Lord Mayor's Parlour

The Lord Mayor works from an office in the Town Hall that is called The Parlour. Situated on the first floor it overlooks the Peace Gardens and Town Hall Square. The Parlour has many distinctive and beautiful features. It also includes on display some of the gifts, for example, of silver, porcelain and paintings given to our city. It holds examples of the many and varied quality products manufactured by Sheffield's industries. The Parlour is the place in the Town Hall in which the Lord Mayor receives some of the city's many visitors who come from all walks of life and from around the world.

 

The fireplace has a fine mural carving in alabaster of two seated female figures, depicting part of St.Paul's letter to the Ephesians. One is holding "the Shield of Faith and the Sword of the Spirit" and is wearing the "Helmet of Salvation and the Breast Plate of Righteousness", and the other has one hand resting upon a bible and holds the "Lamp of Light" in the other.

 

The Mace was presented to the City by Henry, 15th Duke of Norfolk to commemorate him being the first Lord Mayor of Sheffield. It is made entirely of hand-beaten silver and is 103 cms long. The mahogany cabinet displaying the Mace was taken from RMS (Royal Mail Steamer) MAJESTIC and presented to the City Council by T W Ward Limited in April 1971.

 

The large paintings are of Sir John and Lady Brown, and Mark Firth - Firth Browns being famous names in Sheffield for engineering in steel and stainless steel.  Sir John and Lady Brown were Mayor and Mayoress in 1861/62 and Mark Firth was Mayor in 1874.