ANCHOR IRON WHARF
IN 964 KING EDGAR GRANTED THIS LAND TO THE ABBEY OF ST PETER’S IN GHENT, FLANDERS. HENRY V RE-POSSESSED IT IN 1414. AFTER THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR CHARLES II GRANTED THE LAND TO SIR WILLIAM BOREMAN IN 1676. HE WAS CLERK TO THE BOARD OF GREEN CLOTH AND INVOLVED WITH THE DESIGN OF GREENWICH PARK. HE ALSO FOUNDED GREEN COAT SCHOOL. IN 1699 HIS WIDOW SOLD THE ESTATE OF OLD COURT MANOR TO SIR JOHN MORDEN. HE HAD ALREADY BUILT MORDEN COLLEGE IN 1695 TO ACCOMMODATE MERCHANTS WHO HAD LOST THEIR ESTATES BY ACCIDENTS AND PERILS OF THE SEAS.
IN 1705 SIR AMBROSE CROWLEY, AN IRON-MAKER, MOVED TO A RIVERSIDE MANSION WHICH HE RENAMED CROWLEY HOUSE AND BUILT CROWLEY’S WHARF. IN 1953 CHARLES ROBINSON MOVED HIS PREMISES TO WHAT BECAME ANCHOR IRON & CROWLEY’S WHARF. THE PRINCIPAL CARGOES WERE SCRAP IRON, LEAD INGOTS, METAL AND GLASS.

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ANCHOR IRON, 2004
WENDY TAYLOR CBE
COMMISSIONED BY BERKELEY HOMES SOUTH-EAST LONDON LTD.

The sculpture made by sculptor Wendy Taylor shows the history of the area where the wharf and statue are now located.

The statue was photographed on the same day Click for a larger image

The lower plate on the statue, on which the name of the statue appears, is shown here at magnification Click for a larger image

The street sign nearby is also called by the same name Click for sign's details

The place is part of the green jubilee route, as you can see from the sign on the ground near Click for a larger image