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October 13, 2022 |
Coffin Works, Newman Brothers |
Sarah Hayes |
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Newman Brothers was established in 1882 by two brothers, Alfred and Edwin Newman. Edwin, born in 1856, was four years older than Alfred. The brothers entered into partnership as...
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August 31, 2022 |
Coffin Works, Events |
Sarah Hayes |
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You’re invited to Food for Thought – A Special Day of the Dead Celebration with an exclusively cooked dinner followed by cake and drinks. Take a guided tour of our Stamp Room,...
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June 23, 2022 |
BCT, Coffin Works, Newman Brothers |
Kate Garner |
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Trustee Vacancies Would you like to be one of Birmingham Conservation Trust’s new Trustees? This is a unique opportunity to work with Birmingham Conservation Trust which...
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January 20, 2022 |
Birmingham History, Coffin Works, Newman Brothers |
Claire McGibbon |
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Since beginning our research into the Newman Brothers’ workforce over eight years ago we always knew that we hadn’t got the complete story, largely because of missing ledgers...
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November 19, 2021 |
BCT, Coffin Works, Newman Brothers |
Sarah Hayes |
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The Coffin Works to receive £33,750 from third round of the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund! The Coffin Works is among 925 recipients to benefit from the latest round of...
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April 2, 2021 |
Coffin Works, Uncategorized |
Sarah Hayes |
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The Coffin Works, among more than 2,700 recipients to benefit from the latest round of awards from the £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund. The Coffin Works in...
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March 25, 2021 |
Coffin Works, Events, Uncategorized |
Sarah Hayes |
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2021 marks the Quarterworkshop’s seventh year at the Coffin Works! For Owner and jeweller, Victoria Delaney, this year is extra-special as she is expecting her own precious...
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March 8, 2021 |
Birmingham History, British History and Tradition, Coffin Works, Newman Brothers, Uncategorized, Volunteer Stories |
Sarah Hayes |
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Newman Brothers has a proud history of loyal and highly skilled workers, many of them women, who worked through wars, industrial changes and had to fight to prove they were...
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February 4, 2021 |
Coffin Works, Newman Brothers, Uncategorized |
Sarah Hayes |
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Laura Joyce, partner on our Arts Council funded ‘Dead Fashionable’ project, reflects on some of its teachings in the wake of Covid-19. One of the reasons that...
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January 20, 2021 |
Coffin Works, Newman Brothers, Volunteer Stories |
Sarah Hayes |
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It is with profound sadness that we announce the death of Colin Meager, a friend and volunteer of Birmingham Conservation Trust and the Coffin Works. Our sincere thoughts are with...
