Place    From 1616  To 1975

Anchor / Barclay Perkins Brewery

Categories: Commerce, Food & Drink

Thrale.com states that the Anchor name was acquired during Child's ownership, since he supplied the navy with "masts, yards and bowsprits as well as stores and beer."

Wikipedia gives the early life of this brewery, in Deadman's Place, Southwark, as follows: “..established in 1616 by James Monger Sr. … On his death, the brewery passed to his godson, James Monger Jr. James {we think this should read Josiah} Child acquired the brewery after the younger Monger's death in 1670, and owned it until his death in 1696. His son in law, Edmund Halsey, managed the business with James Child from 1693, and subsequently as sole proprietor until his death in 1729. The brewery was then purchased by Ralph Thrale, the brewery manager and a nephew of Halsey, for £30,000 in instalments over 11 years.”

The Thrale family turned into a large profitable business. On Henry Thrale's death in 1781 the brewery was sold to David Barclay (of Barclays Bank) and became Barclay Perkins, the largest brewery in the world. A fire in 1832 meant that much of the site was rebuilt and so attracted notable visitors, one being General Haynau. Barclay Perkins merged with Courage in 1955. By the 1970s the Southwark site was no longer used for brewing and has now been redeveloped for housing.

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

The 1862 map shows this occupying the land bounded by: Park Street, Redcross Street (now Way), Castle Street (now Thrale Street) and Southwark Bridge Street (now Road).

'London a Pilgrimage', 1872, by Gustave Doré and Blanchard Jerrold has a chapter 'The town of malt' about this brewery, with text and some splendid drawings.

Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them

This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Anchor / Barclay Perkins Brewery

Commemorated ati

Anchor / Barclay Perkins Brewery

Johnson was a good friend of the Thrales who owned the Anchor Brewery which o...

Read More

Anchor Brewery

Site of Anchor Brewery List of brewers: The Monger family 1616-1670 Josiah Ch...

Read More

General Haynau

In the 19th century this brewery was on the elite tourist trail so in 1850 wh...

Read More

Other Subjects

Borough Market

Borough Market

It was first mentioned in 1276, although there are claims that it has been in existence since 1014. The present buildings were designed in 1851 and an art deco entrance in Southwark Street was adde...

Place, Commerce, Food & Drink

4 memorials
Wheatsheaf pub

Wheatsheaf pub

Public house popular with London's Bohemian set in the 1930s, as were all the pubs in Fitzrovia, and beyond. Customers including George Orwell, Dylan Thomas, Edwin Muir and Humphrey Jennings were k...

Building, Commerce, Food & Drink

2 memorials
Morris Singer Foundry

Morris Singer Foundry

Founded by John Webb Singer as the Frome Art Metal Works. Cast many of the best known sculptures in London, including the statue of Justice on the Central Criminal Court, 1906. Merged with the Morr...

Place, Commerce, Craft / Design

22 memorials
Downs Hotel

Downs Hotel

The Pickwick Bicycle Club was founded here on 22 June 1870. At that first meeting, it was decided that the Downs Hotel should be the general rendezvous for bi-weekly excursions on Wednesdays and Sa...

Place, Commerce, Community / Clubs

1 memorial
D'Oyly Carte family

D'Oyly Carte family

Richard D'Oyly Carte founded the business. Married Helen. Their son Rupert inherited the business and passed it on to his daughter, Bridget.

Group, Commerce, Music / songs, Theatre

1 memorial