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,...
Mary Hughes, 1860 - 1941, friend of all in need, lived and worked here, 1926 - 1941. London County Council
The history of this building, "the former Hotel Cecil" is covered by Victor Keegan.
Original signage: on the high central frieze: "The Pelham Mission Hall". Modern signage: "Learning for Life at Morley"; "The Henry Moore...
The plaque is between the two notices on the white wall.
Mike Ashworth of TfL kindly notified us that this Blitz plaque had been unveiled. It's one of a set of 5, all listed at Balham Station. ...
Lady Diana Cooper as Britannia sits on a lion which clutches a Union Jack shield. She holds the book 'Who's Who' and is awarding a laurel...
Statues Hither and Thither has been invaluable in identifying some of the busts and most of the statues. The statues are not labelled and...
West Ham was merged with parts of Barking and Woolwich to form the London Borough of Newham in 1965.
Poet. Born Idaho, USA. Had a close relationship with Hilda Doolittle whom he met at university. She followed him to London and with others they developed the Imagism poetry movement. Pound wa...
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