a 239-seat theatre, a 125-seat cinema two galleries and two studio spaces. History Building Built on the site of gas works, Watermans Arts Centre was in planning for 15 years. A trust was put in place in 1975 and there was a fundraising drive. The Hounslow Arts Trust managed to raise around £150,000 but it was not enough to build the centre. A planning deal was made with the developer of offices adjoining the current site which, along with the Trust's money, paid for the construction. It took about three years to build and cost about £2m. The building was designed by the architectural firm Oscar Garry & Partners. The original building contained a theatre, cinema, and gallery. The two studios are a later addition. John Baraldi was the first director of the arts centre. Music The first event in ...
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Watermans Bay, Western Australia
Watermans Bay is a northern coastal suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia. Its local government area is the City of Stirling. History The area originally formed part of the Hamersley Estate, which also included the suburbs now known as Carine, North Beach and modern-day Hamersley. These areas were owned by the Hamersley family The Hamersley family were a wealthy and well-connected family of early settlers in the colony of Western Australia. Members of the Hamersley family emigrated to Western Australia from England in 1837. Prominent members and connections of the ..., who arrived from Europe to settle in the Swan River Colony in 1837. The Hamersleys built a summer home just south of Waterman called "The Castle" in 1865, where their large family, as well as the Perth elite, congregated for summer holidays. Many of the street names in the suburb honour members of the Hamersley family, including Ethel, Margaret, Mary, Ada and Elsie. Originally set asi ...
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Waterman’s Museum
The Watermen's Museum is a museum in Yorktown, Virginia. It documents the history of Chesapeake Bay 'watermen A waterman is a river worker who transfers passengers across and along city centre rivers and estuaries in the United Kingdom and its colonies. Most notable are those on the River Thames and River Medway in England, but other rivers such as the ...', from pre-colonial to modern times. The Museum is located on Water Street and open to the public from April to December. See also * List of maritime museums in the United States References External links Website Maritime museums in Virginia Chesapeake Bay Museums in York County, Virginia {{Virginia-museum-stub ...
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Waterman (other)
Waterman may refer to: * Waterman (occupation), a river worker who transferred passengers across and along the city centre rivers in Britain * The Chesapeake Bay term for commercial fishermen, particularly those who seek oysters and the blue crab * Waterman (film), a documentary about the life of Hawaiian athlete Duke Kahanamoku Places * Waterman, Illinois, a village in the United States * Waterman, Oregon, a former U.S. town amid cattle ranches * Waterman, Washington * Waterman, Western Australia, now known as Watermans Bay, Western Australia * Waterman (crater), a lunar impact crater Other uses * Waterman (surname) * 1822 Waterman, a stony asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt. * Alan T. Waterman Award, a prize awarded by the US National Science Foundation * Smith–Waterman algorithm * ''Water Man'' (novel), a 1993 novel by Roger McDonald * ''Waterman'' (web series), an online animated feature * "Waterman" (song), the Eurovision Song Contest 1970 song by ...
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