Well, Birmingham’s Frankfurt Christmas Market (as featured in last week’s Friday photo) is over for another year. As it has been running for 12 years* it is almost a heritage asset in its own right now, and – love it or hate ...
read moreAuthor Kate Mayfield visited Newman Brothers earlier in the year and she blogged about her visit in her Blog http://everycityisasmalltown.blogspot.co.uk/ Kate tells us in her latest blog about Newman Brothers that; “The Newman Brothers Coffin Fitting Works left such an impression upon me that I ...
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Victoria Square is a fantastic hive of activity at this time of year and I would like to wish you a wonderful festive season, whether you celebrate Christmas or not.
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This year we ran our first open art competition! We were not sure how much interest we would generate, but in the end we had five fabulous people enter artwork; definitely a case of quality over quantity. We have picked 3 winners and ...
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We are delighted to be in a position to be recruiting again thanks to a Heritage Lottery Grant. This time we are looking to appoint a fundraising consultant to help the Trust develop and implement a business engagement strategy. The consultancy work forms the major ...
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Photographs 1 & 2 – Part of a broader sequence of images showing the restoration of each room taking place over time. Photograph 3 – Windows being restored internally. Photographs credit: Jane Baker A lot has changed since I was last on site. The Newman ...
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We are delighted to welcome Helen Shute to our Board of Trustees. Helen started last month and brings with her a wealth of expertise in branding, marketing and membership (amongst other things, she is full of good advice!) so we are really ...
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Newman Brothers at the Coffin Works will be the Trust’s debut heritage attraction. You may remember the National Trust took on the ownership of our last major rescue project; the Birmingham Back to Backs. It is a tremendously exciting time for the Trust, ...
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We haven’t had many night photographs for the Friday photo so here is the striking – The Old Contemptibles sign which is a name of pub on Edmund Street, Birmingham city centre. There is a long history of a pub being on ...
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Christchurch Passage, that runs from Waterloo Street to New Street along side Victoria Square, is the only clue that a church existed there. Christchurch was opened in 1805 and was built to cater for the ever expanding population in the city. Church ...
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