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Sheffield Assay Office were recently delighted to host a visit from members of the Merchant Adventurers of York. The party was led by The Master Cutler and Chairman of the Sheffield Assay Office, Mr Charles Turner DL, and Colonel Philip Bates, Clerk of the Cutlers Company.

A thoroughly enjoyable day of staff training took place at Silver Space, Yorkshire Artspace, when Sheffield Assay Office team members were able to gain appreciation for the great skill involved in jewellery making and silversmithing.

Recent additional upgrades to lighting and waste reduction are helping us strive towards even better environmentally friendly operations.

Early Bird Tickets, to include entry into a £500 prize draw, are NOW ON SALE for the 2024 Goldsmiths North event to be held 12th to 14th July 2024.

A very special tiny visitor popped into Sheffield Assay Office this week.

Sheffield's Guardians of the Standard of Wrought Plate, Canon Keith Farrow and Curator Emma Paragreen, recently gave a special lecture to the Cawthorne Jubilee Museum Society, sharing the history and work of Sheffield Assay Office in its 250th anniversary year.

To celebrate our 250th anniversary last year, we created a timeline to document the long and proud history of Sheffield Assay Office. It was amazing to start at 1773 and work through all the historical events that have happened since, and shaped both the industry and the office.

The Sheffield Assay Office team were delighted to take part in the judging of this year's Goldsmiths Craft & Design Council Awards. Assay Master Ashley Carson and Curator Emma Paragreen were part of a panel that judged the award for 2D hand Rendering.