Note 39 — Chapter IV · STORIES OF THE CLOSES, THE WYNDS, AND THE LANDS
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Byers’ Close takes its name from John Byers of Coates, and the carved lintel, “I.B: M.B: 1611 Blissit be God in al his giftis,” now on the old family mansion, Coates House, within the grounds of St. Mary’s Cathedral, was removed from Byers’ Close.