Site of Anchor Brewery
List of brewers:
The Monger family 1616-1670
Josiah Child 1670-1693
Edmund Halsey MP 1693-1729
Ralph Thrale 1729-1758
Henry Thrale 1758-1781
Barclay, Perkins & Co 1781-1955
Courage Ltd 1955-1986
SE1, Park Street
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Anchor Brewery
Started by John Courage in Horselydown Lane. Ran the Anchor Brewery in Park S...
James Monger the elder established the Anchor Brewery in 1616 and ran it unti...
London merchant and director of the East India Company. Known as both Josiah ...
Born Hertfordshire, a distant relative of Josiah Child. Joined the Anchor Br...
Born 1724/1730, son of Ralph. Wealthy by dint of inheriting the Anchor Brewer...
LCC Sir Julius Benedict (1804 - 1885), musical composer, lived and died here.
At the time of Barry's residence, the thoroughfare was known as Castle Street East.
The plaques are on the stone pillars either side of the entrance; plaque 1 to the left in our photo and plaque 2 to the right. The stran...
In our photo the plaque is almost lost in the strong shadow but can just be seen, below the lettering "Roman House".
Role on the lost expedition: Royal marine on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
CN Co. Mate Anshun. Andrew Behan has researched this man: Chief Officer James William Bennett was born on 15 March 1902 in Darlington, County Durham, the son of James Ellis Bennett and Elizabeth J...
Founded the Salvation Army. Born Nottingham. Came to London in 1849 to find better paid work and became a travelling lay preacher for the Methodists. Married Catherine Mumford in 1855. With his...
Established to maintain London Bridge. Named after Bridge House, the original administrative and maintenance centre located where St Olaf House now is. Originally funded by tolls from London Bridge...
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