New Futures for Birmingham`s Historic Buildings

Coffin Works Research Group Underway

Posted March 4th, 2013 by Suzanne Carter with 2 Comments

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 ...

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BCT seek Community Film Maker & Digital Interactive Developer: two freelance commissions. Deadline 13 March

Posted February 28th, 2013 by Suzanne Carter with No Comments

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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Uncovering Treasures: The Coffin Works Archive

Posted February 23rd, 2013 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with 2 Comments

In an old warehouse just north of Birmingham city centre is a treasure trove of pale, unopened boxes. Hundreds and hundreds stacked up in rows like the tombstones of Manila Bay, filled with reminders of history. Each one contains the intriguing remains ...

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Stirchley Baths – do you have a tale to tell?

Posted February 22nd, 2013 by Suzanne Carter with 13 Comments

  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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All in a day’s work: confessions of a BCT Development Officer: Part III

Posted February 7th, 2013 by Suzanne Carter with No Comments

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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Well, I wasn’t expecting to see a CBE being made on Wednesday morning!

Posted February 1st, 2013 by Suzanne Carter with 1 Comment

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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New Year, New Director!

Posted January 11th, 2013 by Suzanne Carter with No Comments

Happy New Year to our followers! In my first blog of 2013 we are delighted to welcome our new Director Simon Buteux to the Trust who joined us on the 2nd January.   Here’s a little bit about Simon…   An archaeologist by training, Simon has worked ...

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Bright young students from Joseph Chamberlain College film at Newman Brothers

Posted December 8th, 2012 by Suzanne Carter with 1 Comment

BCT invited media students, led by Richard Bourne, to get involved in the consultation on Moseley Road Baths that we ran over the summer. The students were really keen to get involved in a film project at the baths, recording the present, during construction ...

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All in a day’s work: confessions of a BCT Development Officer Part I

Posted December 3rd, 2012 by Suzanne Carter with 1 Comment

Like many people I spend a fair amount of time at a desk, behind a computer. Working for BCT I do, however, have many a day when I’m out and about, meeting new volunteers, developing new areas of work and getting back ...

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The Friday Photo

Posted November 30th, 2012 by Tracey Thorne with 3 Comments

For this week’s Friday Photo, we thought that, as Birmingham is looking so Christmassy, we should join in. The Friday Photo was taken in Birmingham Cathedral (1715c) and features the Nativity.  The glass is from one of four windows designed by Edward Burne ...

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