ROW FORTY EIGHT ‑ WHEATSHEAF ROW.*1
Bailiff Bartholomew's*3 Row, 1581*2
Wheatsheaf Row, 1829*2
This Row
from North Quay to George Street, was
named after the Public House at the south‑east corner, on George Street,
which was taken down, rebuilt and then renamed "The Mitre" some time
before 1928.
The Mitre P.H.
on the right
Thomas
Blackbeard occupied a house on the north side in 1670.
Sir Thomas
Meadowe had a "Capital
Messuage" here, which had been granted
to his father in 1631.*4
A house at
the north‑west corner was in 1745 the property of Francis Morse, of a
family which had flourished in Yarmouth in
the previous century, (and which in the next century was to be found at
Lound)*5 In 1793 it was purchased
by Peter Upcher of Sudbury, being the in the occupation of Mr.Joseph Ramsey. Abbott Upcher
was in 1807 a candidate for the
representation of the Borough.
The house projecting well into
the road, it was purchased in
1861 by the town council, and the street was
widened.
Captain
Curry C.B. , resided at the house at
the south east corner when Captain to the Port Admiral. Quay House adjoining,
and extending nearly as far as George
Street, was for many years a residence of the Lacon Family.*1
At the
north‑east corner of the row,
facing George Street, and opposite old Broad
Row, was a flint faced house with a stone tablet inscribed ‑"1581, I.B., if it
please God, this house may stand, and they that dwell therein
may be able to maintain it." The
house was erected in 1581 by John Bartlemews, Bailiff in 1582 and 1595. He
died in the latter year, and his widow
in 1601 gave to the corporation the famous old chest known as "The
Hutch". The
inscription above was found to be cut
on the reverse side of carved stone, the design of which suggested that it
had been taken from
some religious institution, perhaps that of the White
Friars.
The large
establishment at the north‑east corner, now occupied as Goode's Dining
Rooms, was in 1581 the residence of John Bartholomews*3 (H.B.J.should have said Bartlemews) who was Bailiff in 1582
and 1595. The town's famous Hutch, an ancient chest in the town hall entrance
was his property, his widow presenting it to the
corporation in 1601. This residence
later became the property of Sir Thomas Meadowe, whom King Charles knighted.
The Wheatsheaf sign has been displaced by the Mitre.*2
This row was not mentioned in the 1936 row
survey.
No.11 row
48 was demolished and the site has been (unsuccessfully) for sale since 1987.
No.10 is Wetherall's locksmith's shop.
*1 Palmer
*2 Johnson
*3 Johnson should have used the correct spelling of
"Bartlemews"
*4 See Fullers Hill
*5 There is a row of family tombstones of the Morces of Lound, along the
east boundary of Lound Churchyard.
The Occupants, Row Forty Eight, 1886
( from
George Street to North Quay)
Coates, W.,
currier and leather seller
Newark,
Mrs.
Prime, C.,
slaughterman
Hatch, F.,
brazier
Foz, F.C.,
carpenter and contractor (Fox?)
Atkins, F.,
gas fitter
Bartram, W.
Crouchen,H,
mariner
Juby, J.N.,
seething dairy
Mann, H.,
shoemaker
Jackson,
Mrs.J., beatster
Tomkins, G.
The
Occupants, Row Forty Eight, 1913
( from 62 George
Street to 62 North Quay)
North side
Plow, William, boot maker
2. Plane,
Mrs.
4. Trett,
William, painter
Groom, George
Nelson, Victor
Smith, John Newman
Crisp, Albert
6. Angel,
Mrs.
7. Layen,
John
South
side
8. Cole,
Samuel
9. Lynes,
Robert Charles
10.
Gosling, Edwin Charles, dairy
11.
Halladay, Edward
The
Occupants, Row Forty Eight,1927
( from 62
George Street to 62 North Quay)
North side
2. Goff,
Mrs. dressmaker
3. Knell,
Stanley
......Phoenix
Passage.....
1.Helsdon,
William
2. Dunnett,
Arthur
3. Clare,
Mrs.
4. Staff,
Ingram H., boot maker
6. Angel,
mrs.
7. Layen,
John William
South side
8.
Bloomfield, Ernest
9. Eade,
Josiah
10. Love,
William George
11.
Lincoln, William Frederick
The
Occupants, Row Forty Eight, 1936
( from 62
George Street to 62 North Quay)
North side
2. Goff,
Mrs. dressmaker
3. King,
Mrs.
......Phoenix
Passage.....
1.Reeve,
John
2.Wright,
John William
3. Clare,
Miss
4. Scott,
Mrs.
6. Angel,
Mrs.
7. Copping,
Robert
South side
8. Heath,
Mrs.F.
9. Eade,
Mrs.
10. Love,
William George
11.Bensley,
Mrs.A.