Trying To Find George Blythe's Place Of Abode.

[duckweed]

George Blythe of Norton Lees was a carpenter unlike other Blythes from Bishops House. He married a Skargell. His in laws were butchers and George lived somewhere near the Town Bakery.I think next door neighbour Schmelds and Skargells.I know he was alive in 1630s when both he and his son William are mentioned in the will of Alice Skargell.

WRAGG : Now for our old Market Place; and first as to the shops facing

the Shambles, from the bottom of High street to the Hartshead passage.

TWISS: I will attempt now to fulfil the promise I gave when last we met.

The property on the site now occupied by Messrs. Richards and Son,

tailors, was formerly- 1607-1621 -in the hands of the Blythes, who were

yeomen at Norton Lees., Johan Blythe married Thos. Bright, yeoman, of

Bradway, and surviving her husband, transferred this property to her

third son James, a mercer in Sheffield.

Richards & Son have 47 market place as an address.

Any way we can find a modern approximation? I am aware it might be in the middle of a road now.

[Edmund]

This is one of the insurance maps for 1888, number 47 is adjacent to the road width measurement (35 ft)

[Edmund]

According to the Whites Directory, Richards were at 59-61 Market Place in 1856 and 1879, Leader's Reminiscences being published in 1875:

[Edmund]

Not had time to fully read this cutting yet, but it does look to hold some useful clues:

[duckweed]

I think I go for the Rollinson theory as being site of Blythe's shop/abode as it touches King Street. King Street was formerly Pudding Lane which implies the City Bakery and definitely old deeds mention Bakers Hill. Got to be a link there I think.