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James Monger

Anchor Brewery was established by James Monger in 1616 and he owned it until 1657.

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Other proprietors: James Monger • James Monger (Jr) • James Child • Edmund Halsey • Ralph Thrale • Henry Thrale • Barclay and Perkins • Courage

A brewery at Bankside in Southwark was established by James Monger (the Elder) in 1616 in the grimly named Dead Man’s Place, next to the site of the original Globe Theatre which was destroyed by fire in 1613. James Monger was a … "Citizen and Clothworker of London."

The site had been leased to Monger by Sir John Bodley for a term of 26½ years at an annual rent of £21 10s 0d.

The freehold was purchased shortly after by Sir Mathew Brend, who sold it to “Hillarie Mempris, Cityzen and Haberdasher of London”. Hillarie Mempris, in turn, sold the “brewhouse in the tenure or occupation of James Monger” to John Partridge for the sum of £400. John Partridge bequeathed it to his daughter, Susannah, who later became the wife of Edward Noell of Clements Inn. From that time until 1854, when the last of the property was purchased by Barclay, Perkins & Co., it remained part of  “Noell’s Estate”.

Information about the brewery's location, ownership chronology, Brewery House, production levels, images and important documents is given here.