Author: sarahhayes

Website: http://coffinworks.org

Bio: Newman Brothers at The Coffin Works is a new visitor attraction located on the edge of the Jewellery Quarter in Birmingham. This time-capsule building and its contents tells the story of Newman Brothers, Birmingham’s last coffin-furniture factory who operated from their Fleet Street premises for over 100 years until 1998 when workers lay down their equipment, and walked out of the building for the very last time, leaving everything, including personal belongings behind.

Author Posts:

• Temporary closure updates at the Coffin Works Museum

  March 17, 2020 | Uncategorized | Sarah Hayes | 0

  Following the Government’s advice to avoid all non-essential contact we have taken the decision to close the Coffin Works to the public from Wednesday 18th March until Monday...

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  A Poem of a Review! Ghost Stories For Christmas

  January 4, 2019 | Uncategorized | Sarah Hayes | 0

  What a Joy, what a pleasure, a wonderful treat to visit the Coffin Works on old Brum’s Fleet Street Newman Brother’s factory, the place to be Ghost Stories for...

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  Review: Pandemonium of Poe

  November 28, 2018 | Coffin Works, Events, Newman Brothers | Sarah Hayes | 0

  What can  I say about the Pandemonium of Poe, other than the production by the Don’t Go in the Cellar theatre company in early November was simply superb! The performance...

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  A Successful Placement!

  September 22, 2017 | Coffin Works, Uncategorized, Volunteer Stories | Sarah Hayes | 0

  Ellie began volunteering with us in April 2017, as part of her University of Birmingham MA placement in International Heritage Management. The placement was six weeks in total and...

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  From Coffins to Caskets: an American History

  July 26, 2017 | Coffin Works, Newman Brothers | Sarah Hayes | 4

  What’s the difference between a coffin and a casket? It’s a question I’d never entertained before working at Newman Brothers Coffin Works, but that’s the question we...

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  If special widths are required…an extra will be charged – a brief history of the shroud.

  April 26, 2017 | Coffin Works, Newman Brothers | Sarah Hayes | 0

  ‘If special widths are required, as used in Scotland and Ireland, an extra will be charged’. Those words grace the page of a Newman Brothers’ catalogue, dating from the...

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  Penny Dreadful! Or, Mrs Lovett’s Revenge!

  January 18, 2017 | Coffin Works, Events, Newman Brothers, Uncategorized | Sarah Hayes | 0

  Yet another performance from ‘Don’t Go into the Cellar – Victorian theatre with bite! There are chills and chuckles in abundance with this original one-woman...

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  “By the Gains of Industry” Birmingham Museums & Heritage at Risk

  January 12, 2017 | Coffin Works | Sarah Hayes | 0

  Donna Taylor is a doctoral researcher at the University of Birmingham. She is currently writing a thesis on the origins of Birmingham Town Council and is owner of the blog...

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  360° Video Taster Tour

  June 7, 2016 | Coffin Works, Newman Brothers | Sarah Hayes | Comments Off on 360° Video Taster Tour

  (on a mobile device? Click here to view on Youtube) Birmingham’s award winning museum Coffin Works invites you to ‘clock-in’ and watch this 360° taster tour video. This...

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  The Graveyard Shift

  May 27, 2016 | Volunteer Stories | Sarah Hayes | 1

  Who could resist the offer of an assignment in the Jewellery Quarter graveyards? Well, truth be told I did ask if I could go along the next time Sarah was working there.  A brisk...