Looking for something festive to do after work?

On Thursday the 11th of December, one of our talented tour guides will introduce you to the time-capsule Coffin Works museum. This out-of-hours opportunity is the chance to see our iconic Victorian manufactory under candlelight, hearing about the stories of those who worked here and even seeing some of the original machinery in action again.

It is the perfect introduction to our museum for new visitors who have not been here before, but equally as a chance for anyone who has previously explored the museum in the daylight to see it in a whole new way.

But the fun does not end there! Your tour ticket includes a drink in our on-site Casting Shop café — giving you the chance to sample one of our signature cocktails or mocktails before you embark on your exploration of the building. (The precise cocktail for the night is to be announced soon, so watch this space…)

The doors will open at 6pm, for a candlelit tour that starts promptly at 6:45pm. The tour lasts for around an hour and a quarter; please wrap up warm as the museum can be cold.

The Coffin Works preserves the contents of the former Newman Brothers’ manufactory, which opened in 1894 and finally closed its doors in 1998. The shelves and workbenches are full of original stock and tools of the trade, and some of the original machinery is working again so that you can truly experience how this Jewellery Quarter firm once operated. Newman Brothers produced some of the world’s finest coffin furniture, including the fittings for the funerals of Winston Churchill, the Queen Mother and Princess Diana.