Thrales Rapper were spawned from the coal mines of South Middlesex in November 1994.  The side takes it's name from Hester Thrale, companion to Dr Johnson and wife of the founder of the Courage brewery, via the room of the same name in the Anchor pub in Southwark, where they originally practiced. They generally perform our own dances, but their repertoire also includes a version of the traditional dance from the fishing village of Beadnel.