Sweet Remembrance: The Confectioners of Sheffield General Cemetery

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

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.