New Futures for Birmingham`s Historic Buildings

Stop the Clocks returns to the Coffin Fittings Works

Posted September 5th, 2011 by BCT with No Comments

Stop the Clocks is returning to Newman Brothers Coffin Fittings Factory from the 28th September- 1st October 2011 after a sell-out run in June 2011.The first performance piece to take place in the factory, which was closed in 1999, Stop the Clocks ...

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Work starts on Evans & Sons in the Jewellery Quarter.

Posted March 24th, 2009 by BCT with 11 Comments

A £750,000 programme of restoration has started this week at  the JW Evans factory at 54-57 Albion Street in  Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter.
This fabulous family silverware business was bought a year ago by English Heritage from a family whose workshops had been on ...

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News from Newman Brothers

Posted February 12th, 2009 by BCT with No Comments

The plating room is one of the areas being cleaned of chemical contamination
We are delighted to be able to tell you that this new year is off to a positive start at the former Newman Brothers Coffin Fittings Works on Fleet Street ...

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Planning Approval Granted for Newman Brothers’ Coffin Works

Posted October 16th, 2008 by BCT with 1 Comment

Heather Broadbent of AWM with our Director Elizabeth Perkins outside Newman Bros. on Fleet Street
We have just heard some great news: our project at Newman Brothers has been granted planning approval. Above you see Heather Broadbent of AWM with our director Elizabeth ...

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Heritage Open Days 2007 – Salesman’s Bag Newman Brothers

Posted September 11th, 2007 by BCT with 1 Comment

Salesman's Bag - photo copyright Nick Booth
Most of the 70,000 artefacts have now been catalogued and removed from Newman’s in preparation for buildings work. Some remain, including this samples bag.

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