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Weston Park museum and bandstand

Weston Park Museum first opened 150 years ago, originally in Weston House before the building was extended with a neoclassical design. The building houses both the museum and the Mappin Art Gallery (named after a Rotherham businessman who bequeathed his collection to the gallery).

The gallery was partially destroyed during the Sheffield Blitz in WW2 and, while the museum remained open to the public through the 50s and 60s, the art gallery was not reopened until 1965.

Mappin Art Gallery

The Weston Park bandstand is the last surviving bandstand in the city and was built in 1900.

Weston Park bandstand

These pictures, and those to follow in the coming days, were all taken with the Fujica STX-1 that I bought on a whim as part of a job-lot of not-working cameras from eBay.

Fujica STX-1 & X-Fujinon 50mm f/1.9 FM on Agfa APX 100. Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 10.5mins @ 20°.

Taken on 6 September 2025

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