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A red tin with the words Thornton's Special Toffee in gold. There is an illustration on the lid of a white jug of milk, a bowl of eggs and a plate of butter with a knife. A red tin with the words Thornton's Special Toffee in gold. There is an illustration on the lid of a white jug of milk, a bowl of eggs and a plate of butter with a knife.

Thornton's Special Toffee tin

Thornton's Special Toffee tin

Sweet Remembrance: The Confectioners of Sheffield General Cemetery

Mon 27 March - Mon 12 June 2023

Weston Park Museum

Was Sheffield a confectionary town?  The hidden and often secret stories behind the graves in Sheffield General cemetery offer a fascinating insight into our confectionery past.

 

Sheffield General Cemetery Trust’s new book, Sweet Remembrance – The Confectioners of Sheffield General Cemetery tells many of those stories and explains how they relate to the development of the UK confectionary industry.

This small display highlighted extensive research and delved into the past with an eclectic display of items from Sheffield’s confectionery history dating from 1880 to 1960.

This display is now closed

Opening Times

Tue–Sat 10am–5pm | Sun 11am–4pm

Closed Mondays including Bank Holidays

***The Sheffield Stories: Caribbean Footsteps & Picturing Sheffield galleries will be closed on Fri 23 May, Sat 24 May & Sat 28 Jun for an event*** 

***The Pete McKee exhibition and Picturing Sheffield gallery will be closed 10am - 12pm on Friday 13 June for filming***

Weston Park Museum

Western Bank

Sheffield

S10 2TP

A red tin with the words Thornton's Special Toffee in gold. There is an illustration on the lid of a white jug of milk, a bowl of eggs and a plate of butter with a knife.

Thornton's Special Toffee tin

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