Born 1724/1730, son of Ralph. Wealthy by dint of inheriting the Anchor Brewery which he ran 1758-81. MP for Southwark 1765 - 1780. Married Hester - see there for their life together and friendship with Samuel Johnson.
Henry suffered a condition with the same symptoms as that suffered by Edward Gibbon, described by Mrs Thrale as "a testicle swelled to an immense size". Later Rossetti would sympathise.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Henry Thrale
Site of Anchor Brewery List of brewers: The Monger family 1616-1670 Josiah Ch...
In the fifteenth century this was the Horn tavern. In the early seventeenth century the hotel was popular with the legal community. A new building was erected in 1880 and probably that was the one ...
We found some information in The Morning Advertiser - a 2004 article: "Noble House becomes Pioneer Pub Company".
Used c.1709 - 1720 to pump water supplied via the New River from the round pond to the upper pond (now Claremont Square reservoir).
We found the building on Google Street View dated 2012 but by 2014 it was gone. From the design of the building and the dolphin relief we'd guess it was built c1930-40. It appears on a 1950 map. T...
Pubwiki have a good page on this pub. A tavern has existed here since at least 1690. Known as the White Horse from at least 1745. Rebuilt c.1868-70 and again 1927-8. Closed and was demolished in 20...
A charity campaigning and working in child protection in the United Kingdom and the Channel Islands. Founded as the London Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children by Earl Shaftesbury, Ben...
Royal mason. In 1332 designed the Chapter House and Cloister at St Paul's.
Poet. Probably born in East or West Smithfield. Best known for the epic poem 'The Faerie Queene'. When Queen Elizabeth failed to arrange payment ("a reason") for a poem he wrote: I was promis'd ...
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