Benjamin Beet
Benjamin Beet (bapt. 1778-1843) was the son of Edward (a cutler) and his wife, Hannah. Benjamin was apprenticed to his father and became a Freeman in 1803. His father was probably the landlord at the Seven Stars in Trippet Lane. Certainly, Benjamin followed the same career path. In 1818, he was a pen and pocket knife maker at Bridgehouses. At the start of the 1820s, although he was still making knives, Benjamin began running The Shakespeare. This was a newly-opened public house in Gibralta....
