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Bishops house is a half-timbered house in Meersbrook park it was built in the 1500's. It is now 1 of 3 remaining timbered houses in Sheffield. The reason that the building is called bishops house is because it was supposedly built for two brothers. Geoffrey and John Blythe were both bishops so the house was built for them to live in. Although there is actual no evidence that they lived in the house. The earliest known residence in the house was William Blyth, he was a farmer and lived in the house in 1627. 1735 was the year that the last family member of the house (Samuel Blyth) died. So in between 1735 and 1886 the house was owned by various different people. In this time it was also subdivided into two dwellings. Then in 1886 the ownership of the house was passed to the Sheffield City Council. The house has been a museum since 1976. It is open to the public on Saturdays and it also has events for schools. Bishops house is a very iconic part of Meersbrook park and it's community. That is why it is so popular.

In the park there is a skate park, this allows people to skate and ride their bikes also spray paint on the skate park. This is good because it is in a controlled area for spray painting. So people are less likely to vandalise other areas of the park. There is also a free tennis/badminton court. This is located in the no dogs area of the park .The park also has 2 bowling greens at the bottom entrance of the park, you have to pay a small fee to join the club and play bowls. But the bowling green is its own little community with friendly people form the area. There are 2 play grounds, one of them is gated so it is safer for children who may not like dogs and is near the bottom of the park. The second one is open and a little smaller, it is at the top of the park. As well as the playground, Bishop's house is also at the top of the park. There is a walled garden which hosts different festivals, it has a wide variety of plants and flowers.  Finally there is a building at the bottom of the park that is a nursery in the day and is an after school club in the evenings. This is to provide for the 3 primary schools in the area.

Interview with someone who visits the park regularly.
How often do you use this park?
How often do you use other parks?
Why do you choose this park to walk your dogs?
What would you change about the park?
What do you think is the best thing about the park?
What postivte improvements have been made to the park since you started going?
Do you think the park has an negative parts to it?

Meersbrook park is set on a big hillside. This means it gives an amazing view of the city, which creates very iconic photos. In 1885 the Sheffield City Council bought the land along with Bishops house and Meersbrook house. The park is open to the public all year round. The park has a wide range of different actives within it. This makes it very popular