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May 7, 2020 |
Birmingham History, Coffin Works, Newman Brothers |
Karen Cameron |
0
It was a rainy morning and the bunting and flags were looking a little bedraggled already: children dressed in red, white and blue were determined that the weather wouldn’t...
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January 14, 2020 |
Coffin Works, Volunteer Stories |
Karen Cameron |
0
There is a place in the heart of this land a city with history; perhaps not thought grand..? Birmingham’s its name – but a long time ago The name was Beorma – a...
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September 16, 2019 |
Coffin Works |
Josie Wall |
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Long before Jamie Oliver, Nigella Lawson or even Fanny Craddock there was Aunt Kate. What do you mean you haven’t heard of her? Well, in all fairness neither had we. In fact,...
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September 8, 2019 |
Coffin Works, Newman Brothers |
Josie Wall |
0
We’re absolutely delighted to announce we are a finalist in the West Midlands Volunteer Awards for 2019. The work of our volunteers on the Coffin Works Collections Audit Project...
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June 1, 2019 |
Coffin Works |
Josie Wall |
0
I started volunteering at the Coffin Works in September 2016, newly graduated from studying history and full of excitement about working in heritage and museums. As someone whose...
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February 21, 2019 |
Coffin Works, Events, Newman Brothers |
Josie Wall |
2
As part of the annual ‘A Matter of Life and Death’ festival brought to you by BrumYODO, the object of the funeral study day is to bring together academics, funeral...
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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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September 22, 2017 |
Coffin Works, Uncategorized, Volunteer Stories |
Sarah Hayes |
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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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July 26, 2017 |
Coffin Works, Newman Brothers |
Sarah Hayes |
6
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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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...
