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Telephone: 0114 278 2600
(international +44 114 278 2600)
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Opening Times
Saturday 10am – 4.30pm
Sunday 11am – 4.30pm
Monday – Friday 10am – 3pm (pre-booked educational groups only)
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Admission
free
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Museums Sheffield: Bishops' House
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Bishops' House is the best preserved timber–framed house in Sheffield. It was built around 1500 and is tucked away at the top of Meersbrook Park. Bishops' House typifies the development of the smaller English domestic house in the 16th and 17th centuries.
Inside, the house retains many of its original features and looks just as it would have done in the 17th century, giving a tantalising flavour of Stuart England. The Great Parlour is restored as a typical dining room and the first floor chamber contains the original bedroom furniture and fittings listed in a 17th century inventory of contents.
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interior of house
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History
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painting of Bishops' House
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Many different families have lived in the house over the years, but the first owners remain a mystery. There is a story that the house was built for two brothers, John and Geoffrey Blythe who went on to become Bishops, but there is no evidence that Bishops' House was their home. |
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| The first known resident of Bishops' House was William Blythe, a Yeoman farmer and scythe manufacturer whose initials, and the date 1627, are carved in the oak panelling in the Hall. He made a number of improvements to the house before the outbreak of the Civil War in 1642. These included inserting a floor above the hall, installing fireplaces in the parlour and chamber above and adding new windows. Later the building was extended with two more rooms, a cellar and an improved staircase. |
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plasterwork
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The last Blythe to live in Bishops' House was Samuel. After he died in 1753 his son sold the house to William Shore. The house was then let to a tenant farmer and his labourer and the building was divided into two self-contained dwellings.
In 1886 the property passed to the Corporation (now Sheffield City Council) and until 1974 Recreation Department employees lived in the house. In 1976 Bishops' House was restored and opened as a museum.
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Visiting Information
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Education Resources
There are extensive Bishops' House teaching resources available in the Education section of our website. Click here to go straight to them.
Shop
Bishops' House stocks a small range of souvenirs and gifts.
Access for Visitors with Disabilities
Due to the nature of the building there is no first floor access for visitors in wheelchairs.
How to Get Here
Bishops' House is situated in Meersbrook Park about 2 miles from the city centre.
On foot: From the city centre: - Bus 33 stops on Norton Lees Lane outside Meersbrook Park
- Bus 20 stops on nearby Norton Lees Road
- Bus 20A is a five minute walk away, follow the sign at the top of Scarsdale Road.
By road: From the city centre take the A61 to Chesterfield, turn left up Derbyshire Lane then left again onto Norton Lees Lane.
Parking: There is on street parking by Bishops' House.
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