Sheffield's Mappin Art Gallery in Weston Park is named after the nineteenth century art collector John Newton Mappin. Mappin was born in Sheffield, the son of a fruit knife maker and engraver, and made his fortune as a brewery owner.

But his great passion was art and by the time of his death he had collected more than 170 pictures which were said to be worth £100,000. In his will, Mappin left £15,000 for the building of the Art Gallery, which was completed three years after his death, and also donated his collection of paintings.

Mappin also made many contributions to the church, including £14,000 for the building of St John's Church, Ranmoor. And in 1857 he donated money for the central east window in Sheffield's Cathedral.

Photograph of John Newton Mappin courtesy of Sheffield Libraries.