The Coffin Works collection
The Coffin Works Archive brings together the diverse parts of the Newman Brothers’ Collection, which until now have remained unconnected. Although by no means comprehensive, this archive features a selection of the key objects in the collection and brings them together on one platform for the first time, to finally allow them to begin ‘communicating’ with each other. The archive is a work in progress and will continue to grow as more information is recorded and more objects are documented.
Learn more about our wonderful collection through our Themes…
Gateway Objects | To get you started
A Lease, a Legacy, and a Lot on Fleet Street
In April 1892, a lease was signed for a plot of land on Fleet Street in Birmingham. On the surface, it was a typical legal
Tales From The Ledgers – Part One: Profit
We have started to look at the original Newman Brothers accounting ledgers and have done some preliminary work to analyse the figures. This isn’t an
In Loving Memory of Nick Booth: Visionary Trustee, Storyteller, Champion of Change
We were shocked and deeply saddened to hear of the death of Nick Booth — a long-standing Trustee of Birmingham Conservation Trust (BCT), an exceptional
