Bishops' House is a half-timbered house in Norton Lees, a suburban area of Sheffield, England. It was built and is located on the southern tip of Meersbrook Park. It is one of the three surviving timber-framed houses in Sheffield (the others being the Old Queen's Head and Broom Hall).

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It is known as Bishops' House because it was said to have been built for two brothers, John and Geoffrey Blythe, both of whom became Bishops. There is, however, no evidence that they ever lived in this house—the first known resident is William Blythe, a farmer and scythe manufacturer, who was living here in 1627.

Samuel Blyth was the last of the family to live in the house, dying in 1753, after which his sons sold the house to a William Shore. The Blyth family subsequently moved to Birmingham. Notable descendants were Benjamin Blyth, Sir Arthur Blyth and Benjamin Blyth II.

It is a Grade II* listed building The house contains exhibitions on life in the 16th and 17th centuries with two rooms decorated in Jacobean style.

The building is featured on the cover of local band Monkey Swallows the Universe's second album The Casket Letters.

See also

  • Listed buildings in Sheffield

References

  • Museum website