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,...
English HeritageMadame Marie Tussaud, 1761 - 1850, artist in wax, lived here,...
London County CouncilGeorge Grossmith, 1847 - 1912, actor and author, lived h...
At the top, below the badge for the City of London Artillery:}Their name live...
So who did design this building, F. L. Pither or Elgood? We can find no refer...
