New Futures for Birmingham`s Historic Buildings

Audiences are moved at the Coffin Fittings Works

Posted June 14th, 2011 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with No Comments

Stop The Clocks in performance at the Coffin Fittings Works Audiences left the performances of Stop the Clocks at the Coffin Fittings Works last Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday in thoughtful and appreciative mood having been taken on a wonderful journey. Twitter was alive with ...

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Coffin Fittings Works Celebrate Life

Posted June 9th, 2011 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with No Comments

Time moves on at the Coffin Fittings Works - Stop the Clocks! As the products from the Coffin Fittings Works have been used in the celebration of lives for over 100 years, so the cast of Tin Box Company celebrate a particular life ...

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Tracing your Family History

Posted May 16th, 2011 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with No Comments

It’s Adult Learners’ Week in Birmingham – all week! Take advantage of this FREE opportunity to find out how to trace your family tree. See below for details. Enjoy the research! Are You Interested in Tracing Your Family History?     Come along to a FREE ...

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Unique drama at the Coffin Fittings Works

Posted April 28th, 2011 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with No Comments

Stop The Clocks Putting the hearse into rehearsals – a team of Birmingham University drama students and their directors – are beginning an exciting venture at the Coffin Fittings Works. Birmingham Conservation Trust welcomes Tin Box theatre company who have been busily devising their ...

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Handsworth Heritage Trail

Posted April 22nd, 2011 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with No Comments

The Handsworth Heritage Trail was introduced last month and showcases the historic buildings across Handsworth and provides an ideal opportunity to promote Handsworth to local people as well as attracting new visitors to the area. The heritage trail emerged when Tracey Thorne (Handsworth ...

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Georgian Christmas Tours at Soho House

Posted November 28th, 2010 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with No Comments

 Soho House will be open to the public for a series of special Georgian Christmas Tours. Tours last for one hour from 11am on the following dates: Wednesday 1st December Thursday 2nd December Wednesday 8th December Thursday 9th December Visitors will be able to see the house ...

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News of Newman Brothers Coffin Fittings Works spreads far and wide!

Posted August 9th, 2010 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with No Comments

One of the items in the Dutch Open Air Museum collection An item from the collection in the Dutch Open Air Museum We were contacted by Hans Piena, a Conservator at the National Dutch Open Air Museum. He has a crate of large stamped ...

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English Heritage – Festival of History 2010

Posted July 17th, 2010 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with No Comments

Festival of History 2010 Prepare for the ultimate historical adventure as the Festival of History thunders back for 2010. Experience over 2000 years of history and watch as over 1,000 re-enactors march out of history and into the heart of England. Hear the ...

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Old Yardley Village and Park

Posted July 7th, 2010 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with No Comments

The Yardley Conservation Society note Yardley as a village of remarkable survival, which retains more of its rural atmosphere than any other village now incorporated within Birmingham. The area was designated a Conservation Area in July 1969 and was upgraded to Outstanding ...

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Jewellery Quarter Lobby launches

Posted February 16th, 2010 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with No Comments

A new lobby group has been launched in the Jewellery Quarter in Birmingham with this new website: The site says: The JQ Lobby is for people who are passionate about the future of the Jewellery Quarter! It has been set up by representatives of the ...

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