RE: THE BEEHIVE SOHO HILL HOCKLEY - 3

#32 by Voltman , Tue Jan 14, 2014 1:43 pm

Quote: astoness wrote in post #4
edited.....the factory you see to the left of the pub is still there and use to be the well known Dennisons watch and watch strap co.

It has only just clicked with me that the Dennisons you are talking about are well known to me as watchcase manufacturers.
As far as I know they never made movements but they made a lot of cases for a range of well known brands. I have at least one of their cases. One I am holding now is a gold filled pocket watch case marked inside the back cover "STAR, Dennison Watch Case Co. Ltd" and houses a 1931 7J Waltham USA movement. On the back of the inner dust cover it says "English Make, This Case Guaranteed To Wear 10 Years"

See.... http://mb.nawcc.org/showwiki.php?title=D..._and_references
And.... http://mb.nawcc.org/showwiki.php?title=D...n_Watch_Case_Co

#33 by astoness , Wed Jan 15, 2014 8:08 pm

Quote: Voltman wrote in post #32
Quote: astoness wrote in post #4
edited.....the factory you see to the left of the pub is still there and use to be the well known Dennisons watch and watch strap co.

It has only just clicked with me that the Dennisons you are talking about are well known to me as watchcase manufacturers.
As far as I know they never made movements but they made a lot of cases for a range of well known brands. I have at least one of their cases. One I am holding now is a gold filled pocket watch case marked inside the back cover "STAR, Dennison Watch Case Co. Ltd" and houses a 1931 7J Waltham USA movement. On the back of the inner dust cover it says "English Make, This Case Guaranteed To Wear 10 Years"

See.... http://mb.nawcc.org/showwiki.php?title=D..._and_references
And.... http://mb.nawcc.org/showwiki.php?title=D...n_Watch_Case_Co

yes thats them volty...they were well know for top quality watches and cases..funny enough i was watching flog it the other day and one of dennisons masonic watches was being flogged..it had a waltham usa movement in it..

#34 by denniscarole ( deleted ) , Fri Jan 17, 2014 7:58 pm

I saw this thread and thought I remember the beehive in the city centre, does anybody else. Cant remember anything about it just the name The Beehive.

Shard End boy

#35 by astoness , Sun Jan 19, 2014 6:23 am

Quote: denniscarole wrote in post #34
I saw this thread and thought I remember the beehive in the city centre, does anybody else. Cant remember anything about it just the name The Beehive.

Shard End boy

sorry dennis i cant recall a beehive in the city centre maybe someone else can..

#36 by Sheldonboy , Sun Jan 19, 2014 8:45 am

Wasn't The Beehive a big shop, around the Dale End area?

#37 by Voltman , Sun Jan 19, 2014 10:08 am

It most certainly was.
Even I can remember going in there.

#38 by Sheldonboy , Sun Jan 19, 2014 7:41 pm

I can't I'm not old enough.

#39 by astoness , Thu Apr 21, 2016 7:42 pm

just heard the beehive is on fire....this will finish it off now....such a shame...

#40 by Sheldonboy , Thu Apr 21, 2016 7:44 pm

That's a shame Lyn when was it last open?

#41 by astoness , Thu Apr 21, 2016 7:56 pm

must be well over 10 years....link to the fire here

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/mid...closed-11220648

#42 by Slow Jo , Thu Apr 21, 2016 8:06 pm

It's such a shame to see the beehive looking like that,when a kid use to run errand for an old lady in our street ,every friday night 2 milk stout's from the outdoor she gave me 3 pence for going .After getting a bit older had a few pints in there .There use to be an entry from terrace road to the side of the beehive ,probably gone by now.

#43 by Sheldonboy , Thu Apr 21, 2016 8:10 pm

Of course far be it from me to suggest something dodgy, but it's amazing how many derelict pubs get burned down.

#44 by Voltman , Thu Apr 21, 2016 8:11 pm

What about this then........

http://www.essexchronicle.co.uk/Blaze-Gr...tail/story.html

#45 by Sheldonboy , Thu Apr 21, 2016 8:23 pm

So how many Beehive pubs are actually on fire then.

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