The Dyers of London, and where they lived
William Dyer, as an apprentice, lived with his "master," Walter Blackborne, during his term of study, work, and learning the secrets of his master's trade as a milliner. Blackborne had a men's leather goods shop in the posh New Exchange shops on The Strand. When William himself became a master, he took over the lease on the shop and Blackborne's house on Greene's Lane (or Greene's Alley). That's where he brought his bride, Mary Barrett, to live from their marriage in October 1633 until they emigrated to Boston in 1635.
The home, probably a tall tenement building, was nestled among the palatial residences of the dukes and aristocracy of York, Northumberland, Durham, Suffolk, Bedford, Savoy, Whitehall Palace, and other wealthy members of the government, including Henry Vane (the Elder and Younger).
Clicking on the images below should enlarge them for more detail.
The image is from an engraving by Claes Visscher, a Dutch artist who may never have visited London, but created his panorama from maps and drawings. The engraving was published in 1616, during William Dyer's childhood. I've cropped out the center and east panels of the long panorama, to focus on the Dyer surroundings. Image: public domain.
In this image, the Greene's Alley location of the Blackborne/Dyer home is covered by the west end of the Embankment riverside park and the Embankment "Tube" station.
Image: Google Maps 2010.
This image is of the pedestrian and rail bridge at the Embankment, which I took from the London Eye observation wheel. The green trees beyond the bridge are the Embankment park where the Blackborne/Dyer house was in the 17th century.
Image: Christy K Robinson 2006.
The Embankment on the Thames, from the railway/pedestrian bridge. This is quite close to the spot where Greene's Alley would have been. London's city financial district is in the center background. Image: Christy K Robinson 2006.
The home, probably a tall tenement building, was nestled among the palatial residences of the dukes and aristocracy of York, Northumberland, Durham, Suffolk, Bedford, Savoy, Whitehall Palace, and other wealthy members of the government, including Henry Vane (the Elder and Younger).
Clicking on the images below should enlarge them for more detail.
The image is from an engraving by Claes Visscher, a Dutch artist who may never have visited London, but created his panorama from maps and drawings. The engraving was published in 1616, during William Dyer's childhood. I've cropped out the center and east panels of the long panorama, to focus on the Dyer surroundings. Image: public domain.
In this image, the Greene's Alley location of the Blackborne/Dyer home is covered by the west end of the Embankment riverside park and the Embankment "Tube" station. Image: Google Maps 2010.
This image is of the pedestrian and rail bridge at the Embankment, which I took from the London Eye observation wheel. The green trees beyond the bridge are the Embankment park where the Blackborne/Dyer house was in the 17th century. Image: Christy K Robinson 2006.
The Embankment on the Thames, from the railway/pedestrian bridge. This is quite close to the spot where Greene's Alley would have been. London's city financial district is in the center background. Image: Christy K Robinson 2006.
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