Beesons

An ironmongery and then homewares store from 1870 to 1970.

The story of Beeson's as it became during the late 19th and 20th centuries actually starts earlier than its 1870 launch. There were Beeson blacksmiths in Rickmansworth at least one, probably two generations before Stephen Beeson set up his business in Church Street, later adding his yard off Bury Lane in about 1900.

The story of the firm, and of its involvement in some remarkable innovations and international contacts, is being prepared, and will be available here.