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258-260 Creek Road / 22 Bridge Street
Greenwich
Addressed as 22 Bridge Street before 1891 and later readdressed as
258-260 Creek Road.
The pub closed about 1938 and was used as a bookshop and gallery
(2016). I am also informed (2018) that this has now been demolished.
The Closed Pubs website shows another "Beehive" addressed as 22 Bridge
Street and the photo below. At present I have no further information
regarding this pub or building. It is certainly different from the one
above. Local knowledge required here please. Steve Mortimore tells me that
this is actually addressed as 320 Creek Road and was actually a cafe at one
time and record shop. By 2014 this had become Casbar Records and Retrobates,
a record and CD music shop and vintage clothing, then by 2017 the clothing
side was discontinued and the premises was only selling new and vintage
vinyl records.
Above photo 2008, by Dennis Stonham. |
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From The Era (London, England), Sunday, October 28, 1838; Issue 5.
ROBBERY IN A TAVERN.
Thomas Warren and Mary Ann Folkes were indicted for stealing a silver
spoon, the property of Elizabeth Griffiths, the landlady of the
"Bee-Hive Tavern," Greenwich.
The waiter at the tavern proved that the
prisoners were there on the day of the robbery; and a witness produced
the spoon, which was given to her as a guarantee for payment of
lodgings. The Common Sergeant summed up the evidence, and the jury
returned a verdict of "Guilty", notwithstanding which the prisoners
stoutly denied the robbery, the defence being that the spoon was picked
up in the "Bee-Hive" yard. They were sentenced to be imprisoned in the
gaol of the county where the offence was committed for three calendar
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From The Era (London, England), Sunday, October 25, 1840; Issue 109.
POT-STEALING.
In a case of pot-stealing which was brought before the
magistrate, a day or two since, Mrs. Griffiths, the landlady of the
BEE"Bee Hive," Greenwich, stated that during the last winter she lost no
fewer than forty dozen of pewter-pots. |
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From the Kentish Chronicle and General Advertiser, 7 September, 1861. Price 1 1/2d.
FATAL ACCIDENT. CORONER’S INQUEST.
On Wednesday evening Mr. C. J. Carttar, Coroner for West Kent, commenced
an inquiry at the “Beehive-tavern,” Greenwich, into the circumstances
attending the death of William Nicol, who, with two other men named
Smith and Baker, were accidentally buried under an immense quantity of
coals, on the previous afternoon, at the premises of Messrs. Dowell,
coal merchants, Deptford creek. It appeared from the evidence of Robson
Scott, a journeyman in the employ of Mr. Dowell, and other witnesses,
that a few days since a large coal bunker was divided by the creation of
a new partition, about thirty feet long, and for which seven uprights or
supports were used. On the previous afternoon one of these compartments
was being filled with coals when this partition gave way, falling with
about six tons of coals upon the deceased, and the two men named. The
latter, when extricated, were conveyed to Dreadnought Hospital, where
they are now recovering, but when the deceived was dug out life was
extinct. After some conversation between the coroner and jury, it was
resolved to adjourn the inquiry in order to inspect the scene of the
accident.
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Orr's Kentish Journal, 4 January 1862.
George Benjamin, Roan-street, 20s. or 10 days, for wilful damage at
the house of Mr. Hockley, "Bee Hive," Bridge-street.
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Orr's Kentish Journal, 15 March 1862.
On the same day, at the "Beehive" public-house, Bridge-street,
Greenwich, an inquest was held on the body of Neels Hanson, aged 21,
a Spanish seaman of the ship Claudia, of London who received severe
injuries on the head whilst on board the above ship on the 6th
inst., caused by a collision whilst proceeding up the Thames, when
the mast fell upon his head. He was immediately removed to the
Dreadnought Hospital, but died suddenly at 8.30 of the same day.
Verdict, "Accidental death."
A third inquest was held at 5 p.m. of the same day, and at the same house, on the body of Ellen S. Tyley, age six
months, the illegitimate child of Elizabeth Tyler, 15, Pearson
street, Greenwich, who died suddenly at 8.30 p.m. on Sunday last.
Verdict, "Died from natural causes."
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LICENSEE LIST
SUMMERFIELD W 1823+
GRIFFITHS James 1826-34+
GRIFFITHS Elizabeth 1840+
HOCKLEY James 1852-55+
NORRISS Matilda Letitia Mrs 1858+
HOCKLEY G 1862+
DURHAM Charles John 1866-82+ (widower age 30 in 1881 )
DEER Alfred William 1891-1908+ (age 31 in 1891)
KANE John 1911-21+
SCOTT Thomas W 1938+
SCOTT Ellen Maud Mrs 1944+
https://pubwiki.co.uk/Beehive.shtml
http://www.closedpubs.co.uk/beehive.html
http://www.closedpubs.co.uk/beehive2.html
From the Pigot's Directory 1823
From the Pigot's Directory 1832-33-34
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