Sheffield Assay Office: Marking 250 Years of Lasting Impressions

20 Nov 2023

Sheffield Assay Office were delighted to host a celebration event for their 250th anniversary. They were joined by 140 guests, supporters, customers, colleagues and friends at Millennium Gallery on Wednesday, 15th November for a drinks and canape reception.

Sheffield Assay Office has worked in partnership with the Sheffield Museum Trust for over 20 years since the gallery opened, and it was a fitting place to hold the event alongside the assay office display featuring objects and archives from Sheffield Assay Office, Sheffield Museums Trust, and Sheffield Archives. The display will run until September 2024.

The Assay Master Ashley Carson, Master Cutlers and Chairman of Sheffield Assay Office Charles Turner and CEO of Sheffield Museum Trust Kim Streets gave speeches. Sheffield Assay Office presented the museum with a cheque for £5,000 to support the work of the Trust—a lasting legacy of the office’s commitment to supporting metalworking in the city.

Assay Master Ashley Carson commented,

"A great event and wonderful to be able to welcome trade and friends of the Sheffield Assay Office to Sheffield Museums Trust, Millennium Gallery to celebrate this historical milestone for the office."

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Source: Sheffield Assay Office