Guest tsavo Posted August 11, 2007 Share Posted August 11, 2007 Came across this while reading a 1700 diary. Does this house ring a bell with anyone? May not refer to Sheffield, but I wondered. 11th August Mr. Robert Blackburn, of the Glass house, is dead at Sheffeild. See 1700s diary, Non Sheffield History section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huthwaite Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 Came across this while reading a 1700 diary. Does this house ring a bell with anyone? May not refer to Sheffield, but I wondered. 11th August Mr. Robert Blackburn, of the Glass house, is dead at Sheffeild. See 1700s diary, Non Sheffield History section. Hi tsavo, Have done some reading and I wonder if this refers to where glass was produced as many of the early glass producers referred to their works as Glass Houses ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest codeyes Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 Only ones I found are the ones in the Botanical gardens....but they weren't built till 1836. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tsavo Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 Yes, it's a bit of a puzzler, Codeyes. Wonder if there was a glass factory in Sheffield at that time. Maybe the owner called his house after that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huthwaite Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 Yes, it's a bit of a puzzler, Codeyes. Wonder if there was a glass factory in Sheffield at thast time. Maybe the owner called his house after that? I read the quote as him dying in Sheffield but his "Glass House" being nr Penistone/Silkstone :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huthwaite Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 I read the quote as him dying in Sheffield but his "Glass House" being nr Penistone/Silkstone Found this, it's a bit technical but may help with the query http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/upload/...MADungworth.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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