Dr Johnson
Johnson was a good friend of the Thrales who owned the Anchor Brewery which once occupied this site. We've read that this image was the trademark for the brewery (or its successor Barclay Perkins) but we can't corroborate that.
SE1, Porter Street
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Anchor / Barclay Perkins Brewery
Essayist, biographer, lexicographer and speaker of quotes. Born Lichfield, St...
Thrale.com states that the Anchor name was acquired during Child's ownership,...
James Hadley Chase, 1906 - 1985, author, was born here with the name René Brabazon Raymond. Ealing Civic Society
The two plaques are on the building behind the statue. 2019: Londonist reported that this hospital is going "About To Undergo A Stunning...
Maria Dickin, 1870 - 1951, promoter of animal welfare and founder of the PDSA, was born here. English Heritage
The poppy and the British Legion crest both suggest that this memorial is commemorating the British dead of WW1 and WW2 and other wars si...
CgMs, an archaeological desk-based assessment, contains some maps of the area, at least one of which shows the Parksine {sic} Works, on t...
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