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Photo of the Beehive Hotel, 1907

The crowd may be there to celebrate the re-opening? The high resolution scans provided by Howard enable details to be picked out: the three entrances from left to right are to the restaurant, saloon bar and public bar. There is an advertising board for Schweppes Mineral Waters near the restaurant entrance, the publican's name is W. Shotter. See below for more detailed photos of the crowd.

The people are shown in more detail below, in four photos from left to right:

This small group includes working men, youths and boys, one holding a spade perhaps. The man to the left is a little more smartly dressed - a tradesman?

The people below may be the intended subject of the photo: two smartly dressed business men with two other men. Janet McNamara suggests 'The two in bowler hats look like brothers and I wonder whether the one at the end without a hat might be the landlord (William Shotter) just stepped outside. If he'd come a distance I think he'd be wearing a hat.' The other man in the group with a cap is in working clothes but obviously feels part of the group, unlike the man to the left in the bowler hat, who is a little 'out of it'. Two boys complete the scene.

A small group of people who happened to be passing by? Includes a mother with a huge hat and small child, a boy of 10 or 12, a one legged man on crutches, a man with a cap and short jacket staring directly at the photographer and a girl with white pinafore over her dress and an elaborate hat.

The final group is mainly boys and youths watching action to their right. It also provides a gimpse of the ornate woodwork in the double doors.

More about the Beehive and links to other photos.

Published September 2012; updated April 2013