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,...
The dates on the plaque differ from those usually given: date of birth varies but date of death is normally given as 26 October 899. We c...
The round plaque is on the wall under the main entrance canopy, high up, near the first "E" of Empire. The three brass plaques are in the...
Wesley lived here in the winters from 1779 until his death, here.
Bishop Richard Challoner, 1691 - 1781, vicar-apostolic of the London District, died here.
This plaque is identical to the one erected at King's Cross St. Pancras.
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