Permanent exhibition at Weston Park Museum telling the story of Sheffield and its people from prehistory to the present day.
Sheffield Life and Times is a continuing display at Weston Park Museum, the city's largest museum. It's a broad look at Sheffield and its people from prehistory to the present day, and it's been running since the museum first opened in 1875 in Weston House.
What makes it work is that it tells the city's story through the people who've lived here rather than just a list of dates. You'll find the original 1960s Cole Brothers sign, Burton's butchers shop, a Park Hill kitchen, and a Victorian yard, all sitting alongside the wider local history. There's the pioneering work of Painted Fabrics Company Ltd, who employed injured soldiers during the First World War, and the disaster of the 1864 Great Sheffield Flood.
The museum itself is a Grade II* listed building. It closed in 2003 for a £17.3 million redevelopment and reopened in October 2006, and it's home to one of the country's longest-serving weather stations, which dates back to 1882.
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Entry is free, with a suggested donation of £5. You'll find it at Weston Park Museum, Western Bank, Sheffield S10 2TP.
