Today’s Friday Photo is of the Fort Dunlop building, in Erdington. The original Dunlop Rubber Company was established in 1901 to manufacture tyres for bicycles and motor vehicles. Due to an increase in demand during the First World War, the Fort Dunlop ...
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This week’s Friday Photo is of another one of my favourite spots in the city, The University of Birmingham. It’s hard to believe that it’s been almost ten years since I graduated from Birmingham back in 2006. I really don’t know where ...
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Today’s Friday photo is from a little outside of Birmingham; the engine house at Earlswood lakes. The lakes are part of the Stratford-on-Avon canal network, situated about 9km south from the start of the northern section at Kings Norton. The lakes were originally ...
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We are really excited to announce dates for our first drama performance at the Coffin Works since opening! Book your tickets now for what promises to be a fabulous show, devised and performed by students from the University of Birmingham. Small audiences ...
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It’s officially spring in Birmingham so what better reason to share the blooming cherry blossom in Oozells Square, just outside the Ikon Gallery, which is landscaped as a Japanese Zen Garden. I look forward to photographing this beautiful sea of pink each year ...
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Myself and fellow Birmingham Conservation Trust (BCT) volunteer Katie Hughes are currently taking part in the Heritage at Risk Survey of the Jewellery Quarter and this is a blog about our experiences so far as volunteers for the project. About Heritage at Risk ...
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Join us for Family fun at the factory over Easter. Click here to go to the Coffin Works Whats On page.
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Julian (left) and Sam (right) This week we said goodbye to our lovely work placements Sam and Julian who completed 120 hours each volunteering with us at the Coffin Works. As is customary, we asked them to write a blog about their experiences… You ...
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Todays Friday photo is of the entrance block to the Union Works (later the Gwenda Works) on Legge Lane, one of many former manufactories in the Jewellery Quarter. It is Grade II listed and was built in 1913 for Henry Manton, silversmith and ...
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Birmingham is one of Europe’s greenest cities so it may come as no surprise to learn that Europe’s largest urban park, Sutton Park, is located in our wonderful city. It’s one of my favourite places to visit, especially while walking my dogs, ...
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