COFFIN WORKS TIMELINE
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Date |
Activity |
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2000 |
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English Heritage surveyed Jewellery Quarter and identified Newman Brothers Coffin Works as one of the most important survivals in the Quarter Building photographed |
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Dec 2000 |
Niall Phillips Architects commissioned to undertake a feasibility study by Birmingham City Council, part funded by National Trust |
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2001 |
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Jan 2001 onwards |
Miss Green winding down the business |
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April 2001 |
Feasibility study completed which identifies Birmingham Conservation Trust as ideal vehicle to undertake the project |
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July 2001 |
English Heritage monograph on the building published |
Dec 2001 |
BCT secures loan from Architectural Heritage Fund to purchase factory |
2002 |
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Jan – Nov 2002 |
BCT doing business planning/ research |
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Nov 2002 |
Outline bid submitted to AWM |
2003 |
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March 2003 |
AWM buy the building and contents on understanding BCT will undertake the project |
August 2003 |
Coffin Works on first BBC Restoration programme |
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September 2003 |
Record visitor numbers at the Factory Heritage Open Day openings |
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2004 |
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Feb 2004 |
Uncertainty over funding stalls project until April 05 |
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July 2004 |
Lucinda Lampton features Newman Brothers on Hidden Treasurers Radio 4, 30 min programme |
2005 |
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May – Nov 2005 |
Contamination testing and further project development |
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2006 |
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Jan – Aug 2006 |
Full business plan developed, plus architectural options |
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Sept 2006 |
Full bid submitted to Zone board and approval secures for £1.5m funding |
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October 2006 |
Filming of former owner and workers memories |
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Dec 2006 |
AWM decided to only accept the bid as outline one with development funding. Outline approval secured for £198,558 development funding and £1.5 total funding |
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Dec 2006 |
BBC Inside Out do feature on Newman Brothers with Julian Litten |
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2007 |
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Jan 2007 |
Start monthly meetings with AWM |
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Feb 2007 |
Measured survey completed |
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Feb – June 2007 |
Full professional team appointed |
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June – Sept 2007 |
Cataloguing of contents and removal to secure store |
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Sept 2007 |
HLF Project planning grant secured |
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Dec 2007 |
Designs submitted to Access Committee |
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2008 |
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June 2008 |
Planning permission and Listed Building consent applied for |
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July 2008 |
Access and Audience Development Plans completed |
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September 2008 |
Planning permissions secured and HLF stage one bid submitted |
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December 2008 |
Interpretation plan completed Operator for museum areas established |
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December 2008 |
HLF bid for £1m turned down, suggest re-submitting for £500,000 |
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2009 |
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March 2009 |
HLF bid re-submitted |
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March 2009 |
Full application to AWM ready for submission |
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April 2009 |
AWM inform us that they have had funding cut |
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July 2009 |
AWM inform us that they are withdrawing funding for the project |
