Anchor Terrace is a large symmetrical building on the east side of Southwark Bridge Road

Southwark Bridge Road

Southwark Bridge Road is a road in Southwark, London, England, between Newington Causeway near Elephant and Castle and Southwark Bridge across the River Thames, leading to the City of London, in a meandering route...

 in London

London

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, situated very close to the River Thames

River Thames

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. It was built in 1834, and its original inhabitants were senior employees of the nearby Anchor Brewery, Southwark

Anchor Brewery, Southwark

The Anchor Brewery, Southwark, was situated off Southwark Bridge Road and had its main entrance on Park Street, Southwark.- History :The brewery was established in 1616 by James Monger and for many years was a relatively small concern. In the 18th century it was owned by the Thrale family, who were...

, which was then owned by Barclay Perkins & Co. Ltd. The building was later used as the brewery's offices. It overlooks the site of the former brewery and is next to the headquarters of the Financial Times

Financial Times

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.

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

Spurrell

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 family of Thurgarton, Norfolk

Norfolk

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, 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

Globe Theatre

The Globe Theatre was a theatre in London associated with William Shakespeare. It was built in 1599 by Shakespeare's playing company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men, and was destroyed by fire on 29 June 1613...

 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, further excavations of the site are not permitted.

The BBC television drama

BBC television drama

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 series This Life

This Life

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was partly filmed there.

The building was converted into luxury flats in the late 1990s.