The Anchor

Name: The Anchor
Age: 1676
Location: 34 Park Street, Borough
Information: The Anchor was rebuilt in 1676 after fire devastated the area. The pubs original structure has been added-to over the centuries, creating a maze of odd little beamed rooms. It was from this pub that Samuel Pepys witnessed the awesome destruction of the Great Fire of London in 1666. He describes the dreadful heat and "fire drops" falling on him whilst in a boat on the river. He sought refuge in "a little alehouse on bankside …..and there watched the fire grow".