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***The Sheffield Stories: Caribbean Footsteps & Picturing Sheffield galleries will be closed on Sat 24 May for an event***
Weston Park Museum
Western Bank
Sheffield
S10 2TP
Thornton's Special Toffee tin
Thornton's Special Toffee tin
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.
Thornton's Special Toffee tin
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