Birmingham Conservation Trust first became involved with the Coffin Works in 2001, when we carried out a feasibility study on the options for the future of the building. The option that was chosen was to turn about half of the factory into ...
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On Saturday morning, 2nd March, a group of volunteers got together in the back room of the Shakespeare Inn, just round the corner from the Coffin Works, to start work on researching the Newman Brothers’ archive. Julie and Rachel begin work on the Newman ...
read moreThere is a free talk by Martin Killeen as part of the University of Birmingham’s Cadbury Research Library’s event programme. This may be of interest to some of you. In his later years William Morris devoted much of his energy to the Kelmscott Press, which he founded ...
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We are gearing up for receiving visitors to our incredible Newman Brothers Coffin Fitting Works after its restoration (summer 2014) and are seeking to recruit creative individuals or companies to help us interpret the Coffin Works through site-based digital technology. Working with young ...
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Birmingham Conservation Trust are working with Birmingham City Council – Selly Oak District – on their stage 2 funding application to the Heritage Lottery Fund to bring the former Stirchley Baths back into use as a Community Hub. More about this project ...
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Birmingham Conservation Trust has been selected as one of the recipient charities for monies raised by OuterCircleBus this year- which we are obviously delighted about! David Humphries who runs the historic bus tours around the city has written something for our blog below. Get your ...
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A former worker told us she used to tell people she met for the first time she ‘made clothes that you wouldn’t be seen dead in!’ That was unless it was an unwanted admirer, in which case she’d say she ‘sewed shrouds ...
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Being a ‘Development Officer’, as the title suggests, means I get to ‘develop’ exciting new areas of work for the Trust and meet loads of people who are passionate about heritage. Well, this week it feels like I’ve had back to back meetings, ...
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I’ve blogged before (Part I) and (Part II) about how much I enjoy my job with BCT; for its variety, access to heritage and the opportunity to meet so many interesting people! Well, this week has been no exception. I have spent three jam-packed days ...
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There are newspaper cuttings hanging on the wall of the ribbon making room in Toye, Kenning & Spencer‘s metal manufacturing factory in the Jewellery Quarter. They are of Gary Barlow, Kate Winslett and other famous people holding up their OBE and CBE awards with ...
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