Lee Beesley

Don't know the name Vincent Beesley, but wasn't / isn't there a firm of electricians Lee Beesley?

Yes, Lee Beesley's showroom was in Warwick Row, next to the Reform Club (this was the Food Office during WW2.)

Lee Beesley's electrical business was burgeoning in the 50s and 60s and most probably later. Edited by member, 23rd Nov 2018 11:02 pm

Knew the Lee Beesley name but just read the interesting history of the firm which has now been going 110 yrs and it's Cov related. Edited by member, 24th Nov 2018 7:55 am

Interesting link - thanks. Shame that the first name (William Iliffe) is spelt incorrectly (twice!)

A nice Lee Beesley Ad. I completed an Electrical Engineering apprenticeship with Lee Beesley back in the 1970’s, they were a fantastic company. I really must think of some stories to post about them.

A Nostalgic Cov book I have that was sponsored by Lee Beesley. This section details the company’s history, an interesting read? There is more if anyone is interested. Feel free to remove if there’s an issue with copyright. Cliff

Lee Beesley with a workshop too

Thanks Heathite, I hadn’t noticed the workshop entry before. Here’s a 1924 pic of Lee Beesley’s shop and Palmer’s butchers next door. Hard to believe that from this little shop they grew to employ 2000 at their height when they were fitting out shadow factories and still employed over 1000 when I worked there in the 1970’s. Cliff Edited by member, 18th Feb 2021 1:49 pm