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Bee Hive, 21 Bartholomew Street, London SE1 4AL

Southwark St George Martyrindex

The address was 17 Warner Street in 1869 and earlier, prior to street renumbering. *
Warner Street was renamed Bartholomew Street, the Beehive still exists at 21 Bartholomew Street, SE1; Beehive 21 Warner Street on 29th September 1940, it was hit twice in separate air-raids at least eight people killed, it was hit again 29 October 1940, it was reopened and later rebuilt. ***

A listing of historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Southwark St George Martyr,London.

Beehive, Warner Street and Deverell street - in 1900

Beehive, Warner Street and Deverell street - in 1900

Kindly provided by Vincent O'Loughlin

Beehive, 21 Bartholomew Street - in January 2007

Beehive, 21 Bartholomew Street - in January 2007

Kindly provided by Stephen Harris

The pub is currently called Spit & Sawdust.

Residents at this address.

1825/William Day/../../../Victuallers Recognizance

1826/William Day/../../../Victuallers Recognizance

1829/George Shepherd, Bee Hive, Warner Street, New Kent road/../../Robsons Directory

1833-34/George Shepherd, Bee Hive, Warner Street, New Kent road/../../Pigots Directory

1839/John Timothy Adamson/../../../Pigot's Directory *

1842/J T Adamson/../../../Robsons Directory

February 1849/William Holt/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era

February 1849/John Crawford/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era

July 1853/George William Cook/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era

July 1853/Thomas Deane/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

1856/Thomas Deane/../../../Post Office Directory

1862/Thomas Deane/../../../Post Office Directory

April 1865/Thomas King/Outgoing Licensee/../../South London Chronicle

April 1865/John Pond/Incoming Licensee/../../South London Chronicle

1869/John Pond/../../../Post Office Directory *

April 1871/Isaac Pond/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper

April 1871/Isaac Pond, the elder/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper

1874/W J Knight/../../../Licensed Victualler & Hoteliers Directory

Southwark Mercury 04 October 1879 - Transfer of Licences
St George the Martyr, Southwark : Bee Hive, Warner street, New Kent road, Thomas Cecil to John Soppitt

1881/Richard West/Publican, Widow/40/Belcum, Kent/Census
1881/Alice M West/Daughter, Barmaid/22/St Martins, Middlesex/Census
1881/Richard West/Son, Barman/22/St Martins, Middlesex/Census
1881/Frederick F Tilling/Visitor, Printer/22/Southwark, Surrey/Census
1881/Anne Leaves/Domestic Servant/22/Tone, Somerset/Census

1882/Thomas London/../../../Post Office Directory *

1884/Thomas London/../../../Post Office Directory

1891/Charles Frederick Cooper/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Charles Frederick Cooper/Publican, Married/41/Walworth, London/Census **
1891/Florence Mary Ann Nutcher/Housekeeper, Single/24/Walworth, London/Census
1891/Annie Bowers/Servent/21/Welton, Norfolk/Census
1891/Robert Stevenson/Servant, Barman/23/Walworth, London/Census

My great grandfather used to run the Beehive, at 21 Warner street. **

http://www.axfordsabode.org.uk/joseph.htm includes photos of the street and pub from 1945? and 1953 **

1895/William Grimes & Co/../../../Post Office Directory

1899/Philip Thomas Cook/../../../Post Office Directory

1910/Alfred Button Clarke/../../../Post Office Directory

1911/Alfred Button Clarke/Licensed Victualler/51/Southwark, London/Census
1911/Madeline Jane Clarke/Wife, Assistant/31/Kentish Town, London/Census
1911/William Morrison/Barman/34/Lambeth, London/Census
1911/Alfred Button Clarke/Son/8/Southwark, London/Census
1911/Madeline Jane Clarke/Daughter/2/Southwark, London/Census
1911/Ada Louisa Jane Read/Nursemaid/16/Southwark, London/Census
1911/Annie Jackson/Cook/35/Milton, Kent/Census

1915/Alfred Button Clarke/../../../Post Office Directory

Becomes Bartholomew Street sometime between 1915 and 1934

1921/Alex D. Munrow/../../../Hughes Directory *

1934/Alfred S Knights/../../../Kellys Directory

1938/Alfred Macey/../../../Post Office Directory

1944/Hy R Coe/../../../Post Office Directory


* Provided By Ewan

** Provided By Rick Cooper

*** Provided By Bill Rigby


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