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,...
Previously known as Churchyard Bottom Wood, the wood was renamed in honour of Queen Victoria when Hornsey Urban District Council purchase...
This panel refers to no bank. It references Peace, a common wish, but since the panel apparently came off a building that was erected 193...
Faded London have done some great research on the history behind this plaque.
