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,...
This marks the site where Wallis's water-skipping explosives were tested on models at the Road Research Laboratories. Tom Long sent us th...
The plaque says the rescue occurred ‘near to this place’, when in fact it happened at the ‘World’s End’ area of Chelsea which is about ha...
The main route to the Old London Bridge used to be down Fish Street Hill and past this church. Â As the bridge became busier it was found ...
The church and Sunday School which used to be on this site were replaced with commercial premises in the 1930s. We can't find a photo of ...
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