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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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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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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...
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September 22, 2020 |
Coffin Works, Newman Brothers |
Sarah Hayes |
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We’ve missed you! After six months of temporary closure, we’re excited to announce that we are finally opening our doors on 30th October, which coincides with our...
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May 7, 2020 |
Birmingham History, Coffin Works, Newman Brothers |
Karen Cameron |
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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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September 8, 2019 |
Coffin Works, Newman Brothers |
Josie Wall |
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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...
