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Old rider member gave a very good explanation sometime ago: The 1808 map on Picture Sheffield shows that Blonk Street has been created between the two factories leased to Blonk &Co. The Blonks bought the Wicker Tilt hammer Forge from The Norfolk Estate in 1811. At some time the Company became Silcock Blonk & Co. As well as partnership there was a marriage of a Blonk daughter to a Silcock. From 1861 Benjamin Blonk and then Francis Huntsman bought up the shares from the heirs of the Silcock Blonk partners. This is the reason for the initials on the Blonk street end of the bridge over the Don.