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The Newman Sisters

We know a lot about the Newman Brothers, but not so much about the Newman Sisters, and there were four of them. Thanks to census

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We’ve clocked its age at last!

Our clocking-in machine or ‘time recorder’ has been central to welcoming visitors since the Coffin Works opened in 2014. Visitors take their admissions tickets and

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Dead Fashionable

Fashion designers have always looked to the past for inspiration. Dior’s ‘revolutionary’ New Look was inspired by the corseted waists and full skirts of the

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the reels of purple sewing thread in a box
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Home of Metal Shroud

  I volunteer for both The Coffin Works and Home of Metal. In my spare time I like to sew. The Shroud Room is my

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