Anchor Terrace
It originally comprised eight residences, and above the door to the centre of the building are written the words "Anchor Terrace". Among the original residents were the brewer John Hoy Waterman and Charles Spurrell (1783–1866), a member of the Spurrell family of Thurgarton, Norfolk, who, along with his brother, James Spurrell (1776–1840), was employed at the Anchor Brewery.
It was discovered that Anchor Terrace stands on the site of the original Globe Theatre after part of the foundations were found underneath the car park to its rear. However, as Anchor Terrace itself is a grade II listed building, there may never be a full excavation of the site.
The BBC television drama series This Life was partly filmed there.
The building was converted into luxury flats in the late 1990s.
References
- ^ Cherry, Bridget; Nikolaus Pevsner (1983). London 2: South. London: Penguin Books. p. 590. ISBN 0-14-071048-5.
- ^ Spurrell, J. C., The life of Charles Spurrell and his family's links to the Watney and Gray brewing families, Brewery History No. 138 (December 2010)
- ^ Historic England. "Anchor Terrace and attached railings (1385914)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
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